1 recipe for double crust - I use Ina Garten's 2 pints blueberries 5 ripe and fragrant peaches, peeled, remove pit and sliced into 8 slices each 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 cup all purpose flour zest of one lemon juice of 1/2 lemon 2 tblsp butter Preheat oven to 400F. Prepare pie crust as directed. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Roll out and place bottom crust in pie plate. In a large bowl, combine blueberries and … [Read more...]
I Beg to Differ; Getting Ready for 4th!!!!!
Now that's a Hydrangea! This plant is taller than me - 5', and is at least as wide. I have two, side by side that are just gorgeous - just wish it would cool off a little - these are in full sun and so the flowers tire earlier in the season than they could. Last Wednesday's NYT featured a beautiful presentation about Melissa Clark's Rose-Scented Tart. I have to say, I loved this recipe and while I was in the City at the New York Cake Co. … [Read more...]
Raspberry-Cherry Pie, Mom and Ina
This recipe gives me occasion to rave about two of my very favorite cooks and bakers of all time - my Mom and Ina Garten. I could, and will go on about the influence of my Mom on my life in the kitchen as this blog continues, but suffice it to say she ignited my passion for cooking and baking when I was very young. My earliest memories of baking with her involve making copious dozens of cookies at Christmas-time in her small kitchen. The … [Read more...]