How Marmalade Killed the Morning Whiskey

Why did we stop drinking whiskey before breakfast? I tackle the topic for Extra Crispy!

Blackberry Jam Cake with White Chocolate Chips

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, …

Muscat Love

If you can swing it, make this with a strong, top-quality honey (I use Old Raw Blue Honey’s dreamy pumpkin honey) and a really grassy olive oil. Recipe after the jump. Second draft of this polenta grape cake — this one with a little less …

Marmalade Cake with Campari Icing

Here’s my cake version of an Americano (a lovely apéritif coming into warmer weather). This could be more Negroni-ish with the addition of juniper berry extract (or could be brushed with gin before icing), but the orange and vermouth fragrance are just lovely with this …

Berries: A Global History

  My latest book is now available, and I really hope you’ll read it! “Berries are our food, our drink, our medicine; they get us high, they tell our lore, they underscore our social identities. Though they be diminutive and endearingly sweet, they should not …

If You Ain’t Blue, Then You Ain’t Tru

What’s the deal with blue raspberry, anyway? I talk all about it in my latest piece for TASTE.

How the Father of Oregon Agriculture Launched a Doomed Quaker Sex Cult

I wrote a feature for this month’s Portland Monthly Magazine. It’s about the crazy life of Henderson Luelling, whose orchard was the birthplace of the Bing cherry, and who went on to launch a doomed free-lovers colony on Tiger Island.

Cocoa-Banana Breakfast Bread

Why should breakfast bars and protein cookies get all the glory? These mini-loaves have all the joyful decadence of a chocolaty banana bread while packing 14 grams of protein and nearly a quarter of a day’s recommended calcium. Plus it’s fiber-rich and high in iron. …

Marmalade Tea Cake

Okay, here’s the recipe for the orange marmalade cake WITH the recipe for it! It’s a wonderfully fragrant cake with a tender crumb, and I’ve made so many of them lately that I could practically do it in my sleep now. Recipe below the jump. …

Marmalade, I Like Marmalade

A tower of lovely marmalade, all ready for my pantry shelves. It’s like sunshine in a jar! Photobomb from my lime tree. 🍋 🍊 🍋 🍊#marmalade #citrus #oranges #lemons #winter #preserves #jam #canning #putuporshutup #f52grams #marmaladeilikemarmalade #food52 #instayum #instagood #instafood #bonappetit #f52citrus A post shared …