pie and pastry

Time to shed my city clothes. For the next few months, my kitchen whites and clogs will be replaced with overhauls and…

I read somewhere that sugar pie or tarte au sucre is as old as Canada. It stands to reason that after a…

Are you one of those people who throws fruit in the garbage when it starts to over ripen? You know; bruises easily,…

APPLE TARTE TATIN should be easier than pie… Whenever I neglect to pay attention to the details of someone else’s recipe, I…

When the girls were little one of their favourite Disney movies was the Lion King. Lessons learned from that movie became mantras…

Our icy, cold winter has produced unbelievably luscious raspberries so I’m baking RASPBERRY HAND PIES! For whatever reason, I’m fixated on hand pies. I know, so…

I’ve lusted after tarte tatin since I began cooking. Given that commercial puff pastry has been available at the super market for…

Every year as farm stands display their first crop of local strawberries, I’m catapulted back in time. The girls were seven years…

Coconut cream pie for Easter is Ralph’s favorite. The only positive thing about not having the twins here for Easter dinner is…

I’m on a bit of a roll with the kitchen bloopers.  Ralph and I spent the weekend up at the farm. He wanted…