My Madison Bistro

I had intentions last week to make a flourless brownie using almond flour. And though I figured it would taste good enough, and though I’ve waxed on about trying to keep my flour consumption down, sometimes the love of good food just wins out. Okay, very often, it wins out. I blame Top Chef Masters. […]

  I thought today would be a great day to pull a recipe from the archive: Red Velvet Cupcakes. For years I’ve made these for the 4th of July and decorated the tops with blue sprinkles. The shockingly red cake scares some adults away, but children always seem to go back for a second cupcake. […]

I have a problem. I like love to bake. I bake even when I don’t plan on eating what I bake. If I can’t sleep at night, I whip up a batch of cookies, or a bunch of scones – something quick, something easy. That’s pretty much how I came about making these scones. The […]

I adore these little cakes. The original recipe built on lemon curd by turning it into individual-sized cakes, perfect for a dinner party. But this time, I wanted a dessert that hinted of the magic of summer. I wanted the same freshness that citrus always seems to impart, but I also wanted an explosion of […]