For Bourdain Day, I wondered which cakes or desserts he favored. “Anthony Bourdain Is Not a Fan of Dessert,” the Internet told me. Buzzkill. Is it true? I did more research and read some books. My purpose was to bake something reflecting his tastes as a way to interweave the substantive and the bittersweet. One… Continue reading Parts unfulfilled
Month: June 2019
Sugar & spice & history
Oooo, molasses. Delicious. I didn’t know how much I liked it until I made my first batch of gingerbread cookies a while ago. Any excuse to bake with molasses works for me. For purposes of National Gingerbread Day, it’s a fait accompli. Two of the three cakes I baked are directly tied to my historical… Continue reading Sugar & spice & history