All time favorite dessert.
Category: Desserts
I know. I know. Peanuts have become a bit of a public enemy in the past decade; however, if you are the part of the 99% of the world whose throat does not start closing up at the mere sight of the picture above, then stay with me. Nothing quite says America like a classic […]
I am actually not big on desserts but I am a huge fan of celebrations and nothing says celebration more than a decadent labor-of-love dessert so I happen to have a few solid signature cake recipes in my back pocket. Big Country’s all-time favorite is carrot cake. He is always on the lookout for a […]
I was out of town shopping with my girls last week and came across a package of ladyfingers which reminded me that it was my sister-in-law’s birthday and so I picked them up and came home and made her one of her all-time favorites–tiramisu. I delivered another plate of tiramisu deliciousness to my friend Carol […]
Years ago, my friend Dee and I were planning a brunch menu for a group of around fifty people. She offered to make some caramel sauce to go with the Belgian waffles we had planned and that was the beginning of my love affair with this sauce. Here’s the thing with this sauce: it simply […]
My brother and his wife were in town for the week and he had a birthday coming up. We are never together on his birthday so I thought it would be fun to make him a proper birthday cake. Why do we stop making birthday cakes for adults as they get older? I mean, does […]
As much as I love complex flavors and dishes, there is something about the simpler foods that just feeds my soul. I fell in love with shortbread the first time I tasted Walker’s Pure Butter Shortbread decades ago. Since then, I have tasted a lot of different kinds of shortbread but for some reason, only […]
Desserts | healthy | Recipes | Uncategorized | Vegan
Brownie’s Edge Cookie w/ Sea Salt, Vegan Curry…and Other Ramblings
There are a lot of theories swirling around out there about why we are so food-sensitive these days but one thing I do know first-hand: food sensitivities are real. And they are abundant. It’s a rare dinner I host that I don’t have to consider the menu in light of at least one dietary restriction. […]
My family will tell you that I’m not very traditional and there is some truth in that. I will find a new recipe and use it for a couple of years and then move on to something new and shiny. That said, for the past 4-5 years, I have been making these delicious cake-like cookies […]
