Posted on December 21, 2011
Hallie’s Maple Pecan Tart
I’ve been perusing Hallie’s new gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free cookbook, The Pure Kitchen, for a while. That’s what I do when I get a new cookbook I really like – I sit down and read it, think about the recipes and the author’s cooking style, and then after I’ve spent some time with it I [...]
Posted on November 21, 2011
Pie Crust
I’ve been playing around with gluten-free pie crust recipes for the last week trying different combinations of flours, liquids, and fats until I found one I liked the best. That’s the great thing about pie crusts. You can easily change the recipe to suit your tastes and specific dietary needs. I used a mixture of [...]
Posted on May 7, 2010
Fresh Fruit Tart with Pastry Cream – Happy Mother’s Day!
I’ve pondered at length what to make for Mother’s Day this year. There are so many Breakfast in Bed recipes running around and, honestly, my mom has never been that kind of mom. She does more than most people do in an entire day before the sun comes up. On Mother’s Day she, my aunts, [...]
Posted on October 9, 2009
French Apple Tart
Delicious flaky gluten-free, sugar-free pie crust is not only possible. It’s simple. Really simple. Not because I am a genius in the kitchen but because I found a great recipe, adapted it (barely), then made this fabulous apple tart. One thing I’ve learned about gluten-free, sugar-free baking is to do new things in steps. This [...]
