Years ago, a friend took me to one of his favorite restaurants in New York City. Dinner was fantastic, the company riveting, but what stayed with me most was dessert: maple budino. One bite and I was smitten. The pudding was luxuriously fatty and creamy, and the flavor was incredibly clean: maple and maybe a […]

Cheesecake is usually served cold. So brace yourself for something a little different. The first time I made this recipe, I pulled it out of the oven and set it on the counter to cool. The plan was to chill it overnight in the refrigerator. But my dear daughter — also known as The Girl […]

The holidays are a time when all my baking supplies get hauled out for one continuous bakefest. You would swear an archaeological dig was taking place in my kitchen the week before Christmas. Cookie cutters, bowls of various sizes, rolling pins and baking sheets are resurrected for a few weeks. It often goes past New […]

We’re at that tail end of Christmas weekend, a weekend in which we’re slowly digesting our eggnog and sorting overstuffed recycle bins of wrapping paper, a remaining evidence bit that yes, the most wonderful time of year just happened. It wasn’t a white one– somehow Mainers often end up with White Easters rather than White […]