Fresh strawberries are only available for a few fleeting weeks every year. And I believe in taking as much advantage of those weeks as possible. When I was young, my mom would make strawberry shortcake at the start of every…
Read more →Flourless Orange Chocolate Cake
September 8, 2016If easy decadence is a thing, this is it. Only six basic ingredients, and almost as easy to throw together as a mix from a box–but the flavor is on another level. This flourless chocolate cake is rich and wonderfully…
Read more →Amazing Carrot Cake
May 27, 2016Never have I ever….made a cake from scratch. Until now. It’s my birthday, which means time to celebrate! I actually got this carrot cake recipe from a restaurant. Around last Thanksgiving, my family went out to dinner at Treadwell, which…
Read more →Food Beginnings: King Cake
February 9, 2016This is the first post in a new series here at The District Table called Food Beginnings. I plan to occasionally highlight the history behind different foods and look into the story behind them. For my first feature, in honor…
Read more →Healthy Pumpkin Spice Cake
December 23, 2015This easy, healthy pumpkin spice cake is definitely on the list of my favorite things. It has TWO ingredients. That’s a big deal for dessert, when measuring flour and eggs and sugar and such can take as long as the…
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