A few weeks ago, Justin and I spent a Saturday in Old Town, Fort Collins and popped into a small bakery for some treats. We bought some delicious Manchego cheddar biscuits and a slice of raspberry lemon tart. {Northern Colorado peeps…check out the Little Bird Bakeshop, you will not be disappointed.} That tart…that unbelievably scrumptious tart…sparked a great desire in us to make our own! And when I say us, I mean my amazing baker husband Justin. He made three tarts before he found the perfect recipes. Recipe is plural because he ended up combining three of them to get the results he wanted! I know that may sound kind of exhausting, but he swears that the final recipe I’ve posted here really is extremely easy. So don’t be intimidated…this tart was amazing and well worth the three step process to make it! And it looks amazing too! {Seriously…look! Look how pretty this thing is!}
Mixed Berry Lemon Tart
Click HERE for the recipe!
I made this dish for the first time as the dessert for our Thanksgiving meal last year. It was such a hit that I’ve been waiting for the perfect time to make it again. It’s not too much work and it tastes absolutely deeeeelicious! If you let it rest for about 30 minutes after it’s done baking, the consistency thickens and it’s just the perfect balance of crisp and ooey goodness. Oh and let’s not forget about the amazing fruit in there… It’s just all SO good! The perfect dessert for fall and winter…
Apple Cranberry Crumble
Click HERE for the recipe!
Up until a few months ago, when I successfully made Rosemary Parmesan Focaccia, I would never have considered myself any kind of baker. But I’ve been riding on that baking high ever since and it’s so.much.fun. Since the focaccia, I’ve made these Homemade Sage Biscuits and now, these popovers! These were incredibly easy and simple and I’m already getting busy pinning lots of other popover recipes! Chives, Gruyere, strawberry butter filled, chocolate, cinnamon…so many variations!
Easy Popovers
Click HERE for the recipe!
I have had a deep, pure love for hollandaise sauce for a very, very long time. This rich and buttery condiment, with its hint of tangy goodness, is quite possibly my all time favorite sauce. {Okay, maybe it’s in my top three favorites. There are too many good ones!} Justin and I have attempted to make hollandaise several times but it has never tasted quite as good as restaurant quality. After trying maybe three or four times, we sort of gave up.
And then…I saw a photograph posted by my favorite blogger friend Chloe, of a delicious and delectable plate of eggs benedict {see photo below}. Now Chloe knows good food and she takes incredible pictures and this shot in particular made me want eggs benedict ASAP. So, Justin and I decided to try our favorite sauce one more time. And this time, we chose the most simple method we could find {we kept failing at the stove top, double boiler} and it turned out DELICIOUS! We had our eggs benedict over some homemade sage biscuits {incredibly easy recipe} and it was all amazing. Like no exaggeration here…AMAZING. A-MAZING. Hands down my all-time favorite breakfast.
Eggs Benedict
Click HERE for the Hollandaise recipe
and
HERE for the Sage Biscuits recipe.
Check out Chloe’s fantastic blog, AndChloe.com. The photo above was taken at one of her favorite eateries, Miami Acme Bakery & Coffee. I’m hoping to try this dish there myself when Justin and I go to Florida in March!
































