A simple, fall dessert — for a stunning presentation, plate with a dollop of whipped cream or a small scoop of vanilla ice cream. These baked pears are equally good served at brunch! INGREDIENTS: 4 pears, any variety, almost ripe (peeled) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup butter 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1...Read More
Perhaps you have to grow up in the South (or at least have a very “Su’thun” grandmother from Georgia as I did) to understand the special relationship Southerners have with fried food. Although it’s considered sick and wrong (or at the very least very un-PC!) to fry food in California – I do remember how...Read More
INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 pounds plums (or pluots), sliced into eighths* 1/2 cup sugar (or less, depending on the sweetness of the pluots) 1/3 cup apricot or plum preserves 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, optional 1 homemade pie crust or 1/2 package (15-oz.) refrigerated pie crust 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 large...Read More
When Elsie Bozzo married the love of her life, Emil Rossi, they began farming orchards of walnuts, prunes, and apricots in Hollister, California that became ‘B & R Farms.’ She wondered, “What’s a girl supposed to do with all these harvests?” Although she did not have a recipe to follow, she was a great baker...Read More
INGREDIENTS: 12 fresh, ripe medium figs 1/4 cup honey 4 cups port wine pinch of salt 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 2 lemons, zested 2 oranges, zested 2 whole cloves 2 cinnamon sticks 3 star anise 8 peppercorns Honeyed Cream ½ cup heavy cream ½ cup sour cream 1 tablespoon honey Mint leaves, for garnish METHOD:...Read More
INGREDIENTS: 5 cups fresh or frozen blackberries 1/3 cup water 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 cups fat-free frozen vanilla yogurt METHOD: In a food processor, purée blackberries, water, and lemon juice. Strain the blackberry mixture, reserving juice and pulp. Discard seeds. Return puréed blackberries to the food processor;...Read More
INGREDIENTS: Butter Crust 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1 1/3 cubes butter (5 oz.), cut into small tablespoon-sized pieces Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl or food processor. Combine until the dough comes together and looks like crumbly cookie dough. Press dough into two 8 x 3-inch cake pans, bottom,...Read More
INGREDIENTS: Crust 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon almond extract 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt 1 1/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon unbleached, all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons ground unblanched almonds Butter a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom; set aside. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place sugar in a...Read More
