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Treat Tuesday-Warm Apple-Buttermilk Custard Pie

It’s fall.  Literally, today was the first day of fall and it was a beautiful, crisp morning outside.  As tempted as I was to dive straight into pumpkin recipes, I actually had a craving for apples and cinnamon.  Hence this pie.  However, today was one …

Wine of the Week-Elk Cove Pinot Gris

The temperature is still warm and I am still drinking white wine.  This bottle of Pinot Gris was delicious from the first sip, fruity but not sweet, a little spicy with a lot of body.  I started drinking this with cheese and crackers and then …

Treat Tuesday-Sacher Torte

In the late 1980s, my sister studied abroad in Vienna, Austria and slowly she introduced me to some wonderful treats.  Being a self professed chocoholic, this Sacher Torte became my favorite cake of the decade!   It is such a formal cake to make, but …

Wine of the Week-Markham Chardonnay

There is a hint of fall in the air, but I am still holding on to a bit of summer, the part where you are sitting on the patio, enjoying a warm breeze and listening to the cicadas chirp in the yard.  When the weather …