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