Category: sweets and treats

  • I Swear That Chocolate Zucchini Bread is Really Amazing. Really Really!

    I Swear That Chocolate Zucchini Bread is Really Amazing. Really Really!

    If I hadn’t grown up in Hippietown, USA, I’m almost positive I would never make a recipe called chocolate + zucchini anything, so I understand if you’re having a case of baker’s reluctance here…but I promise you can trust me on this!

  • Mom’s Peach Cobbler

    Mom’s Peach Cobbler

    To say the least, something which had been a simple, homemade special treat of my youth became a metaphor for bigger things. My Mom’s peach cobbler is to me what the madeleine was to Proust…

  • Nice Buns!

    Nice Buns!

    I’m not a big fan of most dried fruit, let alone the kind that’s soaked into a reconstituted fruit zombie state before using it. Maybe it’s because I’m autistic and I have sensory issues, or maybe it’s just because fresh fruit is so much better than the goopy stuff of fruitcake fame…