Tag: dessert
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Black Currant Buckwheat Buns
Because black currants were banned in the United States in 1911, we don’t have a lot of black currants featuring in our baked goods. You might be wondering why black currants were banned, so let me take you down the rabbit hole a bit. Black currants, along with other plants, are a host for white…
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Roasted Plumcots with Salted Honey Rosemary Whipped Cream
There is something lovely about the availability of fruit and vegetables throughout the summer. We have stone fruit, berries, corn, zucchini, and much more filling our refrigerator. While summer produce lacks the initial excitement that spring produce brings for me, I look forward to the sheer variety at the farmer’s market and grocery store. I…
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Brown Sugar Peach Quick Bread
Millions of peaches, peaches for me, millions of peaches, peaches for free. Well, that’s not quite true. It is more like four pounds of peaches and they cost about seven dollars. Summer fruit is so tempting, and I went a little overboard this week. I don’t even like peaches all that much, but the kids…
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No Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
No Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie with Whole Wheat Ritz Cracker Crust It’s getting to be peak strawberry season here in the Pacific Northwest. I picked up a few bushels yesterday to make this No Bake Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie. While we are not quite at the point in the year where turning on the…