Category: pie

• banana cream pie

  

  This came about simply because I wanted to try out a Nilla Wafer crust and also had a couple of bananas to spare that weren’t overripe. You want to use bananas that are just ripe, the kind you would normally eat as is, and not the kind of overripe bananas you would use for banana […]

  Dave G

  May 29, 2022

  baked goods, baking, bananas, custard, food blogging, maple syrup, pie, sweets, tart

  banana cream pie, gelatin, nilla wafer, nilla wafer crust, pies

• mississippi mud pie

  

  This is not a difficult recipe, it’s just a little time consuming, because you do need to give each layer adequate time to set and get firmer before adding the next layer. If you did not wait to let it set, you may get messy results. After looking at a bunch of different recipes online, […]

  Dave G

  October 22, 2021

  baked goods, baking, bittersweet chocolate, chocolate, cocoa, custard, dessert, espresso powder, food blogging, pie

  chocolate mocha pie, chocolate mousse pie, chocolate pudding, mississippi mud pie, mud pie

• guava meringue pie

  

  Greetings! I can’t believe half the year is already over! I’ve been enjoying my days off experimenting in the kitchen immensely. It’s a luxury that I hope I never take for granted. Even though we don’t have a large kitchen at all, I’ve been putting my laptop and work stool on the narrow space between […]

  Dave G

  June 6, 2021

  baked goods, baking, dessert, food blogging, Guava, island food, pie, sweets, tart

  guava meringue pie, lime, meringue, meringue pie

• amarena cherry brûlée tart

  

  Greetings! Once the beginning of February rolls around, I often look for Valentine’s Day dessert ideas. This recipe was based on a similar dessert that uses raspberries instead of Amarena cherries, from a book called Tarts: The art of baking irresistible sweet and savory pastries, by Maggie Mayhew, which was published 2002. The crust was […]

  Dave G

  February 11, 2021

  baked goods, baking, custard tarts, dessert, food blogging, pastry, pie, tart

  amarena cherries, amarena cherry tart, brulee tart, cherries, pie, tart

• guava lemon bars

  

  Happy Valentine’s Day! This wasn’t a planned thing, but since I’ve often made stuff with guava for the month of February, and I just happened to have some leftover guava paste in the fridge, this was bound to happen. And I simply used a common recipe online for lemon bars with shortbread crust to make […]

  Dave G

  February 9, 2020

  baked goods, baking, bars, food blogging, pie, snack, tart

  bars, guava bars, guava lemon bars, guava paste, guayaba bars, lemon bars, shortbread crust, tropical fruit

• fig tamarind pop tarts

  

  Happy April! These pop tarts may look rather plain and ordinary, but they are something special. Two things: Leaf lard and the fig-tamarind combo. I searched for a fig-tamarind jam combo online back in November, but didn’t find any, but now there is a company that puts out a Fig Tamarind Jam!! But since I […]

  Dave G

  April 1, 2019

  baked goods, baking, fig, food blogging, fruit, hand pies, pie, tamarind, tart

  fig tamarind, hand pies, homemade, pop tarts

• guava manchego mini galettes

  

  For a long time, I hated Valentine’s day. Now I’m okay with it. I just don’t go overboard with it. I guess I don’t like the feeling of being forced to celebrate something and all the advertising around it, especially here in the USA. Most of our holidays are low on meaning and high in […]

  Dave G

  February 6, 2017

  baked goods, baking, dessert, food blogging, galette, pie

  galette, Guava, guava cheese galettes, manchego, mini galettes, valentine’s day

• butternut squash galette

  

  One Word: Flakey! By the way, is it “flakey” or “flaky”? I’m going with flakey. If you like a flakey crust recipe, and you don’t mind the “rusticity” of a galette, then this recipe from Epicurious is for you! Autumn roasting of fruit continues! That’s right, butternut squash is technically a fruit. Crazy, huh? And yes, […]

  Dave G

  October 8, 2016

  baked goods, baking, dinner, food blogging, galette, pastry, pie, savory, side dish, vegetarian

  butternut squash, butternut squash galette, caramelized onions, galette, gruyere, pepperoni, sunflower seeds

• mashed potato pie with chorizo cauliflower

  

  On a personal note, Ben and I are going through a lot. First, we finally have a visa appointment for him to finally become a US permanent resident. We have been waiting a long time for this, but never had a process until three years ago when we got married. I’ll have to leave this […]

  Dave G

  April 17, 2016

  appetizer, baking, casseroles, dinner, food blogging, pie, roasted veggies, savory, side dish, vegetables, vegetarian

  cauliflower, chorizo, chorizo cauliflower, chorizo sausage, glorified mashed potatoes, mashed potato pie, mashed potatoes, mexican cheese, mexican mashed potatoes, mexican sausage, mexican spices, potato side dish, potatoes, queso fresco