From The Norwalk Hour: A Gingerbread House makes Christmas Magic
I never saw any child who could resist a gingerbread house. They stop and study. The younger ones like to touch. The older ones want …
Posts tagged baking
From The Norwalk Hour: Plum Torte — A Favorite Fall Dessert for 37 Years
In August of 1983 Marian Burros published her recipe for a plum torte in the De Gustibus column of the New York Times. It was …
From The Norwalk Hour: Tree-Ripened Peaches are Summer Gold
“The Peach Truck is coming to Westport!” Marsha enthusiastically exclaimed. When I raised my eyebrows, she went on to point out that the Georgia Peach …
From The Norwalk Hour: Boston Cream Pie is a New England Favorite
Here in Fairfield County we’re New Englanders, but just barely. I’m told that real Yankees look to Boston as their regional capital, Fenway Park for …
From The Norwalk Hour: Sourdough Bread — How Hard Could it Be?
I thought my sourdough starter was vigorous, strong and ready to use, but I may have been mistaken. My loaves, with a dark crisp crust …
From The Norwalk Hour: Corralling Some Yeast for Sourdough Bread
Yeast may be hard to find in the store, but it turns out that it’s easy to find at home. Yeast is all around us, …
From The Norwalk Hour: Safe at Home Baking for Easter
The toilet paper and cleaning supply aisles emptied out early on in the pandemic. The next section to be pillaged, by my observation, was the …
From The Norwalk Hour: Celebrate Birthdays with Joy, Love, and Cake
The cake arrived at the table serenaded by the traditional song, its many candles highlighting smiles all around. Yes, we had a birthday in our …
Popovers – an easy four-ingredient wonder
Simple and impressive – two words that are not often paired when discussing baking. We’re bombarded these days with elaborate cakes, fancy tarts, artisanal loaves, …
Popovers
A recipe from FranksFeast.com Popovers Adapted from Gourmet Magazine These easy and reliable popovers are delicious and great to bake with kids. A special popover …