Tahini Blondies

If I’ve learned anything from devotedly following of the Ottolenghi team, it’s that tahini makes everything better. I’ve been noodling with different recipes for tahini-flecked blondies, where I think the roasted savoriness adds a nice bit of pep....

November 19, 2023

Nigella Lawson's Dark and Sumptuous Chocolate Cake

This is one of my favorite ways to make chocolate cake. It’s moist, rich, and incredibly chocolate-forward. And incidentally vegan to boot. To quote Nigella Lawson, whose recipe I have liberally adapted here, “No need to offer explanations; you just need to offer the cake....

December 17, 2022

Sesame Chocolate Cookies

These come from the excellent Mokonuts in Paris. Everything they do is delicious, these as much or more than everything else. It can be a little difficult to find black sesame seeds....

June 5, 2021