Something you should know about me is that I'm a pie girl. Pie over cake any day. However, I am clearly outnumbered in my family as the only other pie aficionado is my youngest daughter. I do love my family very much though, so I bake them cakes, because no matter how hard I try I can't convert them damn it. My mother's birthday just passed and I thought I'd try something new. I have to admit this Lemonade Cake was delicious and briefly made me forget about my love affair with apple crumble. …
Lemon Crème Brûlée Tart
When life hands me lemons, I like to make lemonade, lemon loaf, lemon squares, and lemon pies. My favorite thing in the world to make though is this Lemon Crème Brûlée Tart. This has been in my baking repertoire since 2004 when I found it in a Bon Appetit magazine. It's become a family favorite and my good friend Tracey's as well. Tracey is a formally trained chef at the Cordon Bleu and Stratford cooking school. She also owns an incredible gourmet food company called Epicuria. This lemon tart …
