Blueberry Tarte

September 30, 2025

Finnish recipe 2025 Bake 375° 9″ pan

INGREDIENTS

CREAM: 1/2 C (115 g) butter

2/3 C (130g) sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla

Blend dry ingredients:

1C (125 g) flour (add oats or rye flour)

1 tsp baking powder

Pinch cardamom

1 C (250 g) blueberries

Filling mixture:

1 C sour cream or greek yogurt

1/4 C sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp cardamom.

DIRECTIONS

Cream 1/2 C butter, 2/3 C sugar until light & fluffy

Add 1 egg and 1/2 tsp vanilla.

Add dry ingredients: 1 C flour, 1 tsp baking powder & pinch cardamom to butter mixture, blend. Roll into ball, press mixed dough into greased pie/tarte pan.

Make filling: blend 1 C sour cream/yogurt, 1/4 C sugar, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp cardamom.

Sprinkle blueberries onto dough in pie pan. Pour sour cream filling over blueberries.

Bake 30-35 min until crust golden, slightly loose center. Cool. Top with vanilla sauce if desired.

VANILLA SAUCE

INGREDIENTS

1 c milk

1/3 C heavy cream

1 egg YOLK

1/4 C sugar

1/4 C sugar

2 TB corn startch

1 tsp vanilla

DIRECTIONS

Low simmer milk & cream.

Beat egg yolk & sugar together in a bowl.

Add 2 TB corn startch to milk in saucepan. Whisk until smooth.

Slowly Add half of warm milk mixture to egg mixture in bowl, whisk constantly. Pour this bowl into warm milk in saucepan. cook over low heat, whisking until thickened. DO NOT boil!

Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in vanilla extract. Strain using fine mesh sieve. Cool before serving.

Chicken au Poivre

September 21, 2025

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INGREDIENTS

1 TB crushed peppercorns

2 TB unsalted butter

2 TB olive oil

8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs ~ 2lbs , seasoned with salt

2 TB minced shallots

1 C chicken broth

1/2 C heavy cream

3 thyme sprigs

1 TB cognac (or lemon juice)

1 TB finely chopped parsley

crusty bread or egg noodles

COOKING

12 inch cast iron skillet – med heat, heat oil. in 2 batches sear until golden all over ~ 5 min per batch. Remove from pan, discard oil.

ADD butter and shallots, 1 min, ADD broth, cream, thyme & crushed peppercorns. Wire whisk stir to mix browned bottom bits into sauce.

ADD chicken back in , simmer, basting until 165 degrees ~ 6 min.

Remove thyme, discard. Remove chicken to side plate.

ADD cognac (or lemon juice), stir 2 min to thicken sauce on med-hi heat.

ADD chicken back to pan, sprinkle with parsley (or plate chicken onto plates, pour sauce over chicken)