Summertime is Blueberry Time!

Summertime is Blueberry Time!

Summer is the best time for pie bakers and lovers of fruit desserts. Fresh berries, peaches, plums and pears are abundant at farm stands and farmers’ markets, making those bakers among us shiver with excitement. Two of my favorite desserts showcase the texture...
Tea Brack, New England style

Tea Brack, New England style

  Ireland’s culinary tradition includes the baking of tea brack in the autumn, around Halloween time.  ‘Brack’ meaning ‘speckled’, most versions of the bread include some combination of dark raisins, sultanas, mixed peel or currants....