Tag: fruit

Soft Pumpkin Cookies

Soft Pumpkin Cookies

Soft pumpkin cookies with brown sugar icing are a cakey favorite for fall, with pecans and a cooked brown sugar icing that tops them perfectly.

Spiced Plum Crumble

Spiced Plum Crumble

Spiced plum crumble utilizes the best fresh plums spiced with chai spices, and covered with a crispy crumble topping and served with molasses ice cream.

Raspberry Pie

Raspberry Pie

It’s summertime, summertime, and that means that most of us are looking at our gardens, ripe with bounty and possibilities, and wondering what to do with what nature and our own blood and sweat has reaped (not I, for the record. My thumb is as black a coal). Salads and snacks are the obvious, but some of us go a step further and turn the seasons’ fruit into decadent desserts beloved by all.  While a fruit dessert is rarely my first choice, I will concede that it’s a valid one (my friends everywhere have just fallen over in disbelief). My mom makes this raspberry pie, beloved by all and a staple on her gathering table. I would be amiss if I did not share it, so here it is.

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Earl Grey Blueberry Muffins

Earl Grey Blueberry Muffins

Butter is infused with earl grey tea and married with the best of a coffee cake delicious earl grey blueberry cake muffins.

Pear and Blue Cheese Ice Cream

Pear and Blue Cheese Ice Cream

Roasted pears and honeyed walnuts complement this homemade creamy blue cheese ice cream recipe for a sweet and smooth treat.

Prune and Apple Stuffed Chicken

Prune and Apple Stuffed Chicken

I mentioned earlier this week that I’ve been digging into the archives to freshen up some good and tasty recipes that looked anything but good and tasty when I first started out; before I knew what food styling was (or why and how very necessary it is); before I knew how to properly write a recipe; before I knew how to take a proper picture. Prune and Apple Stuffed Chicken Thighs, you’re up first. New photos, new name, new recipe!

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Plum Pudding

Plum Pudding

Traditional Irish plum pudding, perfect for the holidays full of fruits and spices and served with a sweet brandy sauce sure to be welcome at any holiday table.

Pumpkin Strudel

Pumpkin Strudel

Pumpkin Strudel is a fun alternative to traditional pumpkin pie – a spiced filling wrapped in flaky pastry will certainly mix up Thanksgiving!

Apple Walnut Babka Muffins

Apple Walnut Babka Muffins

I’ve jumped hard on the bandwagon of The Great British Baking Show, and it’s because of this that I give you these apple walnut babka muffins (with maple!).

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Peach Upside Down Bread Pudding

Peach Upside Down Bread Pudding

Peach Upside Down Bread pudding is the marriage of two delicious desserts- bread pudding and peach upside down cake for a farewell to summer and hello to fall.