I think the most forgiving of desserts is pie. You could really screw it up and put it on a plate and it would probably still taste like pie. Pie has always been my vice. Especially jammy pies filled with berries or lemon curd. Though I love a good crisp or crumble, it’s clearly lacking a pie crust. So I combined the two to make the most perfectly jammy Strawberry Crumble Pie.
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Here is why pie is better than cake. Butter. Layers of flaky buttery crust filled with roasted fruit. Each ingredient gets a little moment when it comes to pie. And even better is the unfussy stone fruit galette, a simple rustic pie on a baking sheet. This is by far the flakiest pie crust I have ever made. Hands down. And it may seem odd to make a peach galette in the middle of winter, but I am getting very tired of incessant rain and I needed a little sunshine in my kitchen this week.
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There is nothing better on a rainy Sunday than this Quiche Lorraine. The crust is extra crispy, and the delicious cheesy bacon custard is perfect for a weekend with a little extra time on your hands. What is it about Sundays that feels so magical? It’s pajamas all day and baking something I normally don’t get around to. It’s watching documentaries on TV and reading a good book. Sundays are the in-between.
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My siblings are the only people who have seen me start to finish and understand all my stranger qualities. Like why I repeat stories constantly (my sister does it, too). And they share my same favorite snack–tortilla chips with shredded cheese on them. So when I went to visit my sister this weekend, we baked our favorite pie. A double crust apple pie. We had big plans to pick apples at an orchard, but we ended up just buying apples at the store. Easy is good, too.
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This is where my blog peaks, and no other recipe will live in infamy like this miso butter and mushroom orecchiette. Which I have misspelled and spelled again fifteen times since writing this post. ORECCHIETTE. Why so many letters? I’m here to tell you that this pasta is an umami bomb. The savory miso butter…
Sam once told me he didn’t like carrots, which I took as a challenge to craft the most delicious carrot recipe that even the most dedicated carrot-hater couldn’t hate. I used to hate a lot of vegetables until I found out that everything is good roasted. Everything. Even a brussels sprout. I made this amazing…
Hi Friends! Every year I fall in love with autumn all over again, and I’m reminded why. I took a step outside and watched the rain fall on a big oak tree in our backyard while all the yellowed leaves fell to the ground. It smelled like dirt and leaves and those scented crayons that…