in the Hopeful Kitchen

Hummingbird Pancakes with pineapple flowers Ever had Hummingbird Cupcakes?  They are a delicious southern treat filled with banana, pinea...

The farmers' market is overflowing with delicious stone fruit right now: cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines.  I'm experimentin...

It's true, in California you can get fresh strawberries year round.  However, this time of year they just taste better.  It feels like t...

I'm on a sweet kick.  Getting 20 cookbooks dedicated to desserts from the library has not helped.  A zillion June birthdays doesn...

Sun tea after 8 hours in the sun The sun is finally out!  After weeks of being stuck in a cold, gray cloud, the tomatoes are springing to...

With a camping trip on the books, I started thinking about a camp-style menu.  I got as far as S'mores... which was enough menu planning...

With beautiful apricots overflowing at the farmers' market, I couldn't help but load them into this late-spring pastry.  Apricots go...