It turns out, that while I love pie and everything about making it, many find making a pie from scratch with homemade pie dough, filling and assembling like a daunting task they couldn’t do. I say the hardest part is probably in achieving a flaky pie crust, but be kind to yourself and slowly get…
d’Anjou Pear + Marmelade Tart
I confess, I much prefer a pear tart over any form of a pear pie. The thinly baked slices of honey like pear, often layered atop a thing layer of the seasonal jam of choice, the mid autumn, well into winter, it’s Marmalade. I quite like Quince marmalade, particularly when it’s homemade, and even better…
Apple Clafoutis
But what is Autumn without Apples. It simply isn’t. Not without cinnamon, and warm spices to go along with it. So many varieties so many different flavors and very very many sweet ways of taking Autumn apples and turning them into even more heavenly creations. It’s only fitting today we share this simple and yummy…
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake
Who am I do totally impose all on your Thanksgiving menu planning with a cake recipe less than a week before the big holiday?? I know, what kind of event planner and entertainer am I, but dessert is often the last thing to think about or often times is left up for guests to potluck…
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Blend
Fall is definitely here for good, and I’m only saying it because I gave in and actually decorated with some pumpkins. Naturally they’re all the prettiest mini white ones or lovely gray hues, but they’re still pumpkins, and the extent of what I’ll decorate for fall. I’ve been slow to get into the Autumn mood,…
Browned Butter & Whiskey Banana Bread with Coconut
Banana Bread is a must in Fall, especially when it’s made with browned butter, whiskey & coconut!
Brown Sugar Fig Ice Cream
Delicate and silky fig preserves blend with richly comforting brown sugar for a late summer, and early fall, ice cream bliss… When figs are around it’s as if we’re experiencing a rarity like Halley’s Comet. Especially for us lovers who live in regions where this fancy fruit isn’t common, when we spot them, we flock and…
Salted Ale Caramel Apple Pie
It’s been pretty busy around these parts. I feel like the holidays usually are, but they’ve been even more so for me this year. Between starting to work on a few handmade holiday gifts, actually shopping for others, finalizing decor for a winter wonderland party, and baking lots of cookie for gifts boxes, oh and…
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingerbread Cookie Crust
I finally hit my seasonal pumpkin kick. Who isn’t right? Pumpkin recipes are everywhere, some may want a break from it, but this is the season to really enjoy the freshest pumpkin flavors, and I’m definitely enjoying them right now. Lately I’ve been in a cheesecake baking mood, maybe it’s because I haven’t made in quite some time,…
Bourbon Ice Cream w. Maple Roasted Apples
Every Fall I make a signature seasonal ice cream flavor. Last year it involved Caramel Apples and Cheesecake, and the year before that, Chocolate Pumpkin Chai. The weather was just perfect here in New Jersey last week, perfect for apple picking! And it’s exactly what J and I did Saturday afternoon, so of course apples were again the inspiration…
