Thanks to multiple rounds of entertaining over the Thanksgiving, I only had about a cup of cranberry sauce left this time around. This was just the right quantity to allow me to write a tidy little epilogue to my American story about the melding of my Southern Hemisphere roots, my New England sojourn, and all [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pastry’
Mid-Week Baklava
Posted in Celebrations, Desserts, Uncategorized, tagged almonds, honey, pastry, pistachios on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m still writing up this week’s Sunday baking recipe, but as an appetizer, I’m putting up the baklava I made in the middle of last week.
And why did the crazy woman make baklava in the middle of the week? Because she can, darlings!
OK, truthfully, because she defrosted phyllo over the Fourth of July weekend, [...]
Birthday Apple Pie
Posted in Celebrations, Desserts, tagged apple, pastry, pie, spice on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
His lordship, like many a bearer of the Y-chromosome, is generally uninspired by sweets. He will take them happily enough should they appear before him, but he will rarely lament their absence. Cake in particular is usually his last choice from the dessert menu, which is why we celebrate his birthday every [...]
