Posted by: Dawn on: February 12, 2013
So, now that you have a whole bunch of delicious roasted pineapple, what do you do with it? Yes, you could just eat it and, in all honesty, that’s totally the tactic I would have taken had I not seen this. However, if something is good by itself, it’s almost always better if you put [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: October 21, 2012
These guys have the honor of being the first treats made from The Book in the new house. And they were a fantastic way to break in the kitchen – I used the stove to make pastry cream, I rolled out dough, I used the blender to make the other pastry cream, I baked them [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: September 5, 2012
Once again, the original recipe called for passionfruit which, despite my concerted efforts, I simply could not find. I even tried to see if I could buy passionfruit puree online, but the smallest amount I could get was a kilogram, which was about 10 times more than I actually needed. So I did the next [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: June 17, 2012
I’m not going to lie: I’m developing quite an addiction to making little individual tartlets. I’m really not sure if I’ll ever have a need to make a full size tart again, quite honestly. These are so cute! And individual! And as I did here, can easily have the fillings adjusted to fit your crowd’s [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: June 10, 2012
After years of not really getting it, I’m starting to understand the beauty in a well-made simple custard. It’s creamy without being too heavy. It’s rich without being overwhelming. It’s lightly flavored without being bland. It really is just about the perfect dessert to pair with a cup of good coffee or strong tea, or [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: April 15, 2012
Remember back in the fall, when I made the apple turnovers? And I went to just about every grocery store in the area looking for Jonagold apples only to come up empty and wind up settling for Golden Delicious? And then the next day I was in the one store I didn’t check and found a [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: October 30, 2011
I’m not going to lie: before this week, I had no idea what a clafoutis was. I knew it was some sort of dessert that involved fruit, but I had absolutely no clue that said fruit was traditionally cherries. Now I know that a clafoutis is not just a dessert involving cherries, but it’s a [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: September 11, 2011
The basic idea behind this tart was simple enough: a chocolate shortbread crust containing a chocolate cake layer, topped with chocolate ganache and chocolate shavings. Sounds delicious, right? It wasn’t until I put together my shopping list that I realized just how much this recipe was not messing around. This doesn’t just have a lot [...]