It’s marmalade time!
Lemon marmalade that is. For xmas presents.
Peely.
Choppy.
Smooshy.
Actually kinda bitter for my taste. But I think I know a few people who will be into it.
A little late, but…Pre-Thanksgiving Day Pie Extravaganza!
Since alot of us go away to be with our families on Thanksgiving, every year my friends get together a couple of weeks before to celebrate with each other. It’s a great big pile of different family traditions and recipes. I, of course, make pies.
Getting my trashy on with a the good old Libby’s pumpkin pie recipe. I promise, I don’t normally bake things out of cans. I also promise that it was organic pumpkin.
Turned out a very pretty pie. I do love pumpkin pie.
Sleepy pie (AKA Hazelnut Espresso Pie).
Coco-lem-amel
For a dual birthday party for Megan & Leila I was in charge of the cupcakes. Since it’s deep in winter, the flavor options were a bit limited (especially since a certain Megan doesn’t like ginger). But lemon is always a winner, and I’ve been craving coconut milk. And well, there’s always room for caramel.
And coco-lem-amel was born! Lemon cake covered with caramel sauce, coconut milk buttercream and toasted coconut flakes. Really just fabulous.
A little drippy maybe, but who minds a sticky mess of a dessert? Not me…
Pie Workshop
Jimmy mentioned he was looking to learn some tips on making good pie. Naturally I couldn’t resist a day of pie making and wine drinking. We made a 4 pies: 2 apple (1 with a laminated crust and one with a regular crust), 1 banana cream & 1 lemon meringue. Here are some photos of the apple, since the others were more…well, they had good personalities.
Rolling the laminated dough.
Shaping the dough.
Filling the dough with apples.
And there she is, our apple pie. There’s something about the process of making pie that makes me feel like I just gave birth to something precious. Not too precious to eat, but definitely worth staring at lovingly.
I made that! 
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