All posts filed under: Sweet

A Meyer Lemon Mess

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Dessert / Sweet / Tart

A few things I look for in a perfectly balanced lemon tart: a thick and chewy buttery crust, a super strong tart citrus center (not much sugar added at all), and something creamy laying over the surface of it all, as a 1:1 ratio of citrus to cream. It’s this series of layers that’s just insanely tempting, once one scoop is scraped from the plate, there can’t not be a third or fourth and fifth. I […]

Browned Butter Pear and Chocolate Chip Brownie Cups

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Chocolate / Dessert / Sweet

Browned Butter, Pear, and Chocolate Chip Brownie Cups Makes 1 dozen 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup almond flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 8 tb butter, melted, browned 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 tb maple syrup 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups pear puree 4 tb cocoa powder 1/2 cup chocolate chips Pre-heat the oven to 350° Line a baking sheet with cupcake liners […]

Whole Wheat Bartlett Pear, Almond and Honey Lemon Cakes

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Dessert / Fall / Fruit / Sweet

  Hello again. I’m wishing you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This year, our day was filled with all the moments I look for over the Thanksgiving holiday and I just feel so lucky to know it.     Loving family and company, relaxed laughter, beautiful smells, a lit fireplace, and some great food and wine sums it up. And I am so thankful to have my family, this tiny family unit of mine. This […]

Mango Pies, Sabayon, and Fresh Figs.

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Dessert / Fruit / Pie / Sweet / Tart

Mango-Sabayon Cream Tart // Makes enough for two 8′-10′ tarts 1 Basic Sweet Tart Crust Recipe 1 Sabayon Cream Recipe 5-6 large organic mangoes, (organic mangoes are most likely creamier and less fibrous) peeled, cut along sides of pit, and sliced Fresh berries, figs, mint leaves, or edible flowers Basic Sweet Tart Crust Slightly adapted from Mark Bittman // Makes enough for two 8′-10′ tarts 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling 1 […]