TOFFEE BARS Mary reporting. Toffee is probably not the first treat that crosses your mind when you’re asked to bring a dessert to a picnic. The traditional British toffee is a hard, sticky, sweet candy made by heating sugar, butter and water, pouring it in a pan to cool, then cutting into squares. But […]
During September, National Biscuit Month, I experimented with the Southern biscuit, the center of a perfect breakfast, the side that makes a lunch or dinner memorable. I turned out biscuits with no salt, some with way too much butter, and some with too little. I over-kneaded one batch until they were as hard as hockey […]
Sponge cakes have been on the dessert table since at least the Renaissance in Western Europe and traveled to America with settlers of all nationalities. They’re made without yeast and depend largely on beaten egg whites for leavening. Some recipes call for butter, and some for a dash of baking powder, but most are composed […]
July 22 is National Hammock Day—a day reserved for human laziness. All chores are verboten. I’ve read the devotees of this holiday lie in hammocks for much of the day into evening. Typically hammocks–made of cloth, straw, rope or any flexible material–are suspended between trees or hung on porches with ingenious riggings from the ceiling […]
Lemon Pie This delicious summer pie is light and refreshing—and easy to make—with just the right amount of sugar to charm guests after a dinner cooked on the grill. It works equally well when baked in a square brownie pan, dusted with powdered sugar and cut into bite-sized lemon squares. For the Pie Crust: INGREDIENTS: […]
