dessert

Gateau de Crepes

I've only had this once, but the memory of it is like a dream. A cold night in New York, walking the Upper East Side with my best friend Tanarra - searching for a bakery whose name I was unsure of. I'd heard of this cake before - layers of crepes separated by vanilla pastry cream, and I heard this place had them. I think we got the last piece that night.

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Banana Twinkies with Apricot Buttercream

Sometimes the universe sends you hidden messages - other times it just hits you over the head. Serendipity brought me to Twinkies.

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Homemade Pop Tarts

After Lucy Bland came back from their West Coast tour recently, I found jars upon jars of jams and fruit spreads laying around the band gear - I guess they had all bought while on the road, fearful they'd run out of food while driving in the middle of nowhere. Anyway, I was determined to use up some of the stash because I wanted room in the pantry for jams and jellies not yet bought - plus, I thought it would be simple to recreate pop tarts with a little homemade pie dough and jam.

It was harder than I thought.

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Mango Lemongrass Tart with Coconut Pastry

I got this recipe out of delicious magazine (from Australia), Vol 5 issue 1. I always love their stuff - it's beautiful and tropical. And yes, I realize I've violated all sorts of locavore codes by going with such a tropical dessert, but it looked (and tasted!) sooooo good. I have a couple of notes at the bottom of the recipe in case you want to try this - there are some things I'd probably do a little differently.

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