Growing up, we didn’t eat a lot of pumpkin pie. We were always much bigger fruit pie people, and I always found pumpkin pies to be too cloyingly sweet. When I started celebrating Thanksgiving with my partner in our home, I started trying out more traditional thanksgiving pies, like the humble pumpkin pie. After a bit…
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Continue ReadingAs someone who didn’t grow up eating a lot of sweet potato pie, I’ve always found it to be a bit too sweet. I love sweet potatoes, and I love spices, but I’ve always struggled to find a sweet potato pie that isn’t toothachingly sweet. This miso caramel sweet potato pie is perfectly balanced. It relies…
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Continue ReadingPersimmons are one of my absolute favorite fruits. They can be used in both sweet and savory applications, and used raw, baked, or cooked. I decided to put a seasonal twist on a classic frangipane tart and came up with this result. The frangipane is made with pecan flour instead of the traditional almond flour, and…
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Continue ReadingThis pie is made for cold weather comfort: it’s filled with Granny Smith apples, mountain blackberries, brown sugar, and cinnamon, with a crust studded with cardamom for extra warmth. It’s very adaptable and works with frozen or fresh berries. If you don’t have blackberries, you can substitute with your berry of choice, or simply increase the…