I’ve been on a quest. For years. My husband’s dream pie is blueberry. For ages he’s been asking me for blueberry pie. And I’ve found it particularly difficult to get just right. Too runny. Too gelatinous. Not enough berries. Soggy crust. Frustrating. So I’ve tweaked and I’ve tweaked some more and, finally…I think I got [...]
Posts Tagged ‘berries’
Birthday Pie…of the blueberry variety
Posted in Dessert, Pie, Recipe, tagged berries, birthday pie, blueberries, blueberry pie, Dessert, pate brisee, Pie, pie crust on October 27, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Mixed Berry Pie
Posted in Dessert, Pie, Recipe, tagged berries, berry pie, blueberries, crust, Pie, pie filling, raspberries, tapioca on June 7, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Few things say “summer” like berry pies. My husband is a little obsessed with them. And I have yet to conquer them. I’ve made several attempts at different kinds of berry pies – his true pie fantasy involves blueberries and a double crust and vanilla bean ice cream…but I digress. Flavor is no problem. Every [...]
Rainy Day
Posted in Dessert, Ideas for Your Table, Kid Time, Recipe, tagged berries, cupcakes, lemon on October 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I don’t make everything from scratch – far from it. And sometimes the time spent in the kitchen is really about the time spent…and not about what comes out of the oven. Like these: We have a very, very fussy eleven-week-old in our house. He pretty much cries for the better part of every day. [...]
Two Pies
Posted in Dessert, Ground Meat, Noodles, Pie, Quickie, Recipe, tagged berries, buttermilk, Pie, spaghetti on October 12, 2009 | 8 Comments »
There are a handful of recipes I consider my “default” recipes. When I don’t have time to cook or, on the rare occasion I don’t feel like cooking, I turn to a few super easy standby recipes…things like tacos and spaghetti and grilled chicken. Last week I reached for the spaghetti ingredients on just such [...]
Blueberry Tartlets
Posted in Dessert, Recipe, tagged berries, Dessert, tart on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s still summer. I’m still pregnant (but really, any minute now!) And I’m supposed to “rest and stay inside.” Which is easy to say and hard to do with a very active three-year-old who likes to go, go, go. So I find myself in the kitchen with him a lot to keep us both from [...]
Summer!
Posted in Dessert, Recipe, tagged berries, biscuits, Dessert, trifle on June 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Soooooo, at long last, the test is behind me and the lazy days of summer are in front. Also, hot. The days are very hot. I’ve got lots to post – the completed Power Cooking stuff, an update on relishrelish.com and their menu planning service, as well as other recipes and Table-related goodies…but first, BERRIES. [...]
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