Apple Upside Down Cake! Warm caramelized apples with a hint of rum (optional), baked on a soft cinnamon buttermilk cake. Yummm. Why this is THE BEST Apple Upside Down Cake This cake starts with a caramel topping made from brown sugar, vanilla bean, optional rum, cinnamon and butter. It’s really not possible for something that …
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Habanero Brownies are rich with chocolate and butter and spiced with a whole habanero pepper. The ganache on top makes these fudgy brownies even better! This recipe was inspired by a bottle of wine I bought while on a wine tasting tour in New Mexico. We’d had a great day and tasted some nice wines, …
This savory Tomato Cobbler was conceived by treating the tomato like the fruit that it is. Cobbler is not just for dessert. Much more forgiving than a pie or tart that requires a rolled dough, a cobbler is one of the simplest fruit desserts to bake. What could be easier than piling fruit and sugar …
This Peach Crumb Pie is the perfect marriage of gorgeous tree ripened peaches with almond and brown sugar crumb topping. I’ve talked about my love of all things pie, and I’ve talked about my fruit obsession. Though I love all fruit and try not to play favorites, there is something very special about a tree-ripened …
This Plum Galette is beautiful in it’s simplicity. It’s like the “little black dress” of tarts. The delicate walnut pastry makes this a crave-worthy treat. This recipe was inspired by a perfect little gem of a tart I enjoyed on my very first trip to Paris. That tart was nothing more than a slender wedge …
Warm Chocolate Almond Cake is the perfect pairing for Cabernet Ice Wine. Continuing my “After Dinner” wine-pairing series…The third and final course in my dessert and wine menu was the most fun for me to create. The wine for this course was the Legends Estates Cabernet Ice Wine from the Niagara Peninsula in Canada. As with the …
Classic creme brulee should be creamy and silky with a glass thin coating of caramelized sugar. Creme brulee is one of those recipes that is so simple with such a short ingredient list that it seems like it would be fool proof. As is often true, sometimes the simplest recipes are hard to get just …
This is the perfect White Sandwich Bread. This soft white bread has milk and butter in the recipe. It’s the perfect loaf for your next BLT or PB&J. To celebrate the sandwich I’m offering a recipe for quintessential sliced white sandwich bread. Though I often prefer a whole wheat or rye bread for the flavor …
This Blueberry Cheesecake Tart gets an extra special flavor and crunch from the cornmeal crust and richness from the creamy cheesecake filling. This is the perfect summer dessert! We can never have too many blueberries recipes, can we? I just love the combination of blueberries and corn. They’re both at their best at the height …
Heirloom Tomato Pie!. Layers of vine ripened tomatoes, fresh herbs and goat cheese are baked in a flakey crust. This is summer on a plate. Serve a slice with a glass of cold rosé wine and you’ll be a happy camper. In our neighborhood “tomato pie” usually refers to a thick bread-y crust baked with …