dessert, chocolate, flourless torte View More

  Ingredients: 7 large eggs, separated Cream of Tartar 5 tablespoons breadcrumbs 2 cups walnuts 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder Pinch salt 1 stick unsalted butter, softened at room temperature 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Fresh berries (raspberries, blackberries, blueberries), optional Powdered sugar, optional   Icing 6 tablespoons butter 6… Continue Reading

                      Ingredients:   Filling: 2 ½ pounds green apples (about 6, cored, quartered and peeled) or another hard apple (e.g., Honeycrisp, Cortland) 2 tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon finely grated lemon peel 1 cup granulated sugar 1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon ½ teaspoon nutmeg 3 tablespoons… Continue Reading

Walnuts View More

Walnuts are plants in the tree nut family.  This family also includes Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts and pistachios.   Covering the walnut shell is a green husk that turns black after it falls off.  Inside, you’ll find the two familiar round, rough, hard shells which are brown in color and… Continue Reading