Chocolate Lemon Cream Pie

Another day down, and another day without an excuse to bake pie.But why do we need an excuse? We don’t. We really don’t. Baking is therapeutic, peaceful, meditative, relaxing, fun,…insert your pleasure here. Heal with cake and smile with pie. Today it’s a Chocolate Lemon Cream Pie.A lemon zested crust, lemon curd and cream, and…

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Lemon Coconut Macadamia Tartlettes

I recently designed a menu for a dear friend’s gourmet group. I carefully thought out a theme for the evening, poured over the intricacies of the ingredients, and paired each course with a lovely wine. I cooked for the group ~ AND I wined and dined them. The evening was absolutely amazing and quite a…

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