Sweet Potato Pie
5 12 2011
I was challenged over Thanksgiving to make a Sweet Potato Pie. I had only ever made a pumpkin pie before. I searched around and found this recipe which I doctored up with some more spices and it was delicious. Use your favorite pie crust recipe.
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Tags: yams
Categories : desserts
Pear and Cherry Custard Crisp
7 12 2010
I had the pleasure of making this crisp with one of my great cooking buddies over Thanksgiving. We had a ball developing this recipe. We served it with whipped cream and whipped cream cheese mixed together with a little vanilla and honey. We lovingly call that “crack”. You get the idea. We found this recipe quite interesting with the addition of a custard to the filling. It prevented the filling from being too soupy.
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Tags: cherries, pears, pecans
Categories : desserts
Plum Almond Buckle
21 09 2010
I was at a back to school get together for my son’s class and one of the Mom’s made this really great Plum Almond Buckle. A buckle is simply a butter cake that bakes up around fresh fruit. It is very similar to a Betty. I think it comes out like a nice plum coffeecake. Anyway, I asked her to send me the recipe and she did. I thought it was delicious. The recipe calls for a lot of sugar. I have substituted a smaller amount of date or coconut sugar. She used plums off of her tree so I think any nice ripe plums would do. Thank you Lori for the recipe.
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Tags: almonds, plums
Categories : breakfast, Brunch, desserts
Buttermilk Biscuits for Summer Berry Shortcake
19 06 2010
This is the recipe I used for my summer berry shortcakes. I macerated the berries in the Blackberry and Blueberry Balsamic Spiced Syrup and put them atop these biscuits. Then I topped that with mascarpone mixed with EVOO Honey Ginger Balsamic Vinegar.
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Categories : breakfast, desserts
Blackberry and Blueberry Balsamic Spiced Syrup
19 06 2010
I just returned from another successful demo at the EVOO Marketplace. I came up with a few recipes using their new Wild Blueberry Balsamic Vinegar. I macerated some mixed berries in this spiced syrup and then served it over shortcakes topped with mascarpone cheese mixed with some EVOO Honey Ginger Balsamic Vinegar. It was delicious and a great summer dessert. This would also be great on pancakes, waffles or even ice cream.
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Tags: berries
Categories : condiment, desserts
Harvest Applesauce Breakfast Bundt Cake
24 03 2010Serves 12 Easy
It is a cold, snowy morning here in Denver and I am looking for something special to make for breakfast. I remembered this recipe so I dug it out. It looks like the perfect comfort food for today. I love the smell of something baking on a snowy day. So, I am heading off to wake my kids to the smell of a fresh coffee cake in the oven and maybe some hot tea. If this is as good as I remember, I may bake it for my son’s class breakfast tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: apples
Categories : breakfast, desserts, Uncategorized
Pear Cobbler with Dried Blueberries and Cornmeal Biscuits
1 03 2010
This was the dessert we made at the cooking class. I chose it because it is a good example of a cobbler, which is just a baked fruit dessert with a batter or bisuit topping. Also, the great thing about cobbler is you can substitute almost any fruit depending on the season. Try peaches and berries in the summer, or maybe even a tropical cobbler with mango and papaya. This cobbler uses apple juice instead of sugar so it is really just sweet from the pears and blueberries. There is a little sugar added to the biscuits. The technique for making these biscuits is the same for making scones.
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Tags: berries, pears
Categories : desserts
Katherine
