I love mushrooms of all sorts, and I enjoy using them in all sorts of ways, even in dessert. But I’d never thought about making a savoury strudel until I decided I needed a new side dish for Fall. It’s much easier than it sounds: make duxelles, wrap in phyllo, then bake until done. To [...]

Categories: baking, entertaining, mushroom, pastry, side dish, vegetarian
Tagged: baking, entertaining, mushroom, side dish, vegetarian

Strawberries may well be my favorite food, and this is the time of year when Hood strawberries are just right! To celebrate my birthday I made strawberry tartlets.

Categories: baking, cheese, dessert, pastry, shortbread, vegetarian
Tagged: baking, dessert, fruit, shortbread, vegetarian

Prosciutto is matched with riesling-poached pears in an easy but spectacular savoury crostata that will be the star at your next brunch.

Categories: entrée, pastry
Tagged: crostata, entrée, fruit, pastry, tart

Shortbread cookies are really my favorite, and the dough can double as a sweet tart dough, making it really a useful part of your repertoire. This recipe requires two types of vanilla: Tahitian vanilla extract and Madagascar vanilla paste. If you aren’t familiar with Tahitian vanilla, it’s very floral and should only be used when vanilla [...]

Categories: cookie, dessert, pastry, shortbread
Tagged: cookies, dessert, shortbread, vanilla, vanilla shortbread