Back at Baking!

This summer I took unintentional hiatus both from baking and blogging. However with fall weather in the air (a crisp 40 degrees this morning with wind), I suddenly have started baking again. On the menu in my house is this fabulous cobbler with plums, peaches and apricots. I tend to use the same pastry recipeContinue reading “Back at Baking!”

Sunday Morning Easy

Sunday mornings are special days in my house with a big brunch. We traditionally make a Turkish breakfast with boiled eggs, feta cheese, crusty bread, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, and what ever else I can pull together. This morning I tried two new recipes for a mixed fruit cobbler and sour dough waffles. The cobbler recipeContinue reading “Sunday Morning Easy”

Swanski’s PI Pie

I blog a lot about my favorite local bakery! This morning they posted photos of their PI day mixed berry pie. Of course, I’m a sucker for pie and need very little reason to not indulge. This weekend I’m planning to make a pumpkin pie for PI day as well as some tiny empandas (handContinue reading “Swanski’s PI Pie”

Ski Championship Pie

Ski championships happened this past weekend from my daughter. There was a huge potluck amongst all of the teams. I made two pies with a Pear and Raspberry filling. I decorated the top with snowflakes on top and the word “ski”! I used Ken Haedrich’s Recipe for both the filling and the crust from hisContinue reading “Ski Championship Pie”

Housewarming Gift

My friends moved houses across town. I wanted to make them something special. When I found large cookie cutters set with both a house and a holiday tree, I envisioned this pie. This pie consists of peaches and mulberries that I froze this summer. I made this using my typical mixed fruit pie recipe. PeachContinue reading “Housewarming Gift”

My Rushed Buckwheat Galette

Someone once told me that pie cannot be rushed. You need to stop to pay attention to each level of production, and it is amazing when you are done. But I rushed this galette. It has apple, pear, blueberry, and mulberries in the filling. During baking, the wall slumped because I didn’t chill it enough.Continue reading “My Rushed Buckwheat Galette”