Pies and Tarts

PPQ: Silken Chocolate Raspberry Tart

February 5, 2012
Chocolate Raspberry Tart

Just in time for Valentine’s Day the Super Bowl lunch. This week’s Project Pastry Queen challenge was selected by Amanda of Homekeeping Adventures: Silken Chocolate Walnut Tart. As written, it’s a rich chocolate tart with a layer of walnuts hidden inside. I eliminated the walnuts and replaced the recommended rum and a couple tablespoons of [...]

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PPQ: Southern Comfort Apple Pie

October 31, 2011
Southern Comfort Apple Pie

That right there – that’s going to be my contribution to Thanksgiving this year. If you follow any of the other Project Pastry Queen members’ blogs (and you totally should), you’ve probably read high praise about this week’s recipe: Southern Comfort Apple Pie, chosen by Sarah of 20-Something Cupcakes. I will echo the praise: this [...]

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PPQ: Hill Country Peach Cobbler

June 19, 2011
Peach Cobbler

I am super excited about this week’s selection for Project Pastry Queen: Hill Country Peach Cobbler, chosen by Josie. Peach cobbler is one my very favorite desserts, topped with a melty scoop of Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. This is one of my very favorite recipes in the entire cookbook. The browned butter adds a wonderful [...]

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Blackberry Pie Bars

May 8, 2011
Blackberry Pie Bars

This week’s Project Pastry Queen challenge is being brought to you by Josie of Pink Parsley: Blackberry Pie Bars. A moist, tangy cobbler/pie/bar dessert/snack/breakfast hybrid that requires no utensils – the perfect dessert to take to a picnic or barbecue. Or the perfect breakfast to eat on the living room floor. I love blackberries. They [...]

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Lemonade Cheesecake Tart

April 28, 2011
Lemonade Cheesecake Tart

We’ve been enjoying plenty of light, citrusy desserts and drinks lately. The weather is absolutely perfect to hang out on the patio with a carafe of watermelon lemonade (or margaritas) and strawberry lemonade cupcakes. Citrus anything (tequila optional) is one of our favorite treats to take out to the patio after a long day working. [...]

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Buttermilk Pecan Pie

April 24, 2011
Buttermilk Pecan Pie

This week’s Project Pastry Queen challenge was selected by Mariana of Food Junky: Buttermilk Pecan Pie. I’ll be blunt. Had this recipe not been part of Project Pastry Queen, I wouldn’t have posted it. But we post the good, bad, and the ugly! Of the ~50 recipes I’ve made from the book, this is only [...]

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Peanut Butter Cup Tart

April 21, 2011
Peanut Butter Cup Tart

This is the final recipe in our feature of Simply Suppers, by Jennifer Chandler. We managed to narrow 5 excellent recipes down to 3 to showcase this week. There might have been some Rock-Paper-Scissors involved but there was no debate about sharing this dessert. It looks like a giant peanut butter cup that’s covered in [...]

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Blackberry Cobbler

April 7, 2011
Blackberry Cobbler

Next to banana pudding, there might be no other dessert that says, “It’s summer in Texas,” like Blackberry Cobbler. Where I grew up, blackberries grew the entire length of our fence line and in the wooded lot across the road. We’d come in with a bowl full of berries and mom would make cobbler for [...]

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