Violet Lemon Poppy Seed Cake - A cake for spring! Violets bloom for just a few short weeks in early spring. I look forward to them every year and they hold such dear memories for me. A quick search through my recipe archives and you'll find my recipes for Wild Violet Syrup and Wild Violet Sugar. The wild violet plants...
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Lemon Coconut Cake for Spring Spring has started to bloom here on Nantucket. In the garden, our edible violas that seeded themselves are popping up everywhere in happy shades of purple, blue, and pink. Clumps of red clover are greening everywhere throughout the garden and yard. These welcome signs of spring were the inspiration for making this mini lemon coconut...
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Enriched Sourdough Brioche Easter Bunny Buns One of the first recipes I shared here years ago was my vegan version of my mom's Easter bunny sweet rolls. My siblings and I always loved them as kids and I thought it was time to revisit this recipe as a sourdough brioche dough version. The dough is my sourdough take on traditional...
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Sourdough Discard Soda Bread with Irish and Native American Roots Soda bread is a popular Irish bread recipe that uses baking soda or bicarb soda as it is called in Ireland and the UK. While it may seem like it's an ancient Irish recipe, soda bread was first made in Ireland in the 1830s when baking soda was first introduced...
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This recipe and post are sponsored by Nantucket Looms. Thank you for supporting the brand partnerships that make Fare Isle possible! Lemon Honey Ricotta Pie - Torta di Ricotta Recipe Origins The Italian word torta can translate to cake, pie, or tart in English. And then there is also the word crostata which can mean pie or tart in English....
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What is a Rรถsti? Rรถsti is a popular Swiss dish of pan-fried grated potatoes in the style of a fritter or pancake. Rรถstis are similar to potato latkes in that they both are types of potato fritters made from grated potatoes but differ in that rรถstis are made from potatoes only with no added fillers like potato starch or eggs....
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Yogurt Mac and Cheese Last month I teamed up with a yogurt brand on Instagram to create a recipe hack using their delicious creamy yogurt. I had never tried using yogurt in mac and cheese before but it seemed like it would be a good swap for milk in the cheese sauce. And good news: it is! Using yogurt instead...
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A seasonal treat: Meyer Lemon Tart Citrus season is a bright spot during the winter months in the northeast. Inspired by the bright yellow Meyer lemons at the market I thought an extra special lemon curd tart with torched meringue would be just the thing for January blues. It's a bit of a project with some idle time waiting on...
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I first shared the recipe for this maple spice cake topped with wine poached pears on my Instagram feedback in the fall of last year but thought it would also be a nice offering for Valentine's Day. What's In Maple Spice Cake The maple spice cake is super easy to make, vegan-friendly, and flavored with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg,...
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This post contains sponsored content and links. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Fare Isle possible! I'm so excited to share our newly remodeled bathroom with you! This project was on our to-do list since purchasing our home in late 2018. We were going to do this first but decided that renovating the kitchen was more important to...
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These whimsical and delectable mushroom cookies look like they were just picked from the forest! Use them for yule lug cake decorations or add them to your holiday cookie tray! Mushroom Shaped Cookies These are the mushroom cookies I used to decorate the yule log cake in the last post. They are made with a vanilla cookie dough and vanilla...
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This post contains affiliate links to recommended products used in this recipe. I finally made a Yule Log Cake or Bรปche de Noel. It's something that's been on my want list for years. And, oh man, it was so fun to make and so delicious! I didn't get to take any process photos because I did a lot of it...
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