Blueberry Lime Fromage Blanc Tart
Ahhh, fresh blueberries! One of the best parts of spring is the arrival in the markets of fresh, plump berries. I always get the itch to make a tart or pie with fresh berries at this time of year, and while shopping I also sampled some excellent fromage blanc. I decided instantly that they would be perfect in a dessert together. This tart is the perfect blend of mouthwatering tang from the cheese, bright citrus flavor from the lime,...
Peanut Butter Cream Pie with Chocolate Whipped Cream
I am a sucker for peanut butter desserts. I love peanut butter cookies, peanut butter fudge, hot peanut butter poured over ice cream, spicy peanut sauce … you name a culinary application for peanut butter and I most likely love it. So, it should come as no great surprise that, while I found myself whisking a chocolate filling for a chocolate cream pie, I decided to see how I could incorporate peanut butter into a cream pie. A...
Black and White Cream Pie
Ready for some new shenanigans? How about we start with pie? When I first started cooking I used to make something called “Oreo Pie”. It was made with an Oreo crust, chocolate and vanilla instant pudding, and whipped topping. It was easy, it tasted pretty good, and when sliced it looked fairly impressive. That pie was my beginner attempt at recipe creation and it was always popular. Now, many years later, I make...
Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie
Growing up we would go to Houston for Thanksgiving and spend it with my mom’s family. We would always have Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt Ruby’s house, because she had the largest dining room, and the food was always spectacular. Of course, as a child all I was only interested in stuffing, rolls, macaroni and cheese, and pie. Yes, I have always been a carb addict! My Aunt Ruby’s pecan pie is the stuff of family...
Bruléed Apple Tart
Inspiration comes from a lot of places. Sometimes it is a basket of fresh fruit, sometimes it is a picture, and sometimes it is a television show. Last week, while watching Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word, inspiration struck in the form of an apple tart. Gordon baked sliced apples on a round of puff pastry, then when it was finished he bruléed sugar on the top and it looked divine! I decided to try something similar. I started...
Cherry Cheese Tart
I love fresh cherries, and at this time of year they are plump and sweet. When the cherries hit the produce section I grab them up for cherry pies, cherry sauce, and for eating ice cold on a hot day. However, I must warn you, cooking with fresh cherries in season will spoil you for any other kind of cherry. Even the frozen kind, picked and preserved at their peak, pale in comparison to fresh. I also love cherry cheese danish...