The students have all closed their novels and packed up their supplies for Thanksgiving Break, so it’s time for me to take a deep breath and relax — until the baking begins tomorrow, of course! Because I enjoyed reading Jillicious’s list of things she’s thankful for this year, here are a few of my [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘fruit’
October 17, 2009
Two Terrific Tarts: Chocolate and Raspberry Cream Cheese
You may have realized by now that I’m prone to bouts of exuberance over kitchen achievements. There’s something about tackling a recipe you’re inexperienced with, doing some kitchen acrobatics, and actually succeeding that just brightens the whole week. After crossing puff pastry off my to-bake list, my next goal was a tart. [...]
October 3, 2009
Best Ever Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Easy Caramel Frosting and Spiced Apples
Last Saturday served as a perfect example of why I dread the coming winter. It was a frigid day filled with misty rain and capped by a gloomy, gray sky. The slick streets were inundated with horrible Charlotte traffic. Depressed by the lack of sunlight for taking photos, I was nevertheless trekking to the [...]
September 27, 2009
Homemade Puff Pastry and Vol-au-vents
Have you ever pulled something out of the oven and felt like a rock star? Felt giddy and awed at the first bite? Been so incredibly proud of a recipe you were inexplicably able to complete that you thought about framing the resulting photos for your desk at work? Okay, okay, maybe [...]
