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Category Archives: Rustic Fruit Desserts
Valentine’s Day Treat: How to make a phenomenal savory tart or sweet galette
I have been meaning to share a fantastic tart/crust/pastry technique with you for a long while, but due to problems with the new camera that we inherited, have not gotten around to actually photographing it. This would make a great … Continue reading
Posted in Chard, Dinner, Lunch, Rustic Fruit Desserts, Savory Tarts, Whole Grains
Tagged best galette dough, best technique for tart dough, Couve Tronchuda recipe, creme fraiche homemade how to use, Savory Swiss Chard Tart, Sunchoke Chard Recipe, Sunchoke recipe, technique for tart crust, Valentine Day Galette
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Vanilla Pear-Apple Compote
If you are enamored with the taste of real vanilla bean then it is certain that when you are done scraping the vanilla bean seeds to steep into cream for your creme brûlée or gelato or folding them into your … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, Jams & Preserves, Jams and Preserves, Pears, Rustic Fruit Desserts, Vegan
Tagged easy pear dessert, pear apple compote, vanilla bean apple pear sauce, vanilla bean pear apple compote, vanilla bean pear preserves, what to cook with vanilla pod, what to do with leftover vanilla bean
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Quince and Apple Frangipane Tart
Rosy-pink Spanish membrillo with an aged cheese plate is delightful. Yet, I had never cooked a quince myself until this last week. As the seasons begin to hint at a change here in the Bay Area, the leaves turning orange, … Continue reading
Borlotti Bean Corn Salad and a Pluot-Almond Cake
Even a decade ago, the year I studied in the city of Bologna, Italy, I fanatically sought out unknown fruits and vegetables. For a nineteen-year old Americana, porcini mushrooms and white truffles were a sight to see in the fall. … Continue reading
Posted in Almonds, Cakes, Nuts, Rustic Fruit Desserts, Vegan, Whole Grains
Tagged basil borlotti corn tomato recipe, borlotti bean salad, corn and borlotti bean salad, pluot almond cake, pluot cake, tongue of fire bean salad, whole wheat almond cake, whole wheat pluot almond cake, whole wheat pluot cake
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Cherry Galette
Alright, I lied a few posts ago when I declared that the cherry granita was the last cherry recipe I would post during this year’s cherry season. I still have a couple of pounds of cherries left and I craved … Continue reading
The Outdoor Market in Ivrea, Italy and an Apricot-Nectarine Cobbler with Two Kinds of Cherries
Do you remember your first farmer’s market trip? I may be a bit green to recall the resurgence of outdoor markets, greenmarkets, and farmer’s markets in the past couple decades, but I can profess that farmer’s markets have been one … Continue reading
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