Pastel de Tres Leches or three milks cake is a personal favorite of mine, and has, surprisingly, not made to onto this blog yet. Shocker! and past time to remedy that. Tres Leches is a light sponge cake that gets soaked through with a mixture of evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream. How…
Tag: Desserts
Chocolate Mousse
When my sister called me yesterday with a “mousse emergency”, my mind immediately jumped, like every Vermonter upon hearing those words, to her having hit a “moose” with her car. A scarily, common occurrence around here that can have dire, and sometimes even deadly, consequences. Once she calmed me down, she specified that it was,…
Peach Pie
Along with baking a blueberry pie, we decided upon baking a peach pie for some variety. Peach pies, much like apple pies, straddle the beautifully tempting line between tart and sweet. I have found that the key to a good peach pie is to have perfectly ripened fruit. You want your peaches to be firm…
Blueberry Pie
A delightful summer treat that boarders on divine – a crisp golden crust, full of plump juicy berries, and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. The vanilla ice-cream is a must. After all, you need a canvas for the tangy, purple syrup that seeps out of every heaping scoop of this treasured dessert. In…
The Ephemeral Bee 