Pies and Tarts

Pecan Pumpkin Tart

November 26, 2008

Some people have pie with their Thanksgiving dinner. We have Thanksgiving dinner with our pie. The kitchen island held the turkey, dad’s baked beans, and an array of sides but the “dessert table” was where the real fun was. Growing up, the dessert table took up the entire bar: – 10-12 chocolate pies – 1-2 [...]

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So, life handed you a bag of lemons…

January 31, 2008
Lemon Meringue Pie

You could freeze ‘em ’til they’re hard and throw ‘em back but that’s just mean (and quite possibly a felony). Or you could make pie. When life hands you lemons, make pie! That should be the Daring Bakers‘ official motto for January! Jen at The Canadian Baker is hosting this month’s challenge, Lemon Meringue Pie.

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Pecan Pie Tart with Chocolate

December 8, 2007
Pecan Pie Tart

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I guess you could call this imitation but it’s probably more accurate to say that I flat-out stole the idea for the picture above from a magazine. I remember seeing it in the check-out line at the grocery store a couple of months ago and [...]

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Pecan Pie

July 12, 2007
Pecan Pie

From the archives – because no way would I dare to test our poor toaster oven on a pecan pie You woke up ready to celebrate National Pecan Pie Day, right? In 1919, Texas declared the Pecan tree (pronounced puh-CAWN, not PEE-can) the Official State Tree of Texas and opened the way for pecan pie [...]

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Margarita Tart

June 23, 2007
Margarita Tart

We’re big fans of margaritas. Big, HUGE fans. On the rocks, frozen with a Chambord floater (my new favorite), or baked into cupcakes. So when I saw a recipe for a Margarita Tart, I jumped all over it!

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