We hosted a small Thanksgiving dinner at our house this year. One of my friend brought her very own home made cranberry sauce. And quite a lot of it too. It’s a delicious, spicy, citrus-y cran relish really and my mind immediately went to what else I could do with a surfeit of the stuff. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fruit’
Giftmas Crostata
Posted in crust, sweet, tagged fruit, tart on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When trapped in the house…
Posted in crust, sweet, tagged cinnamon, fruit, pie on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… make pie. Someday, maybe my bathroom will be done. Until then, I’ll be enjoying apple season.
Apples, Again
Posted in sweet, tagged fruit, tart, vanilla on October 14, 2009 | 10 Comments »
It’s that time of year, of course, for making wonderful things with apples. One of my favorite baking blogs to read is Confessions of a Tart. Great pictures and inspiring recipes. A few days ago, she posted this apple tartlet recipe which I knew instantly I had to try. I mean, how could I not? [...]
Apple and Pear Cakes
Posted in sweet, tagged cake, fruit on October 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
At the farmers’ market this week, my favorite orchard had some lovely golden russet apples. I’d never seen them before, so I quickly nab a bunch of them for an apple cake. I also have a few pears remaining from Cynthia’s mother’s pear tree which are so ready to go. The russets have a tough [...]
Crust III: Crostata
Posted in crust, sweet, tagged fruit, tart, vanilla on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Blueberry peach crostata, infused with vanilla, using the other half of the tart crust we made the other day.
Clotilde’s Grandma’s Apple Cake
Posted in sweet, tagged cake, fruit, tart on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And yes, of course I’ve had a taste already, and it’s fantastic. Thanks, Clotilde! (This makes up for my slightly less than brilliant execution of her chocolate caramel tart a few days ago.)
Busy Day
Posted in bread, sweet, tagged basil, bread, fruit, tomato on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tomato basil bread and peach crostata. Because, y’know, when it’s 80some degrees, you really need to be baking all day.
When Cynthia and I lived together before, the area we worked in was thick with wild raspberries. As soon as she’d park the car, she’d wade hip deep into the bramble to pluck and eat as many raspberries as she possibly could; on the way in to work, on the way home, on the way [...]
