Rhubarb custard bars are a lovely spring treat! With shortbread crust and rich custard they’re a great way to use up rhubarb from the garden. With such a short growing season, rhubarb is a special spring treat. With a sturdy shortbread crust and rich, egg-based custard, baking these rhubarb custard bars is a terrific way to use rhubarb from the garden. This is an old-fashioned dessert that’s pretty simple top make, and in one bowl to boot. It may seem like the bars contain a lot of sugar but you really do need it to take the edge off of the rhubarb’s tartness. A simple, rustic dessert (you really can’t mess it up) make sure to leave yourself some time...
Dry spices and a bright, fresh salsa combine to make this sheet pan Blackened Salmon with Citrus Salsa Verde a flavorful meal that you’ll be just as happy to serve to your family as to guests. If you follow us on Instagram you may have seen that we are on vacation this week! Since I was a kid, my family vacationed every couple of years on the Outer Banks in North Carolina and Frank’s family vacationed there too! Long before we met, we were both spending summer vacations on the opposite ends of the same very long beach. As soon as we cross the bridge to reach the Outer Banks, we both say that we feel ourselves shifting into summer mode. And...
Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake is a pound cake made lighter by using greek yogurt, and is loaded up with lemon flavor thanks to zest and fresh lemon juice! Juicy blueberries are baked right in, then drizzled with a luscious lemon glaze. I love adding blueberries to baked goods, they add a nice sweet juicy pop of flavor. Try these fan favorites to see what I mean, Cake, Zucchini, and Banana Bread! Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake When someone says pound cake you just know you are about to taste something rich, decadent, and super moist. This blueberry lemon pound cake has the same texture and richness as my Cream Cheese and Sour Cream Pound cakes, but I was able to lighten...
Today I am baking a “Hummingbird Cake,” a cake with a Southern tradition. It is early in June and this time of year reminds me of our annual trips driving our kids to summer camp in Mississippi. The camp is located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta and you can’t get more southern than this. It was always a bit sad driving down the two-lane country roads with red dirt, smell of pine trees, and hot, hot humidity as our kids would be gone for most of the summer. But they loved camp and made many enduring friends there. So a “Hummingbird Cake” reminds me of this annual ritual. What is a Hummingbird Cake? A “Hummingbird Cake” is a...
I have been wanting to bake smaller batards as it is nice size to slice. This is my 6th attempt. I tried different shaping and baking methods and this is the best that I could achieve so far. I will continue trying to improve and will share any new findings in future. I baked these in steam with my home oven, using the technique learned from The Perfect Loaf. Baking in a cast iron pot will be easier and the result is more predictable. However, it will take a longer as I will only be able to bake one loaf at a time. I am sharing this recipe as a reference. This recipe and method worked for me but it may not...
