Variations on Cooking

This recipe is from several years ago when I was playing with all sorts of Galettes, from sweet to savory. This French dish has many...

Here is another recipe from 2005, I have not made this in a long while and with no flour in the stores and plenty of prepared frozen pie...

Ingredients 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 4 teaspoons, minced shallots 1 pound, chopped mixed...

Ingredients Box of phyllo 5 pints of assorted mushrooms, sliced 8 cups of baby spinach 6 shallots, sliced 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1...

Working with the same tart crust, here is a simple and cool variation on the Caprese Salad - Enjoy Ingredients Crust 1 ¼ cups unbleached...

Here is another tart recipe that works off the crust from the Fig tart. I made this about 4 years ago and it was a big hit. I have a...

It has been awhile since I posted a desert recipe, this is from many years ago. I had made this for a dinner party we had. I adapted...

I saw this recipe in a magazine at a friend’s house and I adapted to Us measures and tweaked the recipe a bit. I am sorry but I do not...

Ingredients 1 ½ cups unbleached flour ¼ cup warm water olive oil salt and pepper 2 cup scallions, green part to lite green parts, chopped...

Now, this is a veggie version but you can add the lamb or beef, about 3 cups of chopped meat of choice at the parsnip stage. Now I use to...

Here is the last of the four galettes I have been working on, you can switch out the squash for potatoes, or eggplant or even a combo of...

Ingredients For the pastry: 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons of raw sugar 8 tablespoons Earth Balance, cut...

I have been on a pastry kick lately, here is the second of 4 Galette that I will be posting. I had all this goat cheese left over from...

For the pastry: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons Earth Balance, cut into small cubes 1/4 cup sheep sour...

Ingredients Crust 2 cups flour 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup 2 tablespoons vegan margarine 2 tablespoons vegetable...

Ingredients Crust 2 ¼ cups of unbleached flour 1 ½ tablespoon of active dry yeast 6 ½ tablespoons of raw sugar 3 eggs, whisked 1 stick...

OLD FASHIONED BANANA CREAM PIE Ingredients 1 pie crust (9 inch), baked - store bought 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 2/3 cups water 14...

Ingredients Crust 2 1/2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 cup of brown sugar, lightly packed 1 stick of butter, room temp 2 eggs 2...

I made this a long time ago, I was saving it for the cookbook, but though what the hell let's post it. Goat Cheesecake Step one you will...

I had made my Chocolate Ginger Cheesecake several times for dinner parties until one of my good friends asked if I could make a tart with...