Pies & Tarts

I originally got the idea for these cookies from the little palm-shaped French cookies called Palmiers. In my job at the British tea shop years ago I used to make dozens of Eccles Cakes, a traditional British pastry made with puff pastry circles. I’d end up with lots of trimmings from the pastry and rather than waste it I …

Old-fashioned Rhubarb Pie just might be my favorite fruit pie of all. I love the tart-sweet flavor and beautiful pink color of pure rhubarb pie filling. In my “Perfect Pie Crust” post I end the article with a paragraph about the importance of patience in baking. You’ll see here how I didn’t take my own …