Monthly Archives: August 2021

Confiture de Figue (Fig Jam)

Confiture de Figue is my favorite. Maybe it’s because I was in Provence the first time I enjoyed it. While sipping on a steaming bowl of café au lait, I slathered this confiture on a toasted baguette for breakfast. It didn’t hurt that I was sitting at the dining table of La Pitchoune. Now more […]
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Brown Butter Cornmeal Cake with Summer Fruit

1 ½ pounds (about 700 g) apricots, peaches, or plums 12 tablespoons (6 oz / 170 g) unsalted butter ½ cup (2 ½ oz/ 70 g) polenta 1 cup (4 ½ oz / 130 g) all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder, preferably aluminum-free ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ¾ cup (5 ¼ oz / 150 g) granulated sugar ¼ cup (1 ¾ oz […]
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