From the category archives:

pies and tarts

Onion Tart

July 29, 2008

I have less than no time to write this post: work is suuuper crazy right now and I’ve hardly had time to cook, let alone write. But how’s this for a teaser: it’s taking me longer to write this post than it did to make the onion tart I’m sharing with you. Really. As long [...]

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Whole Wheat Leek and Onion Tart

March 20, 2008

File this under “unexpectedly delicious.” When I developed the recipe for this tart, I purposefully avoided making the center quiche-like. I wanted a cheesy filling laced with caramelized leeks and onions; a quiche, eggy and milky, is a whole different thing. That said, eggs make things hold together and puff a bit in the oven, [...]

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Chocolate Coffee Mascarpone Tart

March 13, 2008

Mandy had a very big birthday a couple weeks back, and I made her this tart because every big birthday deserves a Sunday morning assault of chocolate, coffee, and mascarpone cheese. Did I hear you ask for a slice? Sorry folks, this one’s not for sharing. What this tart lacks in sweetness, it more than [...]

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Vintage Breakfast Biscuits

March 10, 2008

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that everyone loves a good buttermilk biscuit. What’s not to love? buttery rich flavor and mouthfeel, flaky texture, piping hot innards, and now I have to stop because I’m salivating. Back in Israel, D used to get super excited at the prospect of biscuits for [...]

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Vegetable Galette

January 3, 2008

Few things showcase the rustic nature of fruits and vegetables better than a galette. Essentially a freeform tart, a galette has a hand-folded crust that is folded half way into the center, leaving some of its innards exposed. A galette is by definition slightly asymmetrical, but more beautiful for its imperfection, in my opinion. I [...]

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Good ‘Ole Apple Pie

December 11, 2007

Apple Pie has been done, done, and done again. If you skim anyone’s list of cookbooks or blogs, you’ll find infinite declarations of how to make apple pie. Some claim to have the definitive recipe. Since I have never (to the best of my memory) actually made an apple pie, start to finish, from scratch, [...]

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Blueberry Tartlets and Cooking Club #2

December 3, 2007

Sunday night was another installment of “Ladies Who Cook….Sometimes.” This month, the theme was “dishes with color.” My attempt was quite the adventure — but I’ll get to that in a moment. It was all sorts of wet and ugly outside, and our first course of squash and pear soup was a perfect foil to [...]

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A Very Vegetarian Thanksgiving

November 18, 2007

Having spent 22 Thanksgivings with my family, I’ve seen my fair share of crowded dinner tables, overstuffed tummies and packed fridges. This year will be no exception. As promised, the array of dishes that my mom and I made for Thursday’s feast is so vast, turkey simply will not be missed. We planned a menu [...]