This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Apple galette was the perfect dessert to welcome the first of the truly autumnal weather. Galettes are the gateway to pastry (or at least they were for me!) – they’re meant to look rustic and imperfect so if you’re not a pastry pro or … Read more
Today would have been my mum’s 82nd birthday. Sadly, this is the first birthday she’s not with us to celebrate and I’d be lying if I said it isn’t a hard day for us all. Mum was the baker, the cook in the family and she relished this role. It wasn’t a chore to cook … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Fig and Goat Cheese Tart sounded fabulous to me – and a couple of weeks ago, we had plenty of figs available in our produce stores… Fast forward to this past weekend when I could not find any so I went with one of … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Caramel Crunch-Chocolate Chunklet Cookies are a mouthful to say but were something I was keen to make as they sounded easy and unusual and delicious. Basically a chocolate chip shortbread in a slice and bake recipe (you roll the dough into a log, freeze … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Alsatian-Style Blueberry Tart is a relatively simple dessert that is SO good – homemade pastry really does make a huge difference here. This tart has a sweet shortcrust pastry that’s partially baked, then filled with blueberries on a base of ground almonds (to absorb … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Parfait-Layered Vacherin sounds fancy but honestly it couldn’t be easier to make. Case in point – I made this in my tiny kitchen in France on a very hot day with a less-than-ideal-freezer for this type of thing and it still turned out ok! … Read more