Caramelized Pear Quiche

This was an unexpected hit, and a different enough recipe from my standard quiche to write down on its own. It doesn’t sound like it would work, but is freaking delicious. Ingredients (I included actual measurements, but this is really a toss-it-all-together recipe, a bit more or less of anything won’t hurt, adjust to yourContinue reading “Caramelized Pear Quiche”

Gingerbread

Note: This is construction gingerbread. If you want soft cookies or cake, this is not it. If you want to build the gingerbread design of your dreams, this is the absolute best version for it, in my opinion. This makes about three decent-size houses, approximately 8″ x 10″. The pattern I use is attached atContinue reading “Gingerbread”

Margarita Cupcakes

By popular demand! Perfect for something GREEN! A quick note: this recipe really works best as a margarita, i.e. with the tequila – the cupcakes are quite tart alone, so if you are looking for a general lime cupcake, up the sugar content/lower the limes and don’t bake quite as long to leave them moist.Continue reading “Margarita Cupcakes”

Sourdough Sweet Stuffed Pastries

This is the recipe I use to make cinnamon rolls, chelsea buns, stuffed breads, pastries…basically anything pastry-like. It makes a square pan of large buns or a large braided loaf or a dozen or so pastries…use your imagination! Warm in saucepan until melted/just steaming: 160 g. whole milk 2 T./30 g. butter In bowl stirContinue reading “Sourdough Sweet Stuffed Pastries”

Banana/Pumpkin Bread

(Why this picture of my grandparents? One of those layers is this recipe! Really! My grandfather LOVES bananas, chocolate, and peanut butter, preferably combined. For their combined 80th Birthday/59th Anniversary extravaganza a few years ago…yes, those three things all fall on the same day…I recreated their original wedding cake, seen in the picture, with theirContinue reading “Banana/Pumpkin Bread”

Bourbon Apple Cake Normande

Recipe from when I felt like Tarte Normande but didn’t want to make pastry crust. There are two optional toppings at the bottom, Vanilla Custard Sauce and Salted Caramel. This is an easy recipe – it can be made with mostly ingredients from your pantry, doesn’t need anything more complicated than a few bowls, aContinue reading “Bourbon Apple Cake Normande”