American Brasserie Recipes

These recipes come form Gale's book American Brasserie. Click here to go to the Recipes main page.

Roasted Fruits with Cinnamon-Red Wine Glaze and Toasted Almonds
Poaching fruit in wine is a French dessert tradition, but we’ve found that oven-roasting brings out more sweetness and taste -- without adding any fat at all.

The Best Banana Cream Pie
If you’ve only ever tasted diner versions of banana cream pie, you must make this recipe before another day passes.

Plum Crostata
Under the name of tarte aux quetsches, plum tart is a favorite dessert all over Alsace, especially in the fall when the purply-blue quetsch (pronounced kwetch) plums come into season.