Without a doubt French patisserie fruit tart is among my most favorite desserts. Topped with copious amounts of fruit, I’m being healthy, right? As long as I ignore the cream filling. This dessert wows visually, but it’s not difficult to put together Three parts: shortcrust, cream filling, and fruit topping. The glaze is optional and…
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Swedish Almond Cake Topped with Toasted Almonds
I first tried Swedish almond cake topped with toasted almonds at a friend’s birthday party. Her mom, who flew in from Sweden, made this amazing dessert. When I took a bite I could not believe my taste buds. The first words out of my mouth, after swallowing of course, were: “Can I have the recipe?”…
Creamy Walnut Tartlets
Here I am with another recipe for personal food, my FAVE! Creamy walnut tartlets are sweet, crunchy, creamy. They are perfection in a nutshell, excuse the pun! These beauties are a take on a recipe I found in a French cookbook that belonged to my late father. This past summer when I went home for…
Irish Butter Cookies
You’ve heard the expression “It’s better with butter”, you can now add Irish to this old saying. Am I exaggerating? No! Irish butter cookies will prove this to you. Irish butter cookies are to die for! They will literally melt in your mouth, thanks to the magic of Kerrygold butter. No this is not a…
Mrs. Allen’s Cookies
Mrs. Allen’s cookies. No, this is not a new grocery store brand, but another installment in the Aunt Lou’s Archives series. By the way, Mrs. Allen was a real person. So, who was she? How did her cookie recipe end up in Aunt Lou’s hands. Whether she was a neighbor, the grocer’s wife, or a…
Pistachio Rosewater Cookies
Pistachios are a huge favorite of mine. I must confess , I always buy them whole because I love breaking the shell. For a long time now I had been wanting to make cookies with pistachios. I also wanted to incorporate rose water into the recipe. Yes, rosewater, an often overlooked culinary ingredient. Although hardly…
Aunt Lou’s Chocolate Drop Cookies
Aunt Lou’s Chocolate Drop Cookies is what’s on the list today! As with many of her recipes, it goes without saying that this one was a challenge as well as an exercise in guesswork. Well, for starters, there were no instructions, just a list of ingredients. Another element of guesswork: a nondescript measurement and ingredient-“1/2…
