It's the eggnog time of year!!! I LOVE walking into the grocery store and seeing all the different eggnogs on display, and I knew it was time for an eggnog cheesecake tart! Creamy eggnog and cream ...
Pies and Tarts
Rustic Plum Galette
So what is a rustic plum galette? Well, it's basically a freeform tart with the flakiest & butteriest pastry filled with a fruit center (in this case, these beautiful plums were in season!). This ...
Caramel Apple Empanadas
If you want a little pouch of warm fall flavors that you can take everywhere - then you need these caramel apple empanadas. These are mini versions of my classic apple pie (basically apples + ...
Fresh Peach Cobbler
Every summer while growing up I would stay at my grandparent's farm. They had the most incredible little peach tree and this peach cobbler brought me right back to the days where we had cobbler every ...
strawberry orange poptarts
I have to admit, I am a sugarholic. I could live off of everything sweet and baked. There are only two sugary items I have never really liked - store-bought Poptarts and Circus Peanuts. I have had a ...
cardamom & vanilla pear upsidedown cake
This is my first time working with cardamom, second time making a pear upsidedown cake. My first attempt was full of pumpkin pie spice and ginger which was good, but overwhelmed the delicate pear ...
vanilla bean cream pear tart
Wednesdays are my favorite day of the work week. It’s not just because it signifies that the week is half over (hooray!) but because Denver’s Botanical Gardens at Chatfield bring a huge bounty of ...
Classic apple pie
Apple pie is one of my all time favorite desserts. The tartness of the apples, the caramel undertones, the autumn spices…perfection. This pie is perfect right out of the fridge or warm with some ...
best vegan buttermilk pie crust
There are a lot of pie crust recipes out there, but this vegan buttermilk pie crust is one tastes so rich and flaky and you don’t have to worry much about messing it up! It works amazing for just ...
