Honey and olive oil crepe cake
One of the perks of working at America’s Test Kitchen comes in the form of very exciting visitors. During my first week, Dorie Greenspan stopped in to see our kitchen, give an informal talk, and inform us all that she…
Sparkling ginger lemonade
I’m a big fan of the neighborhood coffee shop. I think I get it from my dad, who’s such a connoisseur of cafes in the Portland area that my sisters and I will call to give him our location and…
Basil shortbread with lemon curd
Sometimes I like to pretend that I’m a real, independent adult, with, you know, an apartment and a job and even a cat. But in reality, my first call when I have news (good or bad), need advice, or want…
Lemon Battery Cake
Phrosting and Physics When the last day of my super awesome coworker Ana was approaching (in early December), someone commented, “We should get her a cake.” I perked up. Did someone just say cake? I like cake. I like making…
Three-ingredient Lemon Pie
Bonding: let’s get together, yeah yeah yeah The more I read about food science, the clearer it becomes that protein interactions determine the fate of everything from simple scrambled eggs to the most delicate cake. And protein interactions are governed…
