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Tag Archives: custard
Layered Naan Bread Pudding with Cardamom Caramel Sauce
I can gleefully spend all day baking, but I’m an incredibly lazy cook. In my kitchen, savories don’t get much more fancy than fried rice, huevos rancheros, or spaghetti and salad. It doesn’t help that there’s an array of fantastic … Continue reading
Posted in Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
Tagged baking, bread pudding, breakfast, cardamom, cinnamon, custard, dessert, indian food, naan, naan bread, overnight dessert, recipe, sweets, tandoor, tandoori
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Introducing Cranberry Curd: Lemon Curd’s Comely Cousin
When the holiday season arrived this year, beautiful cranberries began calling to me with their signature tartness and never-ending dessert potential. Over time, I’ve added dried cranberries to dozens of recipes, and I’ve even used leftover Thanksgiving cranberry sauce to … Continue reading
Posted in Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
Tagged baking, condiment, cranberries, cranberry, custard, dessert, fresh cranberry recipe, lemon curd, recipe
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Egg Nog Cream Pie with Gingersnap Crust
Oooh, egg nog. I’m ever smitten by its festive flavor and creamy decadence. I wait all year for it to come back to me in the form of frozen yogurt, steaming lattes, and even cake. I love the way it … Continue reading
Posted in Baking with Booze, Pies, Tarts, Tortes & Cheesecakes, Sweets
Tagged baking, christmas, cream pie, creamy, custard, december, dessert, egg nog, food, gingersnap crust, gingersnaps, holiday, holidays, ice box pie, icebox pie, no-bake, nutmeg, pie, pudding, recipe, rum, spiced rum, thanksgiving
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Three Lemons: A Pie In Reverse (Crisp Meringue Crust Filled With Lemon Custard)
A little over a year ago, my husband gave me a potted lemon tree for my birthday. He’d long known how much I’d loved lemons. (He’d also seen how jealous I’d been of our neighbors, whose prolific trees I’d pass … Continue reading
Posted in Pies, Tarts, Tortes & Cheesecakes, Traditional with a Twist
Tagged baking, citrus, cream pie, custard, dessert, desserts, egg white, gluten-free, lemon, lemon curd, meringue, pie, sweets, upside-down
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Tea and Sympathy: The Cake
Before I heard that Tea and Sympathy was a play, a restaurant or a song, I only knew it as a soothing cocktail: hot tea with a splash of Grand Marnier. A warm mug of tea is my go-to drink … Continue reading
Posted in Baking with Tea & Coffee, Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets
Tagged baking, baking with booze, bavarian cream, boozey, citrus, cocktail, cocktails, custard, dessert, earl gray, earl grey, Grand Marnier, highwire coffee roasters, honey, liqueur, Market Hall, Market Hall Foods, orange, orange zest, recipe, sweets, sympathy, tea, whipped cream
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A Low Key Lime Pie
Winter citrus lures me in. Vibrant in the midst of gray-sky days, these seasonal fruits burst with a sense of refreshment that simply feels needed. Sitting in my office the other day, an acquaintance stopped at my door and caught … Continue reading
Posted in Pies, Tarts, Tortes & Cheesecakes, Sweets
Tagged 3-day weekend, baking, citrus, crust, custard, dessert, dessert recipe, desserts, gingersnap, gingersnaps, gluten-free, graham cracker, graham crackers, key lime pie, laid back, lime, limes, pie, pie recipe, presidents day, recipe, recipes, relaxed, sweetened condensed milk, whipped cream, winter fruit
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