An unlikely combination of fresh dill weed, cayenne pepper, tangy beet sauerkraut, and sweet cheddar cheese meld together to create one of the most amazing flavors you can possibly imagine for this easy homemade quiche. The idea stemmed from an old favorite recipe of “Angry Red Planet” (cooked beets and carrots with cayenne, white cheddar,…
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For Christmas this year, my job was to create a pie. Well, actually, I had no job at all in terms of food for the festivities, but I couldn’t resist and volunteered myself to bake. I suggested fruity, frivolous, and faithfully creative concoctions. However, the family insisted on simple, basic…nothing out of the ordinary. Thus,…
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Apple pie is a thing all year round. Cranberry pie is a thing around the holidays, as is pecan pie – Bourbon Pecan Pie, to be specific. Well, the holidays have passed, but I’m still baking pie and I firmly believe everyone should follow suit. And apple pie is always a thing. We live in…
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Galette is a term used in French cuisine to designate various types of flat round or freeform crusty cakes, or, in the case of a Breton galette, a pancake made with buckwheat flour usually with a savory filling. So, a savory pie. Using the almost out of season Hatch green chiles we have in these…
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Impatient and overfilled. That describes me today – early this morning – and most days, in fact.
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I wanted to make something for my sweetie pie this year for Valentine’s Day. What’s better than a little slice of pie? Cherry Pie…Chocolate Pie…Chocolate Cherry Pie ~ with a hint of balsamic reduction. Can you see it? Can you smell it? Can you taste it? I’ll bet you can ~ and, needless to say,…
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