Dessert

Coconut Quinoa Pudding Parfait

I like to mix things up for breakfast. I am always on the hunt for healthful and different ideas that often leave J asking, “What exactly IS this?”. Barley, oatmeal, quinoa, it is all fair game on our breakfast table in savory and sweet variations. This only takes a bit more effort than standard oatmeal,…

Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies

I wanted to make something simple in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. I had seen Ina Garten make this recipe into shortbread fingers on Barefoot Contessa, and then I was reminded of them when I saw them on Brown Eyed Baker’s blog. As with any shortbread, this is all about the butter. I sometimes…

Ginger Peach Skillet Pie

I recently saw a pie baked in a cast iron skillet at the King Arthur Flour Blog. This sounded like a pretty fantastic idea and I vowed to try it. The cast iron helped the base layer of the pie bake evenly and warded off any sogginess. It also looked pretty cool and rustic. I…

Daring Bakers: Dobos Torte

The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague. There are many birthdays in our families over…

Banana Bread

This banana bread recipe was one of the first things I learned to bake on my own way back in high school. My mom kept a yellowed handwritten recipe of my grandmother’s tacked to her bulletin board in the kitchen. I was instructed not to lose it. Only later did I realize it was one…

Banana Bread

This banana bread recipe was one of the first things I learned to bake on my own way back in high school. My mom kept a yellowed handwritten recipe of my grandmother’s tacked to her bulletin board in the kitchen. I was instructed not to lose it. Only later did I realize it was one…

Daring Bakers: Milano Cookies

The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network. I chose to do just one of the two cookie recipes for this month’s challenge. I have always wanted to play around with making homemade…

Plum Cake Tatin

When I saw Ina Garten on Barefoot Contessa pour molten hot sugar syrup over bubbling plums for this cake, I knew I was going to have to make it. Keeping a vigilant watch on my candy thermometer while a pot of sugar syrup boils always makes me feel a little like a mad scientist. I…

Peaches and Cream Cake

When I was growing up, my mom would make us peach cakes with whipped cream for our birthdays. They were my favorite cakes (that weren’t made out of ice cream). My brothers and I would wait patiently to lick the beaters from the whipped cream and steal slices of when she wasn’t looking. I think…

Peaches and Cream Cake

When I was growing up, my mom would make us peach cakes with whipped cream for our birthdays. They were my favorite cakes (that weren’t made out of ice cream). My brothers and I would wait patiently to lick the beaters from the whipped cream and steal slices of when she wasn’t looking. I think…

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