Carrot cake is a quintessential dessert of spring. This recipe is moist slightly sweet, and perfectly spiced. It is paired with a rich and velvety cream cheese frosting.
Asparagus is so beautiful this time of year, so I wanted to create a recipe around it. I made some basil and pumpkin seed pesto, and drizzled it on toasted bread with asparagus, avocado, and shaved Parmesan.
Because his family is a true-to-the-bone pancake family, I really wanted him to share with me the secrets to making a good pancake, thin and delicate, perfectly browned on the outside, soft on the inside. He gave me a recipe, one that he has memorized. A set of very specific instructions, the right temp, the right amount of time for frying. I followed it to a tee, and sure enough, the pancakes came out the way I had always dreamed they would.
I saw some bright red rhubarb at the market and got pretty excited, probably because I have been waiting for it for the past couple of months, and now it is here, as beautiful as ever. I love the color of rhubarb once it's been stewed, the beautiful shade of pink. I am super pleased with how this dish turned out. I am basically eating the granola and rose petals, standing in the kitchen, right out of the bag. Totally classy - not so classy.
