You may remember for Mother’s Day this year my sons and daughters-in-law each selected a different cookbook and sent to me anonymously. It was up to me to figure out who gave me which one…not an easy task! I guessed 1 out of 4, only getting correctly the one my son in San Francisco chose for…
Tag: pastry
Fresh Strawberry Tart
Fresh strawberry pie is one of my husband’s favorite pies. Recently I saw a recipe for a strawberry pie in the New York Times digital cooking column. The filling is made with fresh strawberries and some strawberry preserves. Looking at those glistening ruby red sweet berries you just know it’s going to be good!…
Bacon-and-Leek Quiche
I promised to share this luscious quiche recipe I served at a recent New Year’s Day brunch with you so here it is. I actually hadn’t made a quiche in many years, and for some reason I had been thinking lately a lot about how delicious a bacon/leek combination would be. In the past I have…
Fresh Peach Pie by the Bakers at Cooks Illustrated
SAY GOOD-BYE TO PIE WITH A SOUPY FILLING AND LACKLUSTER PRESENTATION I’ve wanted to bake a peach pie for some time with the beautiful fresh peaches at the farmers markets currently. I also thought it would be the perfect ending to the lunch of Zucchini Soup and Salade Nicoise I had been planning. However, unlike…
Fresh Peach Pie by the Bakers at Cooks Illustrated
SAY GOOD-BYE TO PIE WITH A SOUPY FILLING AND LACKLUSTER PRESENTATION I’ve wanted to bake a peach pie for some time with the beautiful fresh peaches at the farmers markets currently. I also thought it would be the perfect ending to the lunch of Zucchini Soup and Salade Nicoise I had been planning. However, unlike…
A Sunday Brunch!
I love entertaining with a brunch especially on a Sunday because it’s already understood it will be relaxing… cause it’s Sunday! There are so many easy yet appealing menu options. And because you’re serving a meal to cover both breakfast and lunch it’s okay to go a bit overboard with choices. (This is great for…
Cherry Tarts
Last week I discovered a very small portion of left over pastry dough in my freezer, and a couple of cups of bing cherries in the fridge. I decided to make a few small cherry tarts with my findings. I usually use sour cherries for cherry pie, either fresh, which have a very limited window…
Sheila’s Banana Cream Pie
I promised to post the recipe for this Banana Cream Pie which was part of my 2017 Thanksgiving dessert buffet. And since I’m becoming more proficient at typing with one hand now it seems a good time to share it with you. Good cream pies are a favorite of mine, particularly banana and coconut. This Banana…
Sufganiyot
(above photograph by John Kernick for Food and Wine magazine) Tuesday evening we lit the last candle on the Menorah ending the 8 days of Hanukkah, 2017. I had hoped to post this recipe for the above sufganiyot (Hebrew for doughnut) before the end of Hanukkah, but everything is taking me longer these…
Cinnamon Buns
A couple of weeks ago our older son and his wife came up from LA for a weekend visit. When I asked if there was anything special I should make for their visit my daughter-in-law asked about cinnamon buns, and of course, I was happy to oblige. I remembered making an incredible recipe from Maida…