My life in London always feels like a series of weekend travels interrupted by weekdays of work, but the past few months have been a whirlwind even for me. In a mere four weeks, for instance, I spent days peering out the top of a Land Cruiser at zebras and elephants and lions, days climbing [...]
Archive for the ‘Pies and Tarts’ Category
There and Back Again
Posted in Dessert, Pies and Tarts, tagged apple, maple syrup, tart on April 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A Gourmet Meal
Posted in Breads, Dessert, dinner, Ice Cream, Pies and Tarts, Sides, tagged appetizer, brown butter, cranberry sauce, Dessert, friends, gougeres, gravy, mashed potatoes, nutmeg ice cream, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes, thanksgiving, turkey on December 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When you’ve exhausted all other options in the celebrating-Thanksgiving-out-of-the-country department (eating out, providing dessert, detailing instructions, offering assistance, going to work dressed like a pilgrim, etc.), you are sometimes forced to take matters into your own hands. And so it was this Thanksgiving, my third in London, when I finally caved and admitted defeat: there [...]
A Sweet Tart for a Sweet Heart
Posted in Dessert, Pies and Tarts on September 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Imagine my surprise when I trudged down to the Royal Mail delivery office on Saturday morning to pick up a mysterious package I presumed to be yet another batch of Twizzlers from my mom or Jacques Torres disks from FDW, only to discover this, which I had been lusting after for ages. To be clear: I love [...]
Tuesdays with Dorie: Creamiest Lime Cream Meringue Pie
Posted in Dessert, Ice Cream, Pies and Tarts, Tuesdays with Dorie, tagged Ice Cream, pie, Tuesdays with Dorie on August 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Linda of Tender Crumb made the excellent choice of Dorie’s Creamiest Lime Cream Meringue Pie for this week’s episode of Tuesdays with Dorie and my sweet tooth and love of any recipe featuring curd thank her. I couldn’t imagine a more perfect dessert to accompany a barbecue in the Fields. This pie was perfectly tart, [...]
