Cooking Classics The Technique Apricot-Peach Jam Apricot-Peach Jam is a real treat. Imagine indulging in the freshest, peachiest tasting treat. Rich color & vibrant flavor make this recipe well worth your attention. Cooking the jam with the skins on the apricots reduces prep time & ensures all of the fruit ends up in the jam […]
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Baking Classics: Apricot-Vanilla Bean Tartlets
Baking Classics The Technique Apricot-Vanilla Bean Tartlets Tartlet shells prepared with Pate Sucree pastry dough may be baked in advanced & filled with Vanilla Pastry Cream then topped with all sorts of seasonal fruits. Vanilla Bean Poached Apricots, which use one of summer’s finest stone fruits, is the perfect item to showcase in these lovely […]
Cooking Classics: Vanilla Bean Poached Apricots
Cooking Classics The Technique Vanilla Bean Poached Apricots Poached fruits make lovely, simple desserts. Many stone fruits including peaches & apricots may be sliced in half then cooked briefly to soften them a bit. A reduction of the poaching syrup gently sweetens & they may be served with the skin still on the fruit or […]
The Basics: Apricots
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Profile Apricots Apricots are a delicate stone fruit available from May to August that are ideal to use in pies, tarts & galettes. They may also be used to make wonderful jams & jellies. Apricots offer many health benefits as they are good sources of beta carotene, vitamin C & fiber […]
Rebecca Gordon’s Buttermilk Lipstick Presents The Recipe Blueprint: Fruit Diction
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Profile Fruit Diction Firm, ripe fruit versus ripe fruit. You may ask yourself what does that really mean or you may just buy what is available, not give it much thought, then wonder what happened when your expectation was not achieved. Knowing how to interpret a recipe as to it’s […]
The Basics: Stone Fruits
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Profile Stone Fruits Classified as species of Prunus, members of the rose family, stone fruits become available from farm stands & local markets in the summer months. The broad term is used to signal that a stone hard covering may be found encasing the seed in the center of the […]
Cooking Classics: Plum Jam
Cooking Classics The Technique Plum Jam Plum Jam is one of summer’s simple joys. It may be prepared quickly & without a whole lot of fuss. Use it for breakfast, lunch or supper meals as it pairs beautifully with freshly baked breads or grilled meats. Try it in place of cranberry relish when a bar […]
Baking Classics: Walnut-Jarlsberg Plum Galettes
Baking Classics The Technique Walnut-Jarlsberg Plum Galettes Fresh seasonal ingredients should be highlighted from appetizers to desserts when summer entertaining is in order. A recipe of Buttermilk Pâte Sucrée may be rolled into smaller discs & filled with a Simple Plum Jam then topped with cheese & nuts. Walnut-Jarlsberg Plum Galettes may be prepared up to a day in […]
