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**Note-this is a repost from forever and a day ago, but I really feel like this is a great holiday recipe, especially the red wine caramel sauce. Enjoy!**** I have a problem…

…and it?s in the form of pastry goodness. Seriously, somebody needs to do an intervention or something, because I am stress bunny armed with a whisk and a silpat, and I CAN?T STOP…baking. This time, it was a red wine caramel apple tartan with thyme from sexy man Tyler Florence?s book, Real Kitchen. How fun is this?basically an upside down apple tart tatin Now I will admit, I have been cooking a lot from Tyler Florence. But I?m am living Australia with pretty much three cookbooks, two of which are Tyler?s. Plus, he rocks. Read the rest of this entry »

Check out my strawberry brown butter tart of bitterness, I MEAN–love. LOVE. My freaking love tart.

Happy Monday! Happy wake-up-to-find-out-your-gas-is-being-shut-off-even-though-you-thought-you-were-paying-the-bills-and-your-work-colleague-has-bailed-on-you-again-day! I think of all the days that exist, this is my most favoritest day of them all. And with delicious photos of fruit tarts to boot, too. Whoa. I’m a lucky gal. The cool thing about me is, 1)I’m not bitter. Like, at ALL. Totally fucking fine. And yes, my leg has always shaken neurotically like that…And 2)I’m not one of those passive aggressive chicks that likes to write a blog post that is supposed to be about a fruit tart but instead uses it as a chance to bitch. RIGHT. Read the rest of this entry »

My rustic peach and blueberry crostata

My old friend Kristen, aka Stud (her nickname) came to visit us at the end of the Australian summer/end of Chicago winter, which was mid-February. She basically went from 6 inches of snow to 6 degrees below 100 F, a true culture shock. Stud is an adventurous gal, and being our third guest, we wanted to mix up the activities a bit. Of course, we did the mandatory visits to local wine regions and a trip to Cleland Park (remember when I took my parents?), but we also took our first surfing lessons in Middleton. Sure, I was the only one who couldn’t get her chunky butt standing on the board, but I felt so bad-ass just laying on the board and letting the waves carry me in, making me feel weightless and slightly amazed at the force that was carrying me. It was like Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” was playing the entire time in my head, and that board was my bitch. Who cares if it occasionally slapped me upside the head when I fell off of it? Sometimes a bitch gets out of hand. Read the rest of this entry »

Wanted: Someone to eat my baked goods Requirements: appreciates delicious food, gives honest feedback, lives in Adelaide, South Australia, unconcerned about their pants size. Read the rest of this entry »

…and it?s in the form of pastry goodness. Seriously, somebody needs to do an intervention or something, because I am stress bunny armed with a whisk and a silpat, and I CAN?T STOP…baking. This time, it was a red wine caramel apple tartan with thyme from sexy man Tyler Florence?s book, Real Kitchen. How fun is this?basically an upside down apple tart tatin Now I will admit, I have been cooking a lot from Tyler Florence. But I?m am living Australia with pretty much three cookbooks, two of which are Tyler?s. Plus, he rocks. Read the rest of this entry »