When the weather cools, and the leaves start to turn, my thoughts gravitate to my basic bread pudding and the many ways to make it. When you add a decadent Hard Sauce on top, you have a treat that is heavenly. Bread pudding is very easy to make. Most often all the ingredients, plus a […]
When I was younger, Coq au Vin was a bit of a mystery. I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why anyone would cook chicken in red wine. Then I was given the opportunity to taste it, and I was hooked. All I could think was why haven’t I tried this before. With that thought, I went […]
Yum, yum, yum! I do so love this Valencia Orange Curd. It never fails. When I am working on a recipe, I always buy way more of the main ingredient than I need. When working on my Valencia Orange Marmalade I did just that, so it was a natural thought to make a delicious Valencia Orange […]
I love olives in just about any form. Because of that, it was suggested that I add this Easy Marinated Garlic Olives to my blog. This Easy Marinated Garlic Olives recipe, as it is with most of the recipes I’ve showcased, is SUPER easy. It so easy that I call it my “add, shake and you’re done” […]
Well, I have more Meyer lemons than I thought, so the next idea I had was to preserve them for another day. If you’ve never had preserved lemons, you’re in for a treat. In the mid to early 19th-century, this was a practical way of keeping a hard to acquire, highly prized citrus such as lemons […]
These Homemade Puff Pastry Shells are simple to make. They make a great make-ahead vessel that can hold so many amazing sweet or savory fillings. I know I say it quite often, but these homemade puff pastry shells truly are as simple as it gets. Now, let’s get to it. Homemade Puff Pastry Shells Ingredients: Makes 12 […]
Ok, now I’m on to another recipe in my puff pastry series, Homemade Turnovers… YUM! This recipe was an afterthought. I had some leftover dough that I needed to use or throw away. These turnovers are what I decided to make. While the puff pastry was chilling in the fridge, I came up with some filling […]
How did my Meyer lemon curd recipe come about? I was given an enormous quantity of Meyers lemons from an acquaintance who had an overabundance of lemons produced from her Meyer lemon tree in her backyard. Lucky me. My first thought was why not make a few batches of Meyer lemon curd. Meyer lemon curd is relatively […]
These addictive Palmier Cookies are yet another recipe in my puff pastry series. They couldn’t be easier to make – easy enough for any measure of cook. Palmier Cookies are referred to as palm leaves, shoe-soles, jalebi, glasses, ears or elephant ears. It’s a known French pastry in the shape of a palm leaf, butterfly, or heart. […]