I’m so thrilled about today’s post. I’m visiting over at my friend Maureen’s–you all must know her, the author of Orgasmic Chef. It’s impossible to visit Maureen without walking away smiling. She has a way of making you feel at home when you visit her and her sense of humor coupled with her mouth-watering [...]
The title of this post should read Rustic Apple-Banana Tart. The first word is my catchall term for all my less-than-photogenic baked goods. My favorite sweet pastry crust never fails me; in fact, most of the time the recipe is not to blame. It’s this baker. How could I go from marveling at my perfectly [...]
This is the fig galette that I had planned to serve to friends recently. But time being scarce that day, I made these stuffed figs instead, a tasty answer to my call for a shortcut dessert. Not having grown up eating fresh figs, I am still discovering all that this ancient fruit has to offer. Truth [...]
As early/mid April to late June is the peak harvest time for strawberries here in northern California, the fruits–which are actually a member of the rose family–abound. Strawberries belong to the Rosaceae family, as do apples, pears, quinces, peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, blackberries and raspberries. I’m not certain how accurate this is but the [...]
