Today it was officially 102°F in Portland, which is the hottest it’s been here in three years. There is no better excuse for making (and eating) frozen treats than weather this hot. Riding around on the hot asphalt, I checked my scooter dashboard and saw this: That’s 105°F, in case you can’t make it out. […]
Lemon Vodka Raspberry Cream Pop
In a recent post about things I want to do this summer, I mentioned making popsicles and other frozen desserts. So far I’ve tried a couple of recipes, and this one is by far the winner. These are creamy and lemony and, with the hint of vodka, they feel like a grown-up version of a […]
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
My baby sister’s birthday was last week, so my brother cooked her dinner and I baked her a cake. As she requested, I made her a black-bottom cake, and then went in search of a suitable ice cream flavor to go with it. I really only crave ice cream when it’s pretty hot outside, but […]
Brown Butter Sugar Cookies
One thing I did while I was in Arizona was knit this little cupcake, from the book One Skein. I’ve had this book for years and have been meaning to make a cupcake the whole time, but just didn’t get around to it. It turned out that my grandma had the same book, so I […]