It’s been a while since I made crumble bars. For a long time now, they have been my “go to” thing to make, to eat “out of hand” (meaning cookie or brownie-sized). They are so versitile: pick a fruit flavor, pick a nut or chocolate type and voila! Crumble bars just waiting to be taken to your next pot-luck!
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May 2019
Making caramel isn’t my forte. Either it comes out to hard, too soft or I burn it, as it goes part the correct temperature, despite using a candy thermometer and it ends up with that burned flavor, even if it isn’t a total loss. After two attempts, I did get this right though and it is really quite yummy. A nice variation would be to add maple extract, or chili salt or cinnamon. For now, I just went with the basic.
Over the Mother’s Day weekend, I paid a surprise visit to my Mum as well as delivering treats a few family friend mothers (not my mum, but people who I have know since childhood). With one of them, I have a running joke about rhubarb, so I had to make a fancy pants rhubarb curd tart. Actually it was really easy and it turned out really nicely.
I love Lemon Tarts. They are always so distinct and palate cleansing after a hearty dinner. I like them more than anything chocolatey for sure. This one uses olive oil and less butter (though there is some) and lots and lots of meyer lemon juice. Here’s a trick to boost the lemon flavor: add just a touch of cream of tartar. It’s sort of like putting the lemon flavor on steroids.
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Flavored Salt Trio:
Flavored Salt Trio:
Ramps (Wild Garlic), Spicy Chili and Meyer Lemon
And now for something completely different… it started out because I found some ramps (wild garlic, ransom, bear’s garlic … whatever you want to call it, in German, it is bärlauch) and wanted to be able to preserve them, given that the foraging season is so short. So I made the Wild Garlic Salt. Then I thought, what the heck, I’ll try to make lemon salt. And then I bought the habaneros. All turned out really well and the flavors are nice and bright. Great for sprinkling on just before serving / eating. All very fresh. And they look neat!