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Passover Hazelnut Cake with Chocolate Mousse

March 22, 2010
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I can’t even remember when the first time I made this cake was.  The recipe came from an old Bon Appetite issue, maybe 15 years ago or more. I have made it successfully almost every year since then.  The light as air hazelnut cake with no real flour or conventional leavening

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Banana Bread

January 26, 2010
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I like bananas.  Is our compulsion to eat bananas an acquired taste that our mothers nurture in us from birth?  Do they truly taste good, eaten straight?  This is a topic for debate.  No matter which side of the issue you come down on, bananas are a little compact package of nutrition that is widely over-purchased.  [...]

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Honey Cake

September 13, 2009
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Extra Moist Honey Cake I think I have tried at least 20 different honey cake recipes over the years. The cakes are always too dry and some are too crumbly. Last year I used my banana cake recipe for inspiration and came up with this. You could leave out the nuts and dried fruits if [...]

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