Dorie Greenspan's Pecan Cranberry Loaf from Baking with Dorie on a cutting board with a slice taken out of it.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Pecan Cranberry Loaf from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Pecan Cranberry Loaf was one I definitely “played around” with 😉 Dorie calls this a sturdy loaf that travels and keeps well as well as being a candidate for toasting and serving with butter and jam. I was making this for gluten-free friends so … Read more

A mini version of Dorie Greenspan's The Everything Cake on a white plate on a wooden background.

Tuesdays with Dorie: The Everything Cake from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. The Everything Cake is the sort of cake you need in your back pocket – much like a pound cake or a French yoghurt cake (I have recipes in both In the French kitchen with kids and French Food for Everyone: le goûter), it … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Swedish Fika Cake from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is Swedish Fika Cake from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie.   Wait, what is “fika”? According to Dorie: Basically, fika is a twice-daily break, a time for a little something sweet, a coffee and conversation. It feels as if just about everyone in Sweden fikas — the word is … Read more

Crumb-Topped Ricotta Coffee Cupcakes from Baking with Dorie on a red and white plate on a tiled surface.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Crumb-Topped Ricotta Coffee Cake from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is Crumb-Topped Ricotta Coffee Cake Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie – a light cake topped with berries and a crunchy crumb topping. Dorie says: Whenever I serve this cake, someone compares it to a favorite bakery or boxed cake from their childhood. That’s not what I’d set out to do … Read more

Cornmeal-buttermilk loaf cake from Everyday Dorie on a cutting board.

Cook the Book Fridays: Cornmeal-buttermilk loaf cake from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie.  Cornmeal-buttermilk loaf cake is an easy, tasty, practically fail-proof cake that I made on my first weekend in France and shared with (a lot of!) neighbours who all appreciated it – as is or with a little butter. Dorie says: … Read more