Bake or Break

Chewy Chess Tart

Several weeks ago, I went to my very first pop-up shop since moving to New York. Martha Stewart opened up a weekend pie and tart shop to celebrate the release of her new cookbook, Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts. Sadly, there was a one-pie-per-person limit. There was a lot of pressure in making just the right choice. After no small amount of deliberation, I chose this Chewy Chess Tart.

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Fresh Berry Tart

View a printable recipe or more photos I do not like summer. Really, what's all the fuss? It's just hot, and I don't like being hot. Of course, if I lived somewhere other than the South, I might feel differently. Here, our summer seems to last half of the year. I don't mean to be start out being so negative, but all of my summer-related whining does have a point. There are a couple of things that I like about summer. Well, now that I think about it, there may just be one: fresh berries.

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Peanut Butter Tart

View more photos With the overwhelming love of peanut butter in my family, I consider it a wonderful challenge to find new peanut butter recipes for family to-dos. For my Daddy’s birthday, I started searching for a recipe and re-stumbled upon this recipe from Martha Stewart. It’s a lovely combination of graham cracker crust, chocolate [...]

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Almond Pear Cream Cheese Tart

See the recipe or flickr set When I first saw this recipe, I thought it was a beautiful dessert. Then, I read the recipe and was shocked at how simple it sounded. I decided to try it out for myself, especially knowing how much Quinn likes pears. And, of course, how much I like cream [...]

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