Pies and Tarts

Empanada Dough: Cooking with leftovers

Empanada Dough: Cooking with leftovers

  Mmmmm…..Empanadas…..made from leftovers! The two thing I like best about cooking with leftovers: The work’s already been started, cutting back on time and effort. Redemption!!! It you weren’t too thrilled with how something turned out the first time, here’s your chance to cook it up again and make the modifications you feel it needs. […]

Apple Streusel Galette: Easier than apple pie????

Apple Streusel Galette: Easier than apple pie????

My weekly produce boxes have been coming with their fair share of apples. Fuji mostly. So, I thought it might be nice to bake using what’s in season and what I had available to me at home. Although Fuji apples are not your typical baking apples, I think they worked nicely in this recipe. I […]

Hispanic Heritage Month: Making Empanadas

Hispanic Heritage Month: Making Empanadas

In case you weren’t aware, we are about a third of the way into “National Hispanic Heritage Month.” September 15th – October 15th, a short span of time in which over half a dozen Latin American countries celebrate their independence and the span of time which the US celebrates the history and culture of the […]

Choir Retreat Galette

Choir Retreat Galette

Well….life is back to normal. School is in full swing and trying to make time for blogging isn’t quite as easy as I hoped it would be. But everything seems to be off to a good start. In addition to school being back in session….the Choir is singing again. I sing in a church choir […]