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The Most Delicious Pear & Almond Tart

“An apple resists being eaten. An apple is not eaten, it is conquered. The crunchiness of a pear is far more appealing. It is giving and fragile. To eat a pear is akin to … kissing.” — Beatrice…

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Posted by: on Thursday, November 24th, 2011
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Picnic-Packin’

Although we had a late start, this has been the summer of dining al fresco. From working lunches to beach n’ Bocce dinners, I have attempted to consume this season’s bounty outdoors. Some of my favourite…

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Posted by: on Friday, August 27th, 2010
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The Lemon Meringue Tart From Hell

French lemon tart is, naturally, more complicated than your average lemon tart. It’s a four-component dessert: sweet dough, almond cream, lemon custard, Italian meringue. It happened to be the focus of the fourth lesson…

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Posted by: on Sunday, February 7th, 2010
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After Dinner Coffee Dessert

There’s something amazing about the yin yang nature of Vietnamese coffee – hot coffee and cold condensed milk, dark and light, bitter and sweet. The Chocolate and Vietnamese Coffee Tart with Condensed Milk Ice…

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Posted by: on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
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Apple Tart

Dough 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 tbsp white vinegar Filling 1 cup sugar 2 tbsp flour 1/2 tsp cinnamon 3 cups coarsely grated apples Icing sugar Sweetened whipped cream…

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Posted by: on Monday, September 26th, 2005
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