Happy Thanksgiving! Pumpkin pie has always been my favorite Thanksgiving dessert, ever since I was a little kid. As I was making this the other day I was reminded how quickly pumpkin pie can be put together. The dough takes about 2 minutes to make and 20 to chill. In that amount of time youContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving! One Last Bite, Homemade Pumpkin Pie for Thanksgiving”
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Since it’s Apple Season – Homemade Apple Pie
I looked back among all of my posts and discovered I’ve never posted about making an apple pie. I’m not surprised as there are probably a million apple pie recipes out there, so why add another one? I’ll tell you why. Firstly, because I made one for Sunday Dinner this week; secondly and more importantlyContinue reading “Since it’s Apple Season – Homemade Apple Pie”
Summer Squash Quiche
Summer Squash Quiche Zucchini and yellow squash are flooding the summer markets so here’s another good light, summery dish to bake for a brunch or dinner. Making a quiche is much easier than you think. It’s really a savory tart but with a bit more custard which makes it good enough for an appetizer orContinue reading “Summer Squash Quiche”
Homemade Peach Pie
You can tell we’re really getting into summer by the types of fresh fruits and vegetables now filling the produce aisles in abundance. Cherries, green beans, and the newcomer of the past couple weeks, peaches. Time to make one of my favorite summertime desserts: Peach Pie! I’ve been discovering many people are secret peach pieContinue reading “Homemade Peach Pie”
Awesome Summer Dessert – Strawberry Rhubarb Pie!
A little more than a week ago Artizone, an online artisanal food shopping and delivery service here in Chicago (and Dallas) hosted a quiz on Twitter where you could win a small bag of food from them, sourced from local shops like Gepperth’s Meat Market and Green Grocer Chicago. It wasn’t a very difficult quizContinue reading “Awesome Summer Dessert – Strawberry Rhubarb Pie!”
Mixed Berry Custard Tart – Simple Ratios
On Mother’s Day we went over to our friends Erik and Jen’s for some grilling. It was a beautiful, sunny day in Chicago and we offered to bring some dessert. No idea why since I’m not much of a baker. Well not much of cake baker at least. If I had to rank my dessertContinue reading “Mixed Berry Custard Tart – Simple Ratios”
