Month: April 2020

Orange Blossom Shortbread Cookies with Edible Flowers

Orange Blossom Shortbread Cookies with Edible Flowers

I first made these orange blossom shortbread cookies last year, when my obsession with incorporating edible flowers into my baking was just beginning. A random internet search led to a recipe that looked promising. In my memory, that recipe was a recipe for “orange blossom 

Purple Sweet Potato Mini Cheesecake

Purple Sweet Potato Mini Cheesecake

Another Passover-friendly recipe? Why not. My baking obsessions include finding ways to incorporate brilliantly hued fruits and vegetables into pastries. I can’t resist rhubarb, blood oranges, blackberries, red currants, and, most recently, purple sweet potatoes. I’ve done a purple sweet potato pie and, in the 

Halva + Tahini “Forgotten Cookies”

Halva + Tahini “Forgotten Cookies”

Passover desserts generally come down to eggs: separated and whipped into a frenzy for sponge cake; blended with coconut or almond flour for macaroons; or beaten with sugar for meringues. These “cookies” are, basically, meringues. They’re adapted from a recipe by one of my baking