Strawberry Clafoutis

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Fruit desserts are my favorite kind. I prefer the kind that let the fruit’s natural deliciousness shine through. This recipe fits the bill and is beautifully simple. The strawberries are intoxicatingly delicious this time of year so I wanted to create a dessert to highlight that. I have other recipes on this blog that are [...]

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Unwinding in the Northern Woods of Wisconsin

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We left Milwaukee and headed north to a pristine and remote part of Wisconsin where my grandfather and his partner, Gayle, live on a lake. We have spent the longest stretch of our trip here, a glorious week, decompressing from the insanity of the move and reflecting on the massive changes that we are making [...]

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Raspberry Dojun

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This is a dessert that my Grandfather’s girlfriend, Gayle, makes for us when we visit during raspberry season. Its a simple, dense custard-like dessert that highlights fresh berries beautifully. The berries grow wild here along the country roads and we pick them on our walks. Gayle claims that this recipe is German in origin and [...]

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