Pâte Sablée (Sweet Tart Dough) is another repertoire recipe that’s a good one to know. It’s different from regular Pastry Dough due to the higher amount of sugar in the dough, as well as the egg. It’s a more forgiving dough to work with, because of the binding properties in egg, which is a nice […]
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When sour cherries become available, I make Sour Cherry Pie. Well, first, I go cherry picking, pitting and freezing, but that’s another story. I have given you the recipe two-crust pie. It’s the Fannie Farmer recipe that my family has always used. Obviously, you could make a lattice crust, or have an open top. Even […]
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I’ve been making this Almond Plum Picnic Cake for years. What can I say, I’m a sucker for almond recipes. I blame my Swedish heritage. If you dig almond recipes too, search “almond” of Dirty Laundry Kitchen and you’re in for a real treat. Of all of my adventures in almond land, this Almond Plum Picnic […]
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While Banana Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust is more Southern than Midwestern, the pudding mix dessert aspect fits right into our Midwestern Potluck theme, which is all about jazzing up low-brow potluck standards. In doing recipe research before I set to preparing this Banana Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust, I discovered a strong split in opinion […]
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This week, the local strawberries came to market in Philly, and that meant I wanted to buy them all, and not simply to make Cardamom Panna Cotta with Berries. I love these very special little berries that taste how all strawberries should taste. I think about these berries all year long, and then when the […]
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When I began my research for *Definitely Not Derby Pie* – Chocolate Walnut Pie, I found out that the name is protected fiercely by the Kern family and the Melrose Inn- the creators. It’s kind of funny to me because the pie is pretty simple. It’s basically a chocolate chip cookie with walnuts in pie […]
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Hazelnut Marble Cake with Tangerine and Chocolate Buttercream “Baby” Cake This week was very special for me, so I had to make this very special True Birthday Cake- Welcome Hudson! I became an aunt for the first time as Hudson was born very late Wednesday night. My brother (Hudson’s father), Ivan pointed out earlier in […]
Continue reading1 ½ cups plus 1 tablespoon sugar ½ cup water ½ cup egg whites 3 sticks unsalted butter; softened ¼ teaspoon fine salt orange and yellow food coloring candy thermometer Tangerine syrup: ½ cup tangerine juice ½ cup Meyer lemon juice (or ¾ tangerine and ¼ lemon if you can’t find Meyers) This will make […]
Continue reading1 stick butter at room temperature 4+ cups powdered sugar fine salt flavoring of your choice (typically vanilla, but in this instance, tangerine and chocolate) Tangerine syrup: ½ cup tangerine juice ½ cup Meyer lemon juice (or ¾ tangerine and ¼ lemon if you can’t find Meyers) ½ cup 60% cacao or more dark chocolate […]
Continue readingInstead of root beer, I decided to make it an adult’s only party by adding beer. I like a stout for this, but I have seen it done with porters, lambics, cider and even a vanilla lager. Guinness is a classic St. Pat’s choice. The malty richness of the beer lends itself to dessert flavors […]
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It’s still lemon season, so you’re still getting lots of lemon recipes from me, like this Lemon Raspberry Tiramisù. But I have a confession: I make this delicious Lemon Raspberry Tiramisù year round. Not only is it that good, but lemon raspberry desserts are my favorite- good thing it’s a common combination. My Lemon Raspberry Tiramisù […]
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When you grow up in sour cherry country, you develop a very expensive problem, and this Dying for Summer Apple or Pear and Cherry Almond Crisp is a great solution. Your problem? You need sour cherries. Too bad they’re really difficult to get outside of cherry country. And outside of cherry season. And definitely really […]
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