Sweet Cherry Tart with Port

Sweet Cherry Tart with Port

Late summer in BC is cherry season! The fruit is so abundant, it seems like the sweet, plump cherries are available everywhere you turn. The addition of a mellow port to this sweet cherry tart elevate it beyond simple cherry pie to something elegant and special.

Vanilla Ice Cream

Vanilla Ice Cream, elegant in its simplicity

Simple, elegant, beautiful — creamy vanilla ice cream enhances so many wonderful desserts, or is perfectly delicious all on its own. This silky and decadent ice cream is packed with rich vanilla goodness.

Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies. Hands off — these are all mine!

Break-ups. Bad hair days. Work problems. Brownies are the warm, chewy, brown friend you turn to when you start feeling like life is piling troubles on your shoulders. While they are not the cure — brownies are a quick and easy craving buster that are a cinch to whip up and have you back on the road to coping.

Blueberry Pie

I scored a huge box of fresh, local blueberries at the Langley Community Farmers Market recently. Plump and juicy, bursting with that tangy-sweet flavour, these little blue jewels demanded to be stuffed immediately into a delicious pie.

Farm Fresh Blueberries

This is my favourite recipe for blueberry pie. The pastry crust I prefer for this pie uses all butter (pâte brisée), recipe included after the jump. If making pie pastry intimidates you or if you're in a hurry, then use a purchased double-crust pie shell. I hope you like it!

Blueberry Pie with all-butter pastry crust