pie and pastry

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…

My mom makes these butter tarts, for her family, once a year. It takes us that long to recover. Imagine a perfectly…

I love those moments of clarity that smack you with the force of a fly swatter. For the past three years, I…

Ralph and I are moments away from finishing the patio area on the south side of the back shed. He’s making raspberry…