This recipe was inspired by a recipe from the Estonian cookbook, Sepamaa Talu köök Osa 2 by Anni Arno. Marzipan is very popular in Estonia. You can buy delicious bars of Estonian made marzipan at every corner store. Here in NYC, I bought the marzipan from Kalustyan’s. The original recipe used rhubarb, which is also popular in Estonia….
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Little Almond Cakes with Fresh Raspberries (Gluten-Free)
Hmmmm. It is really not baking weather anymore here in NYC, but maybe this recipe will be just the thing for someone who lives far, far away from here. Clafoutis and Financiers are pretty much my two favourite kinds of cake. Clafouti is a rich and not too sweet baked fruit custard. Financiers are…
Raspberry Rhubarb and Almond Tart (Gluten-free or not)
I’m sorry that this post is coming so late in rhubarb season. I spent a long time testing different versions of this tart before posting it. In fact, I have made four versions in the same number of weeks. Some versions were ugly, but they were all fabulously good eating. Rhubarb and Raspberry are…
Everyday Brown Sourdough Bread (Gluten-Free)
I know that baking season is over. It has been HOT for a few days in NYC already. However, I feel like I am finally hitting my stride with my sourdough project and so I am going to share one more gluten-free sourdough bread recipe before putting my starter to sleep for the summer in…
Pistachio Financiers with Rhubarb and Sour Cherry Compote (Gluten-Free)
I am very pleased with this dessert. It is a tiny, tender, pale green cake paired with a tart, floral, pink compote. One of the many things that I love about financiers (and compotes actually) is that they taste better after a few days. You might look at this recipe and think that you ought…
Rhubarb Curd Tart with a Buckwheat Almond Crust (Gluten-Free)
Did you know that Buckwheat is related to Rhubarb? I know! Weird right? I was so excited by this fact when I learned it, that I decided to make a rhubarb tart with a buckwheat crust. Then I had to wait until rhubarb season returned. Now the rhubarb is back and this tart is everything…
Sourdough Boule (Gluten-Free)
This recipe is for my mother. She carried some of my gluten-free sourdough starter home in her checked luggage when she last visited me, and is now struggling to stay on top of a pet that demands that you bake every week! Also, she was complaining about the cost of store bought gluten-free bread, so…
Tiny Coconut Chocolate Cakes (Gluten-Free)
My mother is allergic to egg whites. When I visited her recently, I made her quite a few scrambled egg yolks for breakfast. By the end of the visit I had a big vat of egg whites in the fridge. We used some of the egg whites up making a Macadamia Nut and Tropical Fruit…
Finally, a good gluten-free pizza crust
Until recently, I have had a resigned attitude toward making gluten-free pizza crust at home. The only really good gluten-free pizza’s I had eaten had been made in a wood-fire oven or on a grill and I don’t own either of those! But for the last few months I have been on a very involved…
Tropical Fruit and Macadamia Nut Torte- From the backyard in Kula, Maui (Gluten-Free)
For the last three years, my mother has been living in a little cottage in Kula, Maui on a beautiful property planted with mango, loquat, natal plum, macadamia nut, avocado, kukui nut and guava trees. While visiting my mother recently, my husband became excited about cracking open the macadamia nuts from the yard and…
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