What do you do with left over Pastry Cream?- Make a Torta Della Nonna of course!

by Gabi // 2007/11/04

As I completed my last Daring Baker’s Challenge I found I had an abundance of Pastry Cream on hand. What to do? (In truth I think left-over pastry cream is an oxymoron because, well- can a treasure like pastry cream... Continue reading →

Can she bake a cherry pie? Sure she can.

by Gabi // 2007/10/18

Rick and I went to the farmer’s market last Saturday and came home with some local (but frozen) pitted tart pie cherries- 4lbs to be exact. I had a desire to make a cherry pie and I love our local... Continue reading →

A tart for Love, Life, Death and Pollination – Starring Honey, Almonds and Figs.

by Gabi // 2007/09/24

When I read “Under the Tuscan Sun” by Frances Mayes, one of the things that stayed with me was a description of how a fig is pollinated. A tiny little male wasp is so drawn to the charms of a... Continue reading →

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What do you do with left over Pastry Cream?- Make a Torta Della Nonna of course!

Can she bake a cherry pie? Sure she can.

A tart for Love, Life, Death and Pollination – Starring Honey, Almonds and Figs.