by Maia Ming Fong | Dec 1, 2018 | Food, Sweet
One of my kids loves pie, the other one loves crumble, and they both love cranberries and strawberries. So this recipe seems to have it all…it uses a pie crust base and a crumble topping! Though since I can only find dried cranberries in Spain, I brought some...
by Maia Ming Fong | Oct 4, 2018 | Food, Savoury
Who could resist a dish called “Spaghetti Pie”?? I certainly couldn’t, although growing up in Italy I never encountered anything remotely like a spaghetti pie. Let’s just say that it is a bit like mac n’ cheese with some greens thrown in...
by Maia Ming Fong | Sep 5, 2018 | Food, Sweet
Key lime pie is one of my favourite pies, (though technically this pie is made with regular limes, since key limes are unavailable in Spain…) Graham crackers are also unavailable in Spain, and so far I have not figured out a good substitute, but I did bring a...
by Maia Ming Fong | Apr 9, 2017 | Food, Sweet
Black matte Eva platter. Available at www.etsy.com/shop/MaiaMingDesigns When I read this recipe in Le Pain Quotidien Cookbook, I could not wait to try it. It sounded so simple and yet so exotic! Pastis is an anise-flavored, French apéritif from Marseille. My husband...
by Maia Ming Fong | Nov 22, 2016 | Food, Sweet
Although I’m American, I only recently came to love this Thanksgiving favorite: Pumpkin pie. I used to make it for my kids, but was never a huge fan of this classic dessert. It was not until I moved to Spain, where canned pumpkin is unavailable, and I began to make...
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