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Pineapple Upside Down Cake, or The Way to a(n Old Fashioned) Man’s Heart

Posted on January 29, 2014March 20, 2018 by Kasha

There are some weeks when I go shopping and all I throw in my cart is junk. I grab lots of cheeses (soft, creamy brie is a favorite) and crackers (wheat crackers are good for me!), ice cream (It's for The Boy! Riiight.), some Fritos (Scoops are nice, and so salty that your lips hurt after you eat them), Nathan's hot dogs and a tube of Crescent Rolls (who doesn't like impromptu pigs in a blanket?). There are other weeks when I spend more time in the produce section than in the rest of the store. Those are the weeks...Read More

Field to Feast: Strawberries and Rhubarb… The Day After

Posted on June 30, 2013March 8, 2018 by Kasha

This pic pretty much sums up my absolute favorite way to use the strawberry-rhubarb sauce recipe which I posted earlier in the week. Well, other than just eating it with a spoon, that is. The full-fat ice cream, whipped cream and vanilla spongecake are outrageously decadent and surprisingly light! You cannot BELIEVE how much of this you can pack away before you even realize you're full! It all started with my grandmother, Babci Sophie. Babci was an excellent cook - not a professional chef, but very skilled nonetheless - and it was fairly common for her to bake a cake for her...Read More

What to do with Bespeckled Bananas

Posted on May 28, 2013April 1, 2018 by Kasha

Obviously, make banana bread. But not some oily, bland, burnt banana bread... you want one that tastes just like Aunt Pam's! And Aunt Pam would be whom, you ask? Well, she would be my mom's sister, and she is also the family expert on banana bread baking. None of the banana breads I've had can compare to hers. I set out to find a recipe on Sunday morning (because Sunday mornings were made for baking... in case you didn't know), and found one in The Fannie Farmer Baking Book by Marion Cunningham. It looked like it would be similar to...Read More