Tag Archives: sweets

Three Lemons: A Pie In Reverse (Crisp Meringue Crust Filled With Lemon Custard)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

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 | 17 Comments

Party Cakes

Posted on October 10, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

Cake signals celebration. This is one of the most powerful reasons I enjoy baking so much. Not only does the making process feel as creative as my bygone ceramics class did; the result makes life feel decorated and, of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cakes & Cupcakes | Tagged baking, birthday, cake, chocolate, decorating, desserts, entertaining, gluten-free, lemon, parties, party, sweets | 8 Comments

Turkish Coffee Meringues

Posted on September 26, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

I’ve always thought of Turkish coffee as a special occasion sort of drink. It’s not just coffee: it’s extra robust coffee that’s often spiced, sweetened, and presented in pretty little mugs. And beneath the way it’s served is the distinctive … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking with Tea & Coffee, Cookies & Bars, Sweets | Tagged baking, candy, cardamom, coffee, cookies, cooking, dairy-free, dessert, espresso, fat-free, food, gluten-free, recipe, sandwich cookies, spice, spices, spicy, sweets, Turkish, Turkish coffee | 11 Comments

Fresh Tomato Spice Cake

Posted on September 19, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

It’s been hard not to notice the abundance of tomatoes in season lately. I’ve seen vibrant varieties of colors and shapes at farmers markets, grocery stores, and gardens of green-thumbed friends. They whisper that summer is sneaking away as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking with Veggies, Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets | Tagged autumn, baking, bounty, breakfast, dairy-free, dessert, fall, garden, harvest, heirloom tomatoes, late summer, quick bread, recipe, secret ingredient, spice, spice bread, summer, sweet, sweets, tomato, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetables, what to do with tomatoes | 21 Comments

From Cup to Cookie: Fruit, Flowers, and Rooibos

Posted on September 12, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

One of my favorite evening drinks is a hot cup of rooibos (“roy-bus”), also known as red tea or African honeybush tea. It has a soft, naturally vanilla-y flavor that reminds me a bit of my grandpa’s tobacco pipe and … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking with Tea & Coffee, Cookies & Bars, Sweets | Tagged baking, baking with tea, capetown rooibos, cookie, desserts, gluten-free, highwire coffee roasters, honey bush tea, honeybush, macaron, macarons, macaroons, mango, marcaroon, recipes, red bush tea, red tea, rooibos cookies, rooibos dessert, sandwich cookies, sweets, tea, tropical | 16 Comments

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Tag Archives: sweets

Three Lemons: A Pie In Reverse (Crisp Meringue Crust Filled With Lemon Custard)

Party Cakes

Turkish Coffee Meringues

Fresh Tomato Spice Cake

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