Category Archives: Tarts & Pies

Strawberry and lemon pastry cream filled tart

10 days after my due date and still no sign of no. 3… I thought he would have announced himself by now but no such luck 😉 He’s still doing well so I guess all we can do is wait … Continue reading

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Apple tart with crystalized ginger

Good thing to have stuff in the archives when you lack inspiration 😉 And this recipe even fits this month’s SHF theme of spices 🙂 I made this tartlet a few month’s ago with some apples I got from my … Continue reading

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Strawberry and lemon cream cheese tartlet

I think this is actually only the second time I used strawberries in dessert. The only other strawberry thing on my blog is strawberry mint soup with cantaloupe sorbet. I serve plain strawberries as dessert often but somehow never really … Continue reading

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Rhubarb and bergamot pastry cream filled tart

No birthday cake just yet today, I will be posting about my youngest son’s birthday tomorrow because today is the deadline for SHF. I planned on making this tart for his birthday too but ran out of time to make … Continue reading

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Chocolate tart with hazelnut crust

Before I started making this tart I thought I’d play around with the flavours you find in Nutella: milk chocolate and hazelnuts. The idea was to make a crust with toasted and ground hazelnuts and a filling with milk chocolate. … Continue reading

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An Apple a Day – (Almost) No-sugar apple and almond pistachio frangipane tart

I have kept this tart in the archives to post today because today it is exactly 1 year ago that Rossdibi of Ma che ti sei mangiato suffered a stroke at age 30. She wants to make the 3rd of … Continue reading

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Daring Bakers – Lemon meringue pie

This month’s Daring Baker’s challenge was lemon meringue pie, a challenge from The Canadian Baker. I’m a bit feverish so I’ll keep this post a little short. When I read the recipe I did have a few reservations about the … Continue reading

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Cashew nut, honey & vanilla pie

I came across a recipe of a walnut and honey filled pie in an old issue of Elle Eten (the Dutch food version of Elle magazine) the other day. It looked so good that I had to try it. I … Continue reading

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WTSIM – Clementine and lemon tart

I have been baking all week for a high tea I organized for some of my dearest friends. This tart was one of the goodies I made and it’s also my entry for the ‘Topless tart’ edition of WTSIM that … Continue reading

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Hay hay it's Donna Day #15 – Chocolate ganache and coffee caramel tart

I never really bother to roll out tart dough: why roll when you can press is my motto 😉 I know it is the easy way out but it works fine for me. It’s not the rolling itself I dislike … Continue reading

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Hay hay it’s Donna Day #15 – Chocolate ganache and coffee caramel tart

I never really bother to roll out tart dough: why roll when you can press is my motto 😉 I know it is the easy way out but it works fine for me. It’s not the rolling itself I dislike … Continue reading

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Apricot frangipan tartlets

Another recipe from the wonderful Coffee & Bites by Susie Theodorou. These individual tartlets are filled with frangipan and apricot. I didn’t use her recipe for sweet pastry but used my favourite Donna Hay recipe. I was a bit disappointed … Continue reading

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