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!…
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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…
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…
Happy Anniversary to Dinner at Sheila’s! It is impossible to believe 5 years have passed since I began this blog. It has been so rewarding in so many ways. When we moved from Maryland to San Luis Obispo, California I wasn’t certain I would keep the blog going with this huge transition in our lives…
French Pear Tart
This French Pear Tart which I served at my recent brunch is simply an adaptation of Ina Garten,The Barefoot Contessa’s French Apple Tart which I have made numerous times. I had bought a large bag of Forelle Pears when I spotted them at Costco on a recent visit. I first tasted them several years ago,…
Meyer Lemon Curd Tartlets
One of the things I love to do most in the kitchen is to take left-overs and re-purpose them. In other words, use it in a different way than originally intended. Case in point: the Meyer Lemon Curd Tartlets pictured above. I love making Meyer Lemon Curd whenever I find Meyer lemons available. A small…