The vegetable patch in the backyard is the inspiration behind the vegetable ribbon tart. Other than the herbs I have on hand, most of the ingredients…
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Vermont Cheddar Gougères | Baking with Dorie
The more times I work with the choux or the cream puff dough, the more I find myself enjoying the process. We’ve made a few of…
brunch/ Claudia Roden/ foundation recipe/ Mediterranean/ Poultry/ puff pastry
Chicken and Onion “Pies” with Moroccan Flavors | Claudia Roden
I took a cooking lesson with a young Moroccan woman Laila at her home in the medina in Fez. (Laila works as a cook in a…
cheese/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Italian/ Other Breads/ puff pastry/ Side
Potato-Parm Tart | Baking with Dorie
The potato-parm tart from Baking with Dorie is charming. The slices of potato are so thin they curl up under the heat like potato chips. I…
A puff-pastry pie shell filled with spinach and feta is “approachable” and “crowd-pleasing”; “healthy” and “hearty”; “unpretentious,” with a bit of a built-in “wow.” That’s the…
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Asparagus-Lemon Quiche | Baking with Dorie
Spring 2022 is such a contrast in mood and activities as compared to that of the last two years. The changes can’t be more dramatic!…
Holiday baking starts with the fantastic apple tart we made for Thanksgiving. Who doesn’t look forward to a delightful dessert at the end of a meal?…
dessert/ enriched dough/ Other Sweets/ pastry/ puff pastry/ Yeast bread
Kouign-amann | Dessert Person
Once you’ve mastered the croissant dough, kouign-amann, a pastry from Brittany, is within reach for those who want big challenges. Or perhaps, it’s another excuse to…
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Whole Wheat Croissant | Breakthrough Baking
The whole wheat croissants are the culminations of many years of baking and experimentations. Finally, we get something satisfactory we can present on this blog after…
You can repeat some recipes repeatedly, but never quite get to the promised land. Julia Child’s tarte tatin is one of them. When I revisit the…
enriched dough/ Fruit/ puff pastry/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Peach, Rosemary and Lime Galette | Ottolenghi
If you still have peaches in the fridge past their prime, consider making a peach, rosemary and lime galette. A vegetable or fruit galette is my…
This is a savory version of the popular French fruit and frangipane tart. I wouldn’t have thought about the combination of tomato, almond paste and puff…
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Leek and Onion Quiche | Ottolenghi’s Plenty More
Quiche is popular with take-out menus. My favorite recipe of all times is the membrillo and stilton quiche which I posted quite some time ago. The…
The shelter-in-place order is less of an interruption of daily life than I thought. I use the unique opportunity of being home to clean out my…
The Gourmet Cookbook calls this recipe the 21-century beef wellington. What makes it 21-century, you may ask? Notably, substitute a traditional pâté de foie gras and…
Sweet and savory galettes are slowly becoming my favorite dish to make and serve when I have company. Depending on the seasons and tastes of the…
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Potato Tourte | Step-by-Step | Everyday Dorie
It’s not everyday you make a potato tourte, although the name may suggest an ordinary everyday fare. Let’s be clear, it’s not everyday I put gorgeous…
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Apricot and Thyme Galettes
The apricot season is short. When it’s in season, apricot is one of my favorite fruits for baking. However, the canned or preserved version can be…
Lighter than conventional pecan pie, no sugar added Pecan pie is such an American classic, but you seldom see it made in a puff pastry…