Cooking
A recipe from Williams-Sonoma.
The apples were sweet, rather than tart; a find at the farmer's market. The crust recipe came from the Wartime Cookbook.
Matt's review: "Yum."
...When pushed for more details: "The filling is sweeter and mellower than the typical apple pie. Relatively thin and neutrally flavored crust, neither sweet nor
salty. The caramel sauce isn't, strictly speaking, necessary, but it does have a very nice, butterscotch-like flavor."
- Mom's Blueberry Tart: Recipe
Blueberries are intense. Intense color that stains your mouth purple. Intense sweet and tangy juice so rich it almost tastes like wine. Unlike other fruit, such as apples, they don't even need vanilla or cinnamon to give them a boost. They are the...
- Waiter, There's Something In My...pie-yah!
I'm a gal who keeps her word, and as I'd promised Jeanne I'd be there for this round of "Waiter, there's something in my...", I present to you: Pie! It may not be The Great Pie, but it was a pretty darn good one. See, I don't like...
- First Crack At The Last Course
One of my Christmas gifts was a new cookbook from my BIL; The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern. Once I had a chance to sit and really look through it, I think I came close to actually drooling while reading. This book is amazing. I have...
- Almost Praline Brownie Pie
Cookbooks keep showing up on my doorstep; the latest, The Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2005. I've already marked thirty or more recipes to try, but I just had to give the Praline Brownie Pie first priority! It's not to...
- Learn From My Mistakes: Puff Pastry Pie Crust
Photo by Melissa Schneider. I promised to bring a tart to a friend's house last night, but I didn't feel like making a crust. Instead, I used puff pastry from the last batch I made. I had seen this idea before, but I wish the suggestion...
Cooking
Caramel Apple Pie
A recipe from Williams-Sonoma.
The apples were sweet, rather than tart; a find at the farmer's market. The crust recipe came from the Wartime Cookbook.
Matt's review: "Yum."
...When pushed for more details: "The filling is sweeter and mellower than the typical apple pie. Relatively thin and neutrally flavored crust, neither sweet nor
salty. The caramel sauce isn't, strictly speaking, necessary, but it does have a very nice, butterscotch-like flavor."
- Mom's Blueberry Tart: Recipe
Blueberries are intense. Intense color that stains your mouth purple. Intense sweet and tangy juice so rich it almost tastes like wine. Unlike other fruit, such as apples, they don't even need vanilla or cinnamon to give them a boost. They are the...
- Waiter, There's Something In My...pie-yah!
I'm a gal who keeps her word, and as I'd promised Jeanne I'd be there for this round of "Waiter, there's something in my...", I present to you: Pie! It may not be The Great Pie, but it was a pretty darn good one. See, I don't like...
- First Crack At The Last Course
One of my Christmas gifts was a new cookbook from my BIL; The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern. Once I had a chance to sit and really look through it, I think I came close to actually drooling while reading. This book is amazing. I have...
- Almost Praline Brownie Pie
Cookbooks keep showing up on my doorstep; the latest, The Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2005. I've already marked thirty or more recipes to try, but I just had to give the Praline Brownie Pie first priority! It's not to...
- Learn From My Mistakes: Puff Pastry Pie Crust
Photo by Melissa Schneider. I promised to bring a tart to a friend's house last night, but I didn't feel like making a crust. Instead, I used puff pastry from the last batch I made. I had seen this idea before, but I wish the suggestion...