Sprout & Pea

This week I had the opportunity to bake some sweet treats for the lovely Thistle & Clover boutique in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The awesome ladies who run this adorable shop hosted a trunk show with two of their fantastic designers, Jene DeSpain and Guy French, and I made some cute cookies and brownies to satisfy the hungry after work crowd browsing the gorgeous jewels and blazers on display. After deciding on almond butter lapsang brownies, I thought I might browse one of my favorite food blogs for a second, less chocolaty idea and so I came across these lemon and lavender cookies on Elana’s Pantry. Continue reading “Lemon & Lavender Cookies” »

This one goes out to all of the breakfast for dinner fans out there (and to a few very special ones in particular). My sweet tooth came back the other night so I attempted to nip it in the bud by making some pancakes. I’ve also had beets on the mind lately, so I thought I would go ahead and try to combine the two and sure enough what you see pictured above turned out to be a tasty hit-the-spot dinner.
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When Brooklyn starts to get cold, it seems there’s no better way to spend a weekend or evening than cozied up with good friends sharing delicious food, and this weekend was chock full of this. Saturday afternoon, I braved the cold and biked over to a friend’s for a fantastic brunch complete with amusing games and scrumptious food.
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A few weeks ago, I made a pretty tasty sweet red beet and goat cheese pie.  My pie, however, turned into more of a crumble and yesterday I finally discovered why.  I got the recipe for the pie crust from Elana’s Pantry, my go-to food blog for all things gluten-free.  Elana’s blog also got me hooked on baking with almond flour.  This weekend, I picked up her book, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook and got to reading her very informational facts on cooking with almond flour.
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For dessert on pumpkin carving night, I stuck with the theme and made some flourless pumpkin bread.
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While harvesting at Brooklyn Grange Farm on Sunday, I got to taste some incredible green tomatoes.  The tangy veggie always bring me back to my visits home when my family and I get fried green tomatoes from Joe’s Stone Crab (a must try if you live in or ever visit Miami).
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