Tag: dessert

On Taking the Long Shot & Raspberry Chocolate Cake Recipe

On Taking the Long Shot & Raspberry Chocolate Cake Recipe

My family thinks I’m fucking crazy. The words they use to my face, because they love me, are “brave” and “ballsy”, but I know full well the conversations they’re having behind my back probably sound a little more like how I talk to myself. Every 

Recipe: Orange Chocolate Cake

Recipe: Orange Chocolate Cake

Y’all, what a year. I always feel like I have so much explaining to do when I pop back up on this blog once or twice a year, but I have nothing to really say for myself this time, except that in late February of 

Walnut Sage Blueberry Galette

Walnut Sage Blueberry Galette

walnut sage blueberry galette

Well, folks, it’s just about time to say goodbye to summer, and to be frank about it, I am not sorry. It is my least favorite of all the seasons and often feels like it’s there just to be gotten through. But one thing I do always lament about the passing of this time of year is having to say goodbye to berries, especially blueberries. In fact, I was so into blueberries this year that I let cherries slip right past me.

I’ve also been pretty fixated on sage these past few months, mostly I think because it’s an herb I’ve always overlooked in the past, and that I think many people overlook in general in terms of desserts. This recipe brings both of these sweet little plants together, along with crushed walnuts, all served up on the laziest of all pastries, the galette.

Galettes, like cobbler, are perfect for when you want a pie, without all the hassle. And that makes them especially great for summer, when all the prime pie ingredients — like blueberries — are at their peak, but it’s too hot to spend more than an hour or so in the kitchen. They’re also less sweet, which means they’re great not only for dessert, but for breakfast or brunch as well. And without all that sugar, the berries and sage really have an opportunity to shine.

Before I let summer slip completely by, I wanted to post this recipe so it’s not lost forever. It is one of my favorites, I think, and it’ll give me something to look forward to each time the temperature begins to rise and I start to despair about long, humid, sweaty days returning.

Anthracite Coffee Roasters in Hannam-dong

Anthracite Coffee Roasters in Hannam-dong

Anthracite Coffee Roasters was one of those places I walked past a million times and thought about dropping in, but never did. Then a travel magazine contacted me about it. Located on the Hannam-dong end of the Itaewon main drag, the place is hopping on 

Alive, with Cherry Hand Pies

Alive, with Cherry Hand Pies

I should most definitely not be writing about cherry hand pies right now, for a few different reasons, but sometimes you just want to write the words that you want to write. I’ve worked really hard to get to a point in life where I