Chocolate Ganache Tart
I MADE TWO CHOCOLATE GANACHE TARTS LAST NIGHT. The first one, based on a recipe from a well-known cooking-personality, was surprisingly disappointing. The short-bread crust was as tough as plywood, and...
View ArticleCharlotte Almondine
CHARLOTTE ALMONDINE is a variation on the famed "Charlotte Malakoff" dessert. It's a deliciously-decadent thing, a fortress of Cointreau-dipped cookies protecting a soft, almond and chocolate flavored...
View ArticleRecipe: Glazed Apple Tart
WHAT CAN YOU DO with a little pastry dough, two apples, and a jar of apricot preserves? Why, you can turn them into a fabulous French apple tart. Folks, I'm talking about a tart with major...
View ArticleChocolate Layer Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting
I HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY, because I've made you a chocolate cake. A chocolate cake that is naturally-moist, euphorically-dense, and decadently-delicious. One bite and you'll hear angels sing. I certainly...
View ArticleAfternoon Tea: Victoria Cake
TAKE GOBS OF THICKLY-WHIPPED CREAM AND SWEET RASPBERRY JAM, spread them between rounds of sponge cake, sprinkle the works with confectioners sugar, and what do you get? Why, none other than Queen...
View ArticleStrawberry Souffle
I LOVE THIS STRAWBERRY SOUFFLE. It's airy and light. It's sinfully delicious, but not too sweet. And best of all, it's pink! My easy recipe for this fabulous French dessert: You can use any round...
View ArticleAwesome Almond Biscotti
WHAT’S CRUNCHY, only slightly-sweet, and perfect for dunking in a cup of hot coffee? The Almond Biscotti you see pictured above. If I can make these awesome Italian biscuits on a busy gardening- and...
View ArticleSugar Cookie Tartlets
MEET MY NEWEST TEA-TIME ADDICTION -- Sugar Cookie Tartlets. To make them, you bake sugar cookie dough in the shape of little cups. Then you fill the cups with luscious, homemade lemon curd, and adorn...
View ArticleFrozen Blueberry Yogurt Pie
HERE'S A SWEET TREAT from my mother's collection of old magazine recipes. It's a light, refreshing, make-ahead dessert that begs to be served on a hot summer evening. Wanna taste this frosty, blue...
View ArticleEasy Lavender Shortbread Cookies
YESTERDAY, I clipped several blossoms from my lavender plants. Then I added the perfumed petals to a standard, three-ingredient shortbread dough. The result of this mad experiment? Pure deliciousness!...
View ArticleA Fragrant Fruit Salad
I LOVE THIS FRUIT SALAD. It's dressed with honey and lime juice. It's scented with fresh mint. And it's absolutely delicious for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. Feel free to alter quantities and/or...
View ArticleMonkey Bread – The Real Deal!
TRUE CONFESSION: I'm passionately in love with Monkey Bread. It's sticky-sweet, soft and doughy. Like bite-sized cinnamon rolls. And it's dangerously-delicious! So dangerous, in fact, that I hope...
View ArticleLemon Ice Cream Tart with Gingersnap Crust
I'LL ADMIT that Nigel Slater's Lemon Ice Cream Tart is a little weird. But trust me -- it's a culinary masterpiece. The "ice cream" is softly-whipped heavy cream, flavored with orange and lemon zest,...
View ArticleTuscan Perfection: Panna Cotta
I'VE BEEN ON A TUSCAN KICK THIS MONTH. Already I've made Cecina -- a naturally gluten-free Tuscan flatbread, as well as some lemon-rich Polpettine. And this morning, I whipped up a batch of Panna...
View ArticlePersian Lime Pie
I LOVE THIS PIE. It's similar to a Key Lime Pie, with this exception: It's made with the juice and zest of common, supermarket "Persian" limes. And oh, is it delicious. Think of Florida sunshine,...
View ArticleCranberry-Almond Tart
I LOVE CRANBERRIES. I love almonds. I love buttery, homemade caramel sauce. And yesterday, I baked these ingredients in a tart. The result? Pure deliciousness! One bite and I wanted...more bites. Need...
View ArticleDreamy Cinnamon Rolls
YES, I wrote about these sweet, sticky, sinfully delicious Cinnamon Rolls back in 2011. And today, because I'm taking pictures for my cookbook, and because I wanted something sweet, sticky and sinfully...
View ArticleFiggy Pudding
NORMALLY I'D SHY AWAY from a recipe that boasts 18 ingredients. But when it comes to Dorie Greenspan's Figgy Pudding, I make an exception. How I love this spicy, fruity, boozy dessert! One bite, and...
View ArticlePear Fritters
I LOVE THESE PEAR FRITTERS. I love them so much that I hope you'll take them off my hands. Otherwise, I'll be forced to eat them -- rather joyously -- all by myself. This recipe is slightly based on...
View ArticleChristmas & New Year’s Recipe Roundup: Desserts!
NEED SOME SWEET INSPIRATION for Christmas or New Year's? Here are links to a dozen desserts that have appeared on my holiday table over the years. Most are easy to make, some are gluten-free, and all...
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