Category: Desserts
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Lime Tarts
A couple of weeks ago, I fortuitously discovered the ambrosia that is the Passionfruit Tart from Ken’s Patisserie, here in Portland. Emmy and I were out for a walk, and I thought I would just stop in for a small treat. At the first bite, I said to myself “this is one of the best…
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Beach House Weekend {and a dairy-free, gluten-free cheesecake}
Shane and I were very generously invited by a friend to spend the weekend at a beach house in Lincoln City, Oregon. It was her birthday, as well as two others’, so she rented the house as a special treat, and invited several of her friends to celebrate.
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Rhubarb Crumble {gluten-free}
This past weekend I did something very unusual…I bought rhubarb! I’m so used to having rhubarb growing in the backyard that it felt strange to have to go out and buy it.
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Zimtsterne – Gluten-Free Cookies
I was browsing David Lebovitz’s site today, and I came across his post on Zimtsterne; delicious looking star-shaped cinnamon cookies which he buys from “Stohrer, Paris’ oldest pastry shop”. He didn’t have a recipe on the site, but one of the commenters, someone named Alisa, had posted a German recipe with her comment. So I…
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Chocolate Hazelnut Sauce
I’ve made this sauce so many times, it doesn’t really even seem like a recipe…but it’s convenient to know how to make an easy chocolate hazelnut sauce. I came up with this recipe while trying to recreate my favourite bistro crêpe (strawberries with chocolate-hazelnut sauce). I had started out using a store-bought chocolate-hazelnut spread, but…
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Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
The addictive chewy ginger molasses cookie recipe…
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Ken’s Artisan Bakery
One of the fabulous bakeries in Portland, Oregon, and one that we visited many times whilst living in Portland. Emmy and I would walk to the park, and then as a special treat on the way home, stop in for a coffee and pastry. I used to have a link to a video about Ken’s…
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Apricot Tart {gluten-free}
Sometimes I really crave the tangy-sweet deliciousness of apricots, and lately they’ve been popping up in our local supermarket, looking so beautiful and rosy, so I decided to use them to make a tart with a custard filling.
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Gluten-Free Almond Cupcakes
Although I don’t have a particularly sweet tooth (I’ve been known to have chocolate eggs in the cupboard from one Easter to the next), every once in a while I crave a flaky pastry or a slice of cake to have for dessert or with afternoon tea. These cupcakes are the perfect treat; tasty and…