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Pierre Herme’s Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart Recipe

{Check out Dorie’s article over at Serious Eats about this very same tart.} When I first opened my copy of Baking: From My Home To Yours, I was immediately drawn to the recipe for The Most Extraordinary Lemon Tart. Put anything lemon in front of me, and I’ll be happy. VERY happy. I had a little trouble with the lemon cream, but no matter. It turned out great and I can’t tell you how wonderful […]

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Dorie Greenspan’s Sweet Tart Dough

{Quite possibly the best pat-in-the-pan crust I have ever tasted.} Sweet Tart Dough (Pâte Sablée)From Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Home To Yours Ingredients:1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar (powdered sugar)1/4 tsp. salt1 stick plus 1 tablespoon (9 tablespoons) very cold (or frozen) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces1 large egg yolkzest of a lemon (my own addition)Instructions:Put the flour, confectioners’ sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse a couple of […]

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Key Lime Tart

  I have to preface this by saying that I thought this Key Lime Tart was going to be a complete failure when I took it out of the oven. There didn’t seem to be enough filling. I thought it had baked too long. (That and my oven, depending on the day, is 50+ degrees hotter than it says on the knob. Glad I have an oven thermometer!) It ended up being perfect. I loved […]

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Baked Zucchini, Tomato, Onion Crustless Tart

This doesn’t cut into wedges like it might with a savory crust. This is good when you are trying to watch your carbs. It makes a good side dish to grilled lean meats and poultry, or on its own. I made this awhile back with some of the juiciest, yummiest tomatoes I’d had all summer long. I don’t think I’ll make it again until next summer when I can get some more.     Baked Zucchini, […]

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Peanut Butter Tart

This is one of my favorite tarts.  What could be better than a homemade graham cracker crust with a layer of milk chocolate ganache, creamy peanut butter filling and topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings?  Nothing. :)Peanut Butter TartFrom Martha Stewart Ingredients:For Crust:1 package (10 squares) graham crackers6 Tbsp. melted butter(For gluten free, use this crust.) For Filling:1 3/4 cup heavy cream, divided3 oz. best quality milk chocolate, chopped, plus more for the chocolate […]

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Whipped Lemon Curd Tart with Ginger Crumb Crust

I made this for Thanksgiving when my friend Kristen took pity on us and invited us to join her family.  I had given birth just two weeks earlier to my oldest daughter.  But I HAD to have this tart.  I found it in a complimentary copy of Chocolatier magazine I received when I accompanied Kristen to the NYC Chocolate Show.  Happy memories. :) Thanksgiving is no longer complete without this tart. To make this gluten-free, […]

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Blood Orange Cream Cookies

Gorgeous Blood Orange Cream Cookie Sandwiches | cafejohnsonia.com

What seems like ages ago, I made a recipe for Blood Orange Cream Cookies based on a recipe by chef/photographer extraordinaire Aran Goyoaga. It really was a lifetime ago! Just looking at the old blog post, I am brought back in time. I took the photos in the spare bedroom we used as an office in a crazy little house we rented. That was the house where I really started honing my photography and cooking skills. […]

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Sorghum Vegetable Salad with Cumin-Lime Vinaigrette

Sorghum Vegetable Salad with Cumin-Lime Vinaigrette | cafejohnsonia.com

Fill a plate with this colorful Sorghum Vegetable Salad tossed with a spicy Cumin-Lime Vinaigrette – it’s vegan, gluten-free, and absolutely delicious! Well, the spring is flying by faster than I can adequately enjoy it. I feel like winter drags on forever and then spring is gone in a snap. As I’m typing this, the tree outside my window is just starting to sprout fluffy pink blossoms on every branch. It’s some kind of decorative […]

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Spiced Tembleque de Coco (Coconut Pudding)

Tembleque de Coco with Mandarin Oranges and Pomegranate | CafeJohnsonia.com

This recipe for Spiced Tembleque de Coco is perfection with the tart, juicy burst from the pomegranate arils and mandarin oranges.   I’ve fallen completely in love with coconut milk. I loved it enough before, but now it’s official. This Tembleque de Coco sealed the deal. I bookmarked this recipe in Joy of Cooking a long time before I stopped eating dairy. We’ve had a lot of sickness at our house the last two weeks, […]

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Winter Cauliflower Rice Bowl

Wintery Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Roasted Butternut Squash, White Beans, Baby Kale, and Cranberry-Mustard Sauce

Comforting, nourishing, and healthy as can be, this Winter Cauliflower Rice Bowl is full of mouthwatering flavors, textures, and seasonal ingredients. Over the past year or so, I’ve become the hugest fan of “bowls.” I think it all kind of started with my love affair with Chipotle. I used to be like, “What’s the deal with Chipotle anyway?” And now I’m all about those burrito bowls! After awhile, I finally started recreating those bowls at […]

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