by Emily Black | photos by Rory Doyle
When Southerners send requests for daily bread, I am almost certain that daily biscuits are what they are truly asking for. Not biscuits that pop out from a cardboard tube or sleep in the frozen food section of the market, but biscuits that are light as air,...
by Emily Black | photos by Rory Doyle
French Almond Plum Cake This cake with its delicate perfume of almonds is rustic, yet elegant, with a slight dusting of confectioners’ sugar. Apricots and cherries can be added for variation. 2 pounds red plums, (or combination of plums, apricots, or cherries) 2...
by Patty Roper | photo by Melanie Thortis
After I made the clay mold pumpkins that appeared in the September/October 2023 issue, a sweet friend sent me a small photo of a pumpkin adorned with tiny pressed and dried flowers. Perfect, because I love pumpkins and I love flowers! You only need a few supplies and...
by Emily Black | Photo by Rory Doyle
1 cup butter 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 1 cup turbinado cane sugar 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 ½ cups flour 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 cups old-fashioned oats 6 caramel squares, cut into fourths Sparkling sugar crystals In bowl of an...
by Mary Neff Steward | photos by Andrew Welch
Nancy and Owen Mayfield were living in a stately early 20th-century Victorian apartment in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco when Owen casually showed Nancy a listing for a lovely Greek Revival house in their hometown of Jackson. Nancy, an interior...
by Emily Black | Photo by Rory Doyle
2 cups heavy cream ¼ cup honey 1 teaspoon pure vanilla 5 egg yolks ¼ cup sugar or more (for topping) ¼ cup finely chopped pistachios Flaky sea salt (optional) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan over medium heat, add cream and honey, stirring to dissolve...
