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Heirloom Tomato Tart with Roasted Corn and Basil
This is one of those dinners that looks super intimidating to make but is actually really easy. All you need is an oven and puff pastry. You’ll also need tomatoes, basil, corn, ricotta, and cotija, but I’ll get to that … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, corn, cotija, cotija cheese, delicious, farmers' market finds, heirloom tomato, heirloom tomato tart, heirloom tomatoes, local produce, pastry, puff pastry, ricotta, roasted corn, summer dinner, summer recipes, tart, vegetarian, vegetarian dinner
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Like Home/Comme À La Maison
Like Home/Comme À La Maison is closed for construction this week and I miss them. So I figure now is as good a time as any for me to tell you about them. I read about Like Home right after … Continue reading
Lavender Honey Scones
On Saturday, I went to check out the Lake St. Louis Farmers’ Market. I wasn’t sure what to expect because I’ve never been to Lake St. Louis and I hadn’t heard anything about the market. It turns out that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
Tagged baking, breakfast, cream, cream scones, delicious, farmer's market, farmers' market finds, home baker, home baking, honey, lavender, lavender honey scone, lavender honey scones, pastry, scone, scones, sweet
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La Patisserie Chouquette
I don’t usually use this space to rave about bakeries. I could spend 2,000 words doing that and still have more to say. But I’m making a special exception for La Patisserie Chouquette. I found out about this bakery from my … Continue reading
Happy (Belated) Holidays and Winter Break
Happy (Belated) New Year! I hope you enjoyed a few days off work, time away from school, or found time to relax and unwind. I’ve had a great winter break, and unfortunately, I’m coming close to the final countdown…only three … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized
Tagged apple butter, art, art institute of chicago, bakery, breakfast, breton, brittany, brunch, buttery, chagall, chicago bakery, croissant, floriole, france, impressionist, julia child, kouign aman, lavender, lemon, lemon lavender pound cake, marc chagall, monet, pastries, pastry, pound cake, stained glass, waffles
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Cream Puff Mishaps…And Foundation Grounds
This past weekend wasn’t particularly eventful. The weather was unseasonably warm, so I spent most of each day outside. On Saturday, though, I had a specific craving…Not for something sweet, for a change, but something savory. So, I headed to … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged apples, baking, butternut squash, butternut squash soup, cafe, Chocolate, coffee, cranberries, cream puffs, delicious, dessert, dried cranberries, dried fruit, eating out, foundation grounds, french, french baking, french pastry, gorgonzola, healthy, icing, laduree, lunch, marinated onions, nutella, nutella cream puffs, organic, pastry, quinoa, salad, soup, Sweet Potato, sweet potato soup, Vegan
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Sugar-Frosted Apple Pie for National Pie Day
I was browsing one of my favorite food blogs the other day, looking for inspiration for quick weeknight meals. I found some interesting recipes, but I also found another, more exciting piece of news: That Monday, January the 23rd was … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Pie, Uncategorized
Tagged apple pie, apples, cinnamon, crust, dessert, dough, holiday, national pie day, pastry, pie, sugar, sugar-frosted apple pie
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