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24 02, 2015

Easy Pastry Cream

2023-03-02T17:56:44+00:00Featured, Recipes|

This is an easy version of pastry cream.  Rather than being a traditional approach (most use cornstarch and a different cooking procedure), this version more closely resembles the filling used for cream pies.  This recipe will fill one small 5 inch tart.  You can double or triple the recipe to fill one large tart or ...[ get the full recipe ]

8 06, 2014

Maggie’s Blue Rose—Mexican Restaurant on Catalina Island

2023-01-16T17:27:23+00:00Featured, Restaurants & Travel|

Sometimes we just need to get away, don't you?  This was one of those weeks, so for us that meant we were counting the hours until we could take off for a weekend on Catalina Island off the coast of California.  If you haven't been there, Catalina Island is a small island about 26 miles ...[ get the full recipe ]

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