Salted Margarita Bars
2 teaspoons lime zest plus 1/2 cup juice (from about 4 limes)
¼ cup tequila (preferably blanco)
2 tablespoons orange liqueur, such as grand marnier
pinch of kosher salt
5 large egg yolks
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
Small Batch Tiramisu
24 ladyfingers (savioardi) cookies (storebought or from recipe below)
3 large eggs, separated
1/3 cup (65 grams) plus 1 tablespoon (13 grams) granulated sugar, divided
1 8.8-ounce (250 ml) package mascarpone
1/3 cup (80 ml) sweet or dry marsala
1 cup (235 ml) strong, warm espresso coffee
a couple tablespoons of your favorite cocoa powder, for sifting over
Strawberries With Swedish Cream
1 cup heavy cream
½ cup sour cream
Sugar or honey to taste
1 tablespoon any liqueur, like Cointreau or amaretto (optional)
1 quart strawberries, washed, hulled, and halved or quartered, if necessary
Strawberry And Cream Layer Cake
1 ½ pounds fresh strawberries, hulled
½ cup/100 grams granulated sugar
1 cup/240 grams heavy cream, chilled
1 cup/240 grams crème fraîche, mascarpone or sour cream, chilled
Pinch of kosher salt
1 Sponge Cake recipe, baked in a 9-inch springform pan and cooled
Strawberry And Pretzel Ice Cream Pie
5 oz. salted pretzels
¼ cup (packed; 50 g) light or dark brown sugar
1 tsp. diamond crystal or ½ tsp. morton kosher salt
10 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
½ cup strawberry jam
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1 pint strawberry ice cream, softened in refrigerator 20 minutes
10 oz. fresh strawberries (about 2 cups), some halved, some quartered, some left whole
Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Pie
crust
1 1/2 cups (155 grams) finely ground graham cracker crumbs (from about 10 crackers)
3 tablespoons (40 grams) granulated sugar
2 pinches sea salt
7 tablespoons (100 grams) unsalted butter, melted
Strawberry Graham Icebox Cake
1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons (230 grams) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon fine sea or table salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of ground cloves
1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated sugar
2/3 cup (125 grams) dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon (15 ml) honey
1/2 cup (115 grams) unsalted butter, cold is fine if using a food processor, softened otherwise
1 large egg
6 tablespoons (75 grams) granulated sugar
finely grated zest of half a lemon
8 ounces cream cheese, very soft
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla
1/8 teaspoon fine salt
1 1/2 cups (355 ml) heavy or whipping cream
3 1/2 to 4 cups (to be safe) fresh strawberries, hulled
Summer Berry Buckle
½ cup/114 grams (1 stick) butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing pan
½ cup/100 grams granulated sugar, more for sprinkling
¼ cup/55 grams light brown sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 tablespoon/5 grams finely grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon/5 milliliters vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups/156 grams all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
¼ teaspoon baking powder
4 ½ cups summer berries (a mix of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries or use any one kind)
cinnamon, for dusting (optional)
Whole Wheat Chocolate Oat Cookies
4 tablespoons (50 grams) raw or turbinado sugar
1/2 cup dark (95 grams) light or dark brown sugar
1/2 cup (115 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature for a hand-mixer; cold is fine for a stand-mixer
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 large egg
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup (95 grams) whole wheat flour
1/4 cup (25 grams) wheat germ, wheat bran, oat bran, or a finely chopped nut of your choice (i like walnuts)
1 1/2 cups (120 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips, or semisweet chocolate, chopped into chunks
flaky sea salt, if you wish