Easy Plum Clafoutis (Brandied Option)
Plum Clafoutis (pronounced klah-foo-TEE) is a dessert or breakfast recipe full of egg custard, fruit and vanilla. Think of a cross between a quiche and a Dutch Baby pancake–yum! When…
Read morePlum Frangipane Tart
With ripe plums and rich almond cream atop a flaky crust, plum frangipane tart is a beautiful dessert that’s super easy to make! Awhile back I made a pear frangipane…
Read morePlum Upside-Down Cake
Caramelized and slightly crusty, this plum upside-down cake celebrates fall perfectly–for breakfast or dessert. I like to think of it as the other fall fruit. Plums that is.
Read moreSimple Fruit Salad
Macerate: (mac·er·ate) to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid. Yes, it’s a technical term—and one that I always thought sounded suspect. Like something out of a Biology 2 lab. But, take my word for it, this…
Read moreVanilla Plum Muffins
Can I blame Martha Stewart for my diet failures? After all it was her PBS show that got me thinking about plum muffins. In the end I converted her recipe…
Read morePlum Drunken Fool (or Sober if You Prefer)
I can’t shake the image. I am in a western saloon with wooden swinging doors, a long rustic bar and men in suspenders with open vests. One of the men…
Read moreBoozy Fruit: The Oldest Preserves (Brandied Plums)
You have to love seasonal eating! It begins with the absence of a fruit or and vegetable–that you are starting (achingly) to miss. Then, a few juicy berries (or milky…
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