Gilding the Lily since 2006
Black sesame and yuzu are such a gorgeous combination. Think about how good tahini and lemon taste together, then add sugar, and wave your magic wand while uttering “Hirakegoma“. This pretty cake is very easy to make, but you do need a few specialty ingredients …
This recipe comes from the Neighborhood Cook Book, published in Portland, Oregon, in 1912. Find my recipe, updated to modern kitchens, at Oregon Raspberries & Blackberries.
These cookies were inspired by Lebkuchen (the quintessential German Christmas cookie) but are so much faster and no less complex or deep in flavor. Makes about 7 dozen teeny cookies. Have all ingredients at room temperature and preheat oven to 375F. Ingredients: 1 cup finely …
(But I kind of wrote one anyway.) View this post on Instagram I’ve finally leveled up enough as a baker that I can throw together a naan or pita dough without a recipe, just on instinct and touch, and have warm flatbread in about a …
View this post on Instagram Made a real quick cake tonight, just for shits & gigs. It’s a pretty simple riff on a Mexican chocolate-type torte, just chocolate, cinnamon, ancho chile, and vanilla, with slivered almonds and sesame seeds for textural contrast. Super basic, no …
View this post on Instagram Goat kofta with yogurt and homemade barbari bread, savory and warming. The ground goat comes in one-pound packs from @nicky.usa now, one of their in-house Nicky Farms products that I’m really excited about! Here it’s mixed with minced garlic and …
Seriously, this beautiful sandwich has been the highlight of my entire summer. Find the original bread recipe here. This is the best thing I’ve ever done. 🥪 🥙 🥪After braising that chicken into garlicky pulchritude, I shredded and tossed it in lemon juice and a …
Golden borscht with rye Semmelknoedel, fresh dill, marigolds and lovage blossoms. Last week our @imperfectproduce box included a golden beet so large that I could’ve hollowed it out and rented it for $75 a night on Airbnb. I also had some yellow bell peppers, white …
I made saag paneer completely from scratch and it is so much better than anything I’ve had in restaurants (a testament to the overall lack of great Indian food in Portland more than my cooking prowess, but freshness goes a long way). The boar korma …
Funny story: I put this cake together because my family accidentally opened a second jar of my homemade/homegrown Chester blackberry jam when there was a full jar already in the fridge. And by the looks of it, this is gonna be another good berry year, …