This month we have a Jelly Roll cake to celebrate two TWD June birthdays– Margaret’s and Kim’s.  Jelly rolls are also called “Swiss rolls” or “roulades” and can have a variety of fillings rolled up in sheet of flexible sponge cake. Dorie, indeed, gives several variations to consider (hello ice cream roll-up!), but I went […]

It’s fun to visit my Saturday farmers’ market this time of year. After a gloomy few months of root veggies and winter squash, finally there is green stuff…and even some red stuff, too! These Strawberry-Rhubarb Squares have a soft honey-kissed buttermilk cake base, topped with a layer of early summer “red stuff” that turns jammy […]

This month we’re celebrating choux paste with Mardi, our May birthday girl who chose one sweet cream puff and one salty cheese puff for us to make. Someday I hope to apéro with Mardi IRL, so to manifest that, I’m starting with the Gouda Gougères. These are a favorite cocktail snack of Dorie’s (and mine) […]