Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Continuing my” research” on tarts, perhaps to the detriment of some waistlines but for a really good cause! We love lemon and fruit desserts in our house neither of us are big into chocolate for some reason, besides, it’s a good way to get my husband to eat fruit. I know what you’re thinking, what […]
My post “English Tarts aka A Bunch of Tarts” mentions that I researched and tested various tart recipes. Who doesn’t like apple pie? This time I thought it would be fun to change up the crust and bake the pie as a “tart” and to use the English apple variety Bramley Seedling. I really like the way […]
This is the first installment of my English Tart series. This is an absolutely addictive tart and may become our go to choice for Thanksgiving dinner! We get Bramley Seedlings and dessert apples came from our farmer’s market where we can get all sorts of heirloom apples in the fall. Makes One 11” Tart Pastry […]
In my former life as a corporate chef, we made all sorts of cookies, probably by the thousands! These cookies have long been a favourite! So nice and delicate. I especially like to serve them with fresh fruit during the summer when there are lots of berries, peaches, nectarines (tossed with a bit of sugar […]
While in London last fall, I simply had to find a Bakewell Tart! Crazy, but there you are. I thought we had found one in a bakery, but it turned out that either their interpretation was not what I considered a Bakewell Tart or she gave us the wrong tart; which meant that when we […]
I love baking with buttermilk; everything seems to bake up so beautifully! As a special treat, I like to serve the cake with Lavender Cream (see below). You can change up the berries for any sweet, juicy berries you pick up at the Farmer’s Market. We are very fortunate to have raspberry canes in our […]
What brought me to making this dessert a few years ago was that we have both raspberries and lavender in our garden and I thought it sounded intriguing. Well…needless to say, the combination of the two is a marriage made in heaven in my opinion! Utterly delightful, it has become a standard dessert at our […]
Strawberries; those luscious, red, juicy, locally grown June berries demanding to become something wonderful. I used to make a jam that I called “Strubarb.” Strawberries and rhubarb, such a fabulous combination of flavours! Makes a 9” Pie Pastry for 2 crust pie (see below) 3 cups fresh strawberries, halved 2 cups sliced rhubarb 1 ¼ […]
My mother made banana bread a lot when we were kids. God knows where she got the recipe, but it is still my favourite. I’ve made other recipes and there’s only one other that I like better. Mom always spread a butter on the slices, making them even more toothsome! 3 very ripe bananas ¾ […]
This is a quick, no knead way to enjoy English muffins. They are baked in loaf pans, not in individual rings, making things much easier. Maybe not totally traditional but, I’m OK with that. When we were at Borough Market in London, we bought some freshly made English muffins; had them for breakfast the next […]