Well, the back was, other than, “absolutely amazing and delicious – oh, my god!” – “It’s like pecan pie with walnuts and instead and not the weird corn syrupy taste. It’s better.” I’ll take that! Now that we are into the season where nutcrackers emerge, I thought I’d introduce our kitchen to some freshly shelled…
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Are you sweet or are you salty?I’d like to say I’m a little bit of both – sweet, salty, and sassy! NOT salty in the way of anger (rarely angry – only THREE things make me angry – another story). I’m salty in the way that I’m FLAVORFUL! Full of spunk – and I always…
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“Each peach pear plum, I spy Tom Thumb!” As I imagined stone fruit rosettes atop this vanilla custard filled pie, I sang to myself the old nursery rhyme. I figured it was appropriate, as is this pie – both the poetic gesture and stone fruits have always had a special place in my heart. Today…
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I’ve been dreaming of pie lately. My “pie in the sky.” Consider me Jenna in Waitress. While I’m not pregnant and I’m in an utterly amazingly loving relationship – far from her situation – I still find some of my best expressions come in pie-form. Call me crazy, but ask around. Do some research. Find…
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You may choose to allocate this variation of crèma catalana as a crème brûlée of sorts. Or, you may determine this dessert to be a fancy stirred stovetop pudding. But no matter how you spell it, there’s something extra special about this sweet, creamy, and rich vanilla custard. Yes, it’s brûléed for a sweet, glassy finish over…
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For some strange reason the idea of fresh peaches invokes visions of country cottages and white farm fences-checkered table cloths and mason jar vases. Theses images are particularly curious considering such experiences are still yet to be in this modest life of mine. I do love fresh peaches, though. Giant and juicy, sweetly ripe and housing…
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