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Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Desserts

Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Desserts

Open-faced Peach Tart

Sweet, succulent summer peaches are available in the Northeast right now. Was there ever a surer sign of summer than a juicy and delicious, perfectly ripe peach.  Sam Sifton of the New York Times says “that you get one really good peach a year, if you’re lucky, if you don’t live in the South or next to a peach orchard. ” I should buy a lottery ticket because this week…

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Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Desserts

Rogelach

Most people have come to refer to rogelach as that delicious cream cheese and butter pastry bite, filled with cinnamon, sugar, jam and nuts. Today, we’re going to talk about yeast rogelach. Hmmm…I saw that you surreptitiously reached for the Tylenol bottle when you read the word yeast. I’m here to tell you that yeast is your friend and these are going to be the most delicious rogelach ever!!…

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