5-Ingredient Pear Galette
For being the lesser-used cousin of an apple, we actually have quite a lot of pear recipes on our blog! From a pear tart, to pear cakes, pear puff pastries and pear baked oatmeal and even pear pizza, there are…
Category Desserts
Cherry Amaretto Tartlet topped with Balsamic Drizzle and Toasted Almonds
We all know freezing fruit is a fantastic way to preserve produce at its peak freshness and flavor. However, if you’re anything like me, you may often forget about your stash once you’ve saved it away! I was down in…
Cranberry Bourbon Tartlet Recipe for the Holidays
We, like many other families this year, made the choice to stay home for Thanksgiving, but this was no excuse to miss any of the hallmark dishes that define the annual feast. With that, however, came plenty of leftovers. A…
Pear Gingerbread Cake
Whenever I come up with a new recipe, my subconscious is often preoccupied, fixated on the fruit at hand. While lesson planning, I find myself sifting through a mental catalogue of things I’ve seen on TV, mused over in a…
Torta di Mele: Italian Apple Pie
On Italian food blogs, many writers share fond memories of their grandmothers making Torta di Mele, a classic homemade apple dessert that is somewhere between a cake, a pudding, and a pie. Though I have Italian heritage, I don’t have…
Scones with Homemade Berry Jam
A few years ago I had the opportunity to visit England. While I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with the food there, I did. I discovered the simple joys of Classic British Scones. I’ll never forget that cozy café…
Peach Coffee Cake with Greek Yogurt
I love peach season. Berry season is great, but it always seems to fly by. Peach season gets off to a slow and steady start and continues for about two months! Right now is prime time for enjoying peaches –…
No-Bake Cheesecake with Blackberry Gin Glaze
Having worked in the Pick Your Own branch of Weaver’s Orchard for over 10 years, I would say without question that one of the most underrated fruits we grow is the humble blackberry. So today, I have decided to create…
Blackberry Cobbler and Blackberry Sunsets
What is my favorite memory from my childhood growing up on the orchard? Well, it’s hard to pick one thing, but if I had to pick one favorite that occurred most often, it would have to be picking fruit straight off the plant/bush/tree…
Strawberry Pie
For me, one silver lining to this pandemic shutdown is the return of a communal midday meal. My familial pandemic pod includes–in addition to me–my husband and my 24-year-old daughter, who moved home just as stay-at-home orders commenced. Both my…