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Index
Cover
Title Page
Other Books by This Author
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ingredients and Techniques
Kitchen Equipment
Chapter 1. A Few Basics
Softly Whipped Cream
Vanilla Sugar
Simple Syrup
Maple Sugar Shortbread
Pastry for Pies or Galettes
Tart Dough
Icebox Cookies
Sabayon
Almond Frangipane
Chapter 2. Fresh Fruit
Apricots and Figs
Figs with Anise Liqueur, Roasted Nuts, and Fresh Cheese
Figs with Mascarpone and Pine Nuts
Blackberries with Rose Water
An Aromatic Fruit Plate of Melons, White Peaches, Raspberries, and Bronx Grapes
Fresh Lychees
Grapes
Late Summer Fruits with Dry-Farmed Almonds
Grapefruit with Pomegranate Molasses
Yellow Doll Watermelon with Blackberries
Crane or Ogen Melons with Sweet Wine
Charentais Melon with Alpine Strawberries for Two
Muskmelon with Sea Salt and Toasted Peppercorns
Melons
Persimmons with Sea Salt, Hazelnuts, and Hazelnut Oil
Fuyu Persimmons with Asian Pears, Figs, and Walnuts
Pineapple Guavas (Feijoas)
Pineapple with Passion Fruit
A Ripe Pear with Toasted Five-Spice Pecans
Pawpaws Au Naturel
Paw Paws
Fresh Dates and Green Pistachios with Goat Cheese and Fleur de Sel
Fresh Fruits (Mostly) with Spirits
Chapter 3. Fresh Fruit in Syrup
Citrus with Orange Caramel
Winter Jewel Compote with Pomegranate Seeds
Seckel Pears Poached in Red Wine with Pepper and Star Anise
Mangoes with Minced Strawberries
Strawberries in Red Wine Syrup
Pineapple and Kiwi with Basil Syrup
Small Melons Filled with Summer Fruits, Herbs, and Wine
White Peaches in Lemon Verbena and Lavender Syrup
Red Berry Soup with White Peaches and Summer Berries
Late Summer Rhubarb and Blackberry Compote
Rhubarb
Chapter 4. Roasted and Sautéed Fruit
Plump Golden Apples
Warm Apricots with Honey and Yogurt
Hazelnut-Stuffed Peaches, Pears, or Apricots
Two Rhubarb Purees
Baked Rhubarb with Vanilla, Orange, and Clove
Elephant Heart Plums Baked in Wine with Orange, Sugar, and Clove
Plums
Sautéed Plums with Cardamom
Pears in Honey Caramel
Roasted Mission Figs with Honey
Nearly Candied Quince
Quince Braised in Honey and Wine
Chapter 5. Classics You Can Count On
Apple Crisp with Cinnamon Cream
Apples
A Hybrid Apricot-Raspberry Crisp
Berry and Peach Cobbler with Corn Flour Cobbles
Peaches
Right-Side-Up Cake
A Yeasted Pear Upside-Down Cake
Nectarine and Plum Upside-Down Cake
Chapter 6. Country Pies and Tarts
Apricot Fold-Over Pie
Plum and Walnut Tart
Fig and Raspberry Tart with Honeyed Crème Fraîche
Concord Grape Fold-Over Pie
The Concord Grape
No Worries Apple Galette
Berry Galette
Berries and the Boutards
Lindsey’s Austere Berry Tart
Individual Rhubarb Tarts in a Corn Flour Crust
Cherry Tart with Crushed Amaretti
Cherries Sweet and Sour
One-Eyed, Two-Eyed Gooseberry Fold-Over Tart
Currants and Gooseberries
Marianne’s Peach and Frangipane Galette
Three-Layer Almond Tart with Fruit Preserves
Wild Blueberry Tart in a Brown Sugar Crust
Silky Tart Dough
Huckleberry Cream Tart
Cream Tart with Black Raspberries
Chapter 7. Dried Fruit, Nuts, and Preserves
Compote of Dried Farmers’ Market Fruit
Poached Dried Apricots and Cherries with Cardamom
Prune, Quince, and Dried Cherry Compote
Prune Plums
Prunes Simmered in Red Wine with Honey and Spice
Figs in Pedro Ximénez
Walnut-Pecan Maple Tart
Jam and Almond Tart or Bar
Fresh and Dried Cranberry, Orange, and Walnut Tart
Three Related Nuts
Minced Dried Fruit and Spice Tart
Dates
Walnut or Pecan Torte with Blackberry Preserves
Pistachio-Cardamom Torte with Warm Cherry Compote
Medjool Dates with Citrus and Walnuts
A Not-Quite-So-Sticky Pudding
Winter Squash Cake with Dates
Chocolate Bark with Cardamom and Sea Salt, Apricots, and Pistachios
White Chocolate and Coconut Bark with Lavender and Tangerine Zest
Black Walnut Brown Sugar Cookies
Hazelnut–Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Chapter 8. Puddings and Gelées
Indian Pudding
Quinoa Pudding with Dried Cherries and Cranberries
Native Wild Rice Pudding with Maple Syrup and Wine-Soaked Cherries
Honeyed Semolina Pudding with Wine Syrup
Coconut Rice Pudding Cake
Sweet Potato–Coconut Pudding with Toasted Coconut
Dark Chocolate Pudding
Butterscotch Pudding with Sweet and Savory Pecans
Tangelo-Tangerine Pudding
Tangerines and a Few Odd Citrus
Native Persimmon Pudding
Persimmons
Souffléed Pancake with Caramelized Apples and Aged Cheddar
Mocha Gelée
Broken Jellied Wine with Summer Fruit
Pomegranate Gelée with Saffron-Yogurt Cream and Pistachios
Fruit and Cream
Strawberries with Maple Sugar and Cream
Blackberry Fool
Mulberries and Crème Fraîche
Persimmon Fool
Rhubarb Fool
Peaches and Raspberries Layered with Honey Sabayon
Chapter 9. Cheese and Dairy Desserts
Swedish Cream with Buttermilk
Swedish Creams and Panna Cotta
Yogurt-Honey Ice Cream
Swedish Cream with Maple Sugar and Crème Fraîche
Yogurt Swedish Cream
Milk and Honey Custard
Cream Cheese Mousse
Ricotta Mousse
Ricotta and Goat Cheese Tart in a Nut Crust
Some Cheese and Fruit Pairings
Fresh Sheep’s or Cow’s Milk Ricotta with Fruit
Clabbered Cottage Cheese with Berries, Golden Apples, or Nearly Candied Quince
Creole Cream Cheese with Heritage Strawberries
Fresh Figs with Pure Luck Goat Cheeses and Texas Pecans
Pleasant Ridge Reserve with Shagbark Hickory Nuts
South Mountain Dairy’s Chebris with Pecan-Raisin Bread
Pierce Point with Pears
Special Select Dry Jack Cheese with Pears
New York Cheddar with Dessert Apples
Blue Cheeses with Walnuts and Dates
Pt. Reyes Blue with Honey
Sally Jackson’s Sheep’s Milk Cheese with Pears
Goat Milk Pave with Blenheim Apricots
Pedrozo’s Black Butte Reserve on Toast
Teleme with Dried Fruit Compote
Hoshigaki and Fuyu Persimmons with Roasted Walnuts and Bandage-Wrapped Cheddar
Chapter 10. Five Cakes to Go with Fruit
Olive Oil–Orange Chiffon Cake
Almond–Corn Flour Cake
Yeasted Sugar Cake
Brown Sugar–Ginger Cream Cake
Steamed Chocolate Cake
Chapter 11. Sauces Made from Fruit
Apple Cider Syrup
Apricot Sauce with Cardamom
Warm Berry Sauce
Blackcap Raspberry Sauce
Red Currant Sauce
Blueberry or Huckleberry Compote
Blood Orange Caramel
Raspberry Coulis with Muscat Wine
Fresh Cherry Compote
Passion Fruit Sauce
Guava or Pineapple Guava Puree
Warm Spiced Peaches to Serve Over Ice Cream
Persimmon Puree Makes About 1 Cup
Dried Cherries in Red Wine
Small Dried (Dark) Fruit in Port or Pedro Ximénez
Small Dried (Light) Fruit in Sherry or Sweet Wine
Suggested Reading (and Viewing)
Resources
Index
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