Recipe: Pea Cake with Strawberry Marmalade

by JBF Editors on June 06, 2011

At this time of year, it's common to see peas and strawberries side by side at the farmers' market, but they tend to keep their distance in the kitchen, relegated to their respective realms of savory and sweet. But at New York's Má Pêche, Tien Ho brings these two stars of spring together in a spongy, easy-to-make cake. Get the recipe here.

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Recipe: Fresh Egg Custard with Pecan Shortbread

by jbfauthor on May 25, 2011

Always stocked on the shelves at your supermarket, eggs are easy to take for granted. But if you taste a fresh yolk from a nearby farm, where chickens lay eggs only in season instead being artificially induced to produce them year-round, you'll have a renewed appreciation for what's inside those cardboard cartons. Chef Steven Hartman of Georgia's Le Vigne Restaurant at Montaluce Winery makes the best of farm fresh eggs with this pure and simple custard, then serves it with delicate shortbread cookies. Get the whole recipe here.

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Recipe: Cornmeal Crêpes with Strawberries, Mascarpone, and Rosemary

by jbfauthor on May 23, 2011

Filled with strawberry conserva and topped with nutmeg-scented mascarpone, these toasty and tasty crêpes make us wish we had time for something more ambitious than our usual grab-and-go breakfast routine during the workweek. Thankfully, they also make a great dessert. Get the recipe here.

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Recipe: Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake

by jbfauthor on May 17, 2011

At Providence's La Laiterie, pastry chef Kate Jennings reboots the kitschy upside-down cake by swapping out pineapple for puckery rhubarb. We love how the stalks' tartness mellows out against the dessert's classic topping of buttery brown sugar. Get the recipe here.

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