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16-39: Apricot Tart

Jamie Martin Group 16: Pies & Cakes, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods April 24, 2017November 5, 2020all-purpose flour, almond extract, almond meal, almonds, apricots, baked goods, baking powder, breakfast, butter, citrus, creamed, dessert, dough, eggs, fairly easy, fairly inexpensive, filling, fruit, gift ideas, glazed, granulated sugar, half-and-half, jam/jelly/preserves, julienned, lemon juice, lemons, melted, milk, party food, pastry, peeled, pie crust, sifted, snacks, springform pan, tart, tart pan, toppings, untested, vanilla extract, vegetarian, zested

I had mentioned in 16-24: French Chocolate Cake that it was one of two desserts that I made for a recent baby shower I attended: 16-39: Apricot Tart was the second dessert. I’ve been meaning to make this thing since near the start of this project, and it only took me a few years to finally get around to it. There’s something about this recipe and procrastination, though–this entry’s been sitting in my writing queue half-finished for over a month.

For the length of time that it took me to make it (and to write about it), I never even got to try it–I ended up leaving this and 16-24: French Chocolate Cake still wrapped up on the table at the party. We’ll just assume that both of them were delicious and everyone ate every last crumb of them.

16-9: Raspberry Tart

Jamie Martin Group 16: Pies & Cakes, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods February 21, 2017July 30, 2020all-purpose flour, baked goods, baking powder, bread crumbs, butter, cookie cutters, creamed, dough, eggs, fairly easy, filling, French, fruit, gift ideas, graham crackers, granulated sugar, inexpensive, jam/jelly/preserves, party food, pastry, pie crust, raspberries, sifted, snacks, springform pan, stand mixer, strawberries, tart, tart pan, untested, vegetarian

Here’s a simple dessert that’s easy for a dinner, gift, or even just a snack. 16-9: Raspberry Tart is exactly what it sounds like–pie crust in a tart pan filled with raspberry preserves and topped with bits of dough. Simply Delicious uses a simple drop method for the dough topping, but I think we can do better than that. 🌟

Why did anyone think that amorphous blobs of dough were an acceptable tart topping? 🤷‍♀️

16-54: Lemony Cottage Cheese Pie

Adam Martin Group 16: Pies & Cakes, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods January 5, 2017November 5, 2020all-purpose flour, almonds, baked goods, breakfast, butter, cheese, chopped, cottage cheese, cream cheese, creamy, dessert, dough, egg whites, egg yolks, eggs, fairly easy, filling, flute, granulated sugar, grated, hot desserts, inexpensive, kneaded, lemons, melted, nuts, pie crust, pies, springform pan, stiff peaks, tart pan, untested, vanilla extract, vegetarian, zested

Whenever I think of lemons, I can’t help but think of Lemongrab from Adventure Time, my favorite, lemon-insipred, animated character. From my research, there are two other major characters who are lemon-themed, Lemon Meringue from “doll commercial hidden in a cartoon” Strawberry Short Cake and Honey Lemon, one of the main characters from Big Hero 6, a 3D animated feature film released by Disney in 2014 . I haven’t had a chance to check this movie out yet, but if it ever pops up on Netflix, I’d watch it. Now that my rant about cartoon characters is complete, enjoy this entry about 16-54: Lemony Cottage Cheese Pie, a really weird lemony pie. 🍋

Serving this pie on top of a tapestry featuring a creepy little girl must somehow enhance the flavor of this otherwise weird lemony pie. The background tapestry is probably the most interesting and tasteful part of the entire photograph.

5-13: Italian Easter Pie

Adam Martin Group 05: Eggs & Cheese, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters August 26, 2016October 14, 2020all-purpose flour, asparagus, baked goods, boiled, breakfast, broccoli, butter, carrots, cheese, chicken bouillon, chicken broth, chilled, creamy, cut in, diced, dinner, Easter, egg wash, egg yolks, eggs, fairly easy, fairly inexpensive, flute, food processor, grated, half-and-half, Italian, lattice, lunch, milk, Parmesan, pastry wheel, pie crust, pies, quiches, salt, sautéed, smoked ham, snow peas, spring, tart pan, tender-crisp, untested, vegetables

🐰 The Easter Bunny has come early this year and he’s brought 5-13: Italian Easter Pie! I prefer the Cadbury Bunny to the Easter Bunny, but I’ll eat this pie any day.

This dish is certainly elegant and delicious, I’ve never made a Torta Pasqualina before. Now I can check it off the list. ✅

16-4: Blueberry Pie

Adam Martin Group 16: Pies & Cakes, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods August 25, 2016July 31, 2020all-purpose flour, baked goods, baking powder, birthday, blueberries, boysenberries, butter, cherries, chilled, cornstarch, cut in, dessert, egg yolks, eggs, fairly easy, fairly inexpensive, fruit, granulated sugar, hot desserts, lukewarm, party food, pie crust, pies, raspberries, slit, strawberries, summer, tart pan, twice-baked, untested, vegetarian, whipping cream

The photo of the pie for this recipe, 16-4: Blueberry Pie is epic. The peasant blueberry picker doll in the background is a great departure from most of the photos in Simply Delicious. 👍 We bought a case of blueberries during a trip to the market because they looked super fresh. I was going to make blueberry muffins, but after flipping through the recipes, this seemed like the best choice.

The whipped cream in the receptacle looks great. Check out how they used the pie in the background as well as in the center of the photo. The blueberries scattered on the table and the baby’s breath everywhere makes this photo extra fancy. 🎩

4-7: Mixed Vegetable Bake

Adam Martin Group 04: Potatoes & Vegetables, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters August 5, 2016October 4, 2020all-purpose flour, appetizers, baked goods, black pepper, breakfast, butter, carrots, cheese, chopped, cottage cheese, cream cheese, creamy, diced, dill, dinner, eggs, fairly easy, fairly inexpensive, frittata, garlic, grated, herbs and spices, lemon juice, lunch, minced, Parmesan, parsley, salt, sautéed, side dish, springform pan, tart pan, untested, vegetables, vegetarian, yellow onions, zucchini

4-7: Mixed Vegetable Bake is yet another boring vegetable dish. 🍆 🌶 🍠 There wasn’t an emoji for the vegetables used in this dish, but it was such a bland dish that even the text needs a little excitement with some added emojis! 😉

This onion is about the most flavorful part of this combination behind the cheese. The vegetables add a lot of color, but not a lot of flavor.

13-2: Onion Tart

Jamie Martin Group 13: Vegetarian Dishes, Section 2: Main Courses July 1, 2016July 29, 2020all-purpose flour, appetizers, bacon, baked goods, black pepper, breakfast, butter, cheese, chilled, creamy, dinner, dough, egg yolks, eggs, fairly easy, flute, food processor, gift ideas, grated, Gruyère, herbs and spices, inexpensive, lunch, nutmeg, Parmesan, party food, pastry, pie crust, salt, sautéed, tart, tart pan, untested, vegetables, vegetarian, yellow onions

It’s hard to think of things to write about something you cooked awhile ago–a moment of honesty while I get my gears turning here. 13-2: Onion Tart is a great vegetarian (with a modification or two) option that satisfies everyone for any meal of the day. It’s not super exciting (which explains my inability to think of anything particularly interesting to say about it), but it’s definitely a pretty good fallback option if you’re in need of an easy, crowd-pleasing, inoffensive, yet impressive recipe.

Simply Delicious notes that this recipe is French and that this version comes from the Alsace region of the country. I found a few other takes on that version scattered around the Internet, but give or take some bacon and Gruyère cheese, they’re all relatively similar to this one. 🍷

16-18: Lemon Basil Tart

Jamie Martin Group 16: Pies & Cakes, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods May 2, 2016November 5, 2020all-purpose flour, baked goods, baking powder, basil, boiled, butter, chilled, cornstarch, creamed, cut in, dessert, dusted, egg yolks, eggs, fairly hard, fairly inexpensive, fruit, granulated sugar, grated, herbs and spices, lemon juice, lemons, milk, party food, pastry, pie crust, powdered sugar, salt, shortbread, steeped, strawberries, tart, tart pan, untested, vegetarian, zested

Here’s one I’ve wanted to make for a LONG time, but never got to. I had even intended to do a version of 16-18: Lemon Basil Tart when I worked at the restaurant and was doing tarts every week moonlighting as the pastry chef, but the day I intended to make it, we were short on lemons and basil. Now I finally have a chance, and I even have the big tart pan in which to properly make it.

I didn’t even see until now that they mention that basil is related to mint–it makes sense. In this tart, the basil functions a lot like mint, and gives the tart a “fresh” flavor that just lemon wouldn’t provide. It took me a while to get to it, but it was worth it. 🍋🌿

5-7: Quiche Lorraine

Jamie Martin Group 05: Eggs & Cheese, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters April 23, 2014April 29, 20201970s, all-purpose flour, black pepper, butter, Cheddar, cheese, chicken fat, chilled, cut in, diced, dinner, dough, dried herbs, eggs, fairly hard, fairly inexpensive, filling, French, grated, green onions, ham, herbs and spices, housewarming party, Hutton house, Jarlsberg, leeks, lunch, paprika, pie crust, quiche lorraine, quiches, rendered, revisited, salt, sautéed, smoked ham, Swiss, tart pan, Tarzana apt, whipping cream

This was supposed to be 5-24: Meat-Filled Crêpes, but ingredient shortages persist. A trip to the market tomorrow should resolve it, but for now, we’ll have to make do with an old classic, 5-7: Quiche Lorraine.

This one I have made in the past, several times. Two past memorable occasions:

– When my boyfriend (now husband) and I officially moved into our first apartment together a few years ago, we threw a 1970s-themed housewarming party. This along with another quiche, some rumaki, fondue, and other 1970s goodness made up the menu.

– When I was in 7th grade, I had to do some sort of project on France/French culture in my English class (I have no idea why). My project partner and I made this recipe at her house and also bought a Celine Dion CD (where she sings in French) to play while the class ate our quiche. I think her mom returned the CD to Target the next day. That was our lazy, late-90s attempt at French culture. 🇫🇷