Disclaimer: This is by no means a “healthy” cake. Don’t let the fact it is made with olive oil fool you. It is full of sugar and fat. It is truly decadent. The olive oil is merely a flavor and texture choice, not a health-conscience one. Eat in moderation!
Throughout the blogosphere a lot of food bloggers include either “peanut butter lover” or “chocolate addict” or something like it in their bios. You never see “marshmallow mavin” or “carrot crazy.” Just a love for one of these foods that is so strong that people, myself included, actually use it to describe themselves. I meanRead more
September 14th is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. It is tradition to dip apples in honey to bring in a sweet new year. There also seems to be a tradition of serving honey cake at holiday dinner. However, every honey cake I ever tasted was terrible and I could not understand why my grandmotherRead more
I’ve said it before, there are cake families and there are pie families. I come from a cake family, so growing up my exposure to pies was pretty limited. I thought pies had to be apple, served warm with vanilla ice cream. Yummy yes, but just the tip of the iceberg. So yes, I’m sorry to say that I was in my late 30s before I realized that both blueberry and cherry pies rock! I know. Cue your sigh of disgust. But let’s just be glad I am no longer living in the dark ages and have now caught up with the rest of you.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Sorry. Couldn’t resist 😁
Warning: This post is going to get a bit food nerdy. I’ll do my best to keep myself in check but you were warned.
The problem with homemade ice cream, whether using a machine or not, is it becomes too icy. The texture does not compare to store bought or restaurant made quality. This is a shame because the ingredients we use at home can be a much higher quality. So how do we solve this problem?
