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16-36: Fresh Cherry Pie

Jamie Martin Group 16: Pies & Cakes, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods May 23, 2025May 22, 2025all-purpose flour, almond paste, butter, cherries, chilled, cornstarch, creamed, dessert, dough, egg whites, egg yolks, eggs, fairly easy, fairly expensive, filling, French, granulated sugar, grated, meringue, pie crust, pie weights, pies, snacks, soft peaks, spring, summer, untested, vanilla extract, vegetarian, whipped, whipping cream

Late spring/early summer means the start of cherry time around here, so it’s finally time to make 16-36: Fresh Cherry Pie.

We watched Twin Peaks (all three seasons and the movie) a few months ago, and ever since, I’ve been craving a slice of damn fine cherry pie. Talk about synergy.

However, this is not quite Norma’s cherry pie…this is Simply Delicious’ cherry pie, so it of course has to include almond paste in some way. If you’re looking for Norma’s cherry pie (which is much closer to typical “cherry pie”), go here. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and watch some Twin Peaks while you’re at it–it’s awesome.

Funnily enough, Twin Peaks and Simply Delicious both exist as excellent representations of the late 1980s-early 1990s. There’s that synergy thing again.

15-22: Cappuccino Ice Cream

Jamie Martin Group 15: Cold Desserts, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods May 10, 2025May 10, 2025cappuccino, chilled, chopped, cocoa powder, coffee, cold desserts, dessert, dollop, dusted, easy, fairly inexpensive, garnish, gluten-free, ice cream, nuts, pistachios, powdered sugar, soft peaks, sundaes, untested, vanilla bean, vegetarian, whipped, whipping cream

On the heels of 19-8: Coffee, Tea, & Chocolate I, I happened to recently make a somewhat-related recipe, 15-22: Cappuccino Ice Cream. I love coffee ice cream, and so does my mom. However, this recipe is NOT what you (or I, or she) would have expected by that title.

I bring my mom up also since it’s just about Mother’s Day (or might already be by the time you read this)–maybe don’t make this one for your mom though, unless she likes coffee slushies. Again, even that sounds better than this actually is.

14-28: “Hot Love”

Jamie Martin Group 14: Hot Desserts, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods February 15, 2023February 15, 2023chocolate, chocolate curls, cookies, dessert, easy, fairly expensive, fruit, garnish, grated, hot desserts, ice cream, liqueur, macaroons, orange juice, party food, raspberries, raspberry liqueur, raspberry sauce, shortbread, simmered, soft peaks, untested, Valentine's Day, vegetarian, whipped, whipping cream

I’m a day late, but had intended to post 14-28: “Hot Love” for Valentine’s Day, because how could you not? Apologies for procrastinating on it, but at least it’s there for Valentine’s Day 2024 (and beyond).

This one used to make me giggle every time I looked at the card as a kid–it felt cheesy to me even back then (but also sort of intriguing in that “is this what grown-ups do?” kind of way). I pretty much still feel the same way about it (grown-up question and all).

What is the plate in the picture above resting on (besides a book)? A cabinet on its side? A locked trunk? What’s in the box!?

Can you tell I’m not much of a romantic?

15-24: Monterosso Ice Cream

Jamie Martin Group 15: Cold Desserts, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods December 6, 2022December 6, 2022cake pan, cakes, cherry liqueur, cold desserts, creamed, crushed, dessert, egg whites, egg yolks, eggs, fairly easy, fairly expensive, folded, frozen, fruit, fruit juice, garnish, granulated sugar, ice cream, ice cream maker, Italian, kiwis, layers, liqueur, mashed, meringue, party food, peeled, pineapple, soft peaks, stiff peaks, strained, strawberries, summer, untested, whipped, whipping cream

Because it takes me a while to get around to writing these, it often works out that I’m writing about winter recipes in the summer and vice versa. Sticking with that theme, I present to you (in December) 15-24: Monterosso Ice Cream. Hey, at least it’ll be timely if you’re in the Southern hemisphere. I bet you guys are tired of everything being geared towards the Northern hemisphere anyway, so this one’s for you.

In case you were wondering, Monterosso is a coastal village in Italy, and it looks very nice. Totally giving me White Lotus S2 vibes. I can’t seem to find anything that associates a certain type of dessert or ice cream with the town, but I did find some recommendations for gelato in case you’re ever in the area.

14-13: Berry Omelette

Jamie Martin Group 14: Hot Desserts, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods September 16, 2022September 15, 2022blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, breakfast, brunch, butter, dessert, easy, egg whites, egg yolks, eggs, folded, gluten-free, granulated sugar, grated, hot desserts, inexpensive, jam/jelly/preserves, lemon peel, lunch, Madeira, meringue, omelette, powdered sugar, raspberries, sherry, soft peaks, strawberries, untested, vanilla extract, vegetarian, whipped, whipping cream

Summer is slipping away quickly, but if you can still get your hands on some fresh berries, you can give 14-13: Berry Omelette a try. Based on the ingredients and the suggestion to serve it with wine, I think this is more of a “dessert omelette” than a “breakfast omelette”, but you do you.

I suppose there’s lots of dishes on famous breakfast places’ menus that are similar to this in terms of sugar and sweetness–I’m just not much of a “sweets” person for breakfast, especially when eggs are involved. My dad goes even further–he will not eat eggs if there is jam on or near the plate, and vice versa. He would NOT have enjoyed this dish.