Tag: dessert

Lemon Bars

Someone gave us a lot of lemons. We adapted....

Nanaimo Bars

It’s a Canadian thing. I’m not Canadian, but my wife is. These are always a hit. Cardiologists and dentists are big fans of these as they create a lot of patients, I’m sure. Update (27 February 2022): I’ve recently found Custard Powder at our local World Market / Cost...

Mincemeat

When I was like 10 or 12 a friend’s parents were going to conference and asked if Jeff could have Thanksgiving with us. Sure! At the end of dinner out come the pies. Pumpkin and mincemeat. I liked neither, still don’t. But Jeff asked for a slice of mincemeat....

Butter Tarts

My wife is Canadian and this is evidently a Canadian thing. We take it to parties and no one here in the United States has ever seen these. They’re always popular. So this is probably my most-requested recipe. Note: We’ve tried every store-bought pie pastry we can find. While...