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Breton Apple Tarte

2023-09-01T10:35:18-04:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Desserts, Holidays, Pies, Tarts and Tortes, Rosh Hashanah|

Looking to impress your guests with an apple dessert for Rosh Hashanah? You will love Breton Apple Tarte.  This tarte is a French classic in which caramelized apples are encased in a flavorful shortbread pastry.  Get ready for kudos when you serve this apple dessert delight for Rosh Hashanah. Dough 2 sticks butter or [...]

Apple Tarte and Caramel Apples

2023-08-31T15:41:03-04:00August 31st, 2023|Categories: Desserts, Food Columns, Pies, Tarts and Tortes, Rosh Hashanah|Tags: , |

To celebrate Rosh Hashanah and autumn’s apple bounty, here are two quick and easy recipes.  The apple tarte takes about 15 minutes to prep and then another 20 minutes to bake in the oven.  It is delicious as is, but it becomes sublime when served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.  The caramel [...]

Zucchini Pie

2019-11-09T11:09:09-05:00May 1st, 2014|Categories: Appetizers, Breakfast/Brunch, Food Columns, Pies, Tarts and Tortes, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian|Tags: |

Here is a tasty recipe for a quiche-like vegetable pie that lends credence to the saying “easy as pie.” Once you’ve prepped all the ingredients, you simply place them in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until smooth.  The mixture is then poured into a prepared pie plate [...]