Cooking with Children: Fun Fusion
What better time then this present Stay At Home time in history to play in the kitchen with your children. Here are some of my favorite … Continue reading Cooking with Children: Fun Fusion
Category: dessert
Decadent Chocolate Pound Cake
What I love about this Decadent Chocolate Pound Cake… The intense chocolate flavor pillowy (I’m sure this is a word) cake The sugar crust around the … Continue reading Decadent Chocolate Pound Cake
Strawberry Moffles (Mochi Waffles)
Strawberry Mochi Waffles! Strawberry Moffles for short. Gluten Free, Yes! Super easy and quickly makes enough for everyone. These are YUM! Strawberry Moffles Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter 2 cups sugar 1 (12-oz) can evaporated milk (not … Continue reading Strawberry Moffles (Mochi Waffles)
Cooking with Children: Farm to Table
Living in California lends to a huge variety and abundance of choices. I could continue this theme for a whole year. The recipes I’ve decided on … Continue reading Cooking with Children: Farm to Table
Perfect Pumpkin Pie
The one pie I need to know is my man’s favorite. Pumpkin Pie This particular recipe was an adapted one from somewhere that I adapted again. It is spicy and sweet with a perfectly smooth texture. The blender trick does … Continue reading Perfect Pumpkin Pie
Cooking with Children: Gourmet for the Holidays
There’s no getting around it, a bunch of holidays are coming. That means little ones will be home. Why not keep them busy helping make some … Continue reading Cooking with Children: Gourmet for the Holidays
Chewy Oatmeal Gingersnaps
These spectacularly Chewy Oatmeal Gingersnap cookies are just the right amount of spicy and sweet. A quick roll in cinnamon and sugar before baking brings out their crackly exterior and leaves them sparkling while the scent of cinnamon, ginger and … Continue reading Chewy Oatmeal Gingersnaps
5 Minute Tropical Papaya and Mango Fools
This dessert takes 5 minutes to whip up. Only 5 ingredients too. Since we are on the topic of Hawaii, why not? I wish you could taste those juicy mangos on top. Oh, don’t leave them out. If you can … Continue reading 5 Minute Tropical Papaya and Mango Fools
Luscious Warm Blueberry Sauce
This incredible sauce would be great over ice cream, yogurt, obviously pancakes, or on top of so many other things I can think of. Here I used it with Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes from The Cheesecake Factory. Enjoy! Luscious Warm Blueberry Sauce Ingredients: 3 … Continue reading Luscious Warm Blueberry Sauce
Mango Sorbet
I made this some months ago and though it’s winter here at home, somehow I still crave something cold and sweet. This Mango Sorbet can be made in just a little over 30 minutes for soft serve, or freeze a … Continue reading Mango Sorbet
Impossible Cake (aka Rick Bayless’s Chocoflan)
I hope you had a very happy Holiday. I know I haven’t posted in quite some time. Life sometimes forces hobbies to take a back burner. … Continue reading Impossible Cake (aka Rick Bayless’s Chocoflan)
Decadent Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
Top this amazing Decadent Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Cake with a cherry! Recently, we had two birthdays on the same day, my special man and our … Continue reading Decadent Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
The Most Incredible Carrot Cake
Let’s talk cake for a minute. My amazing man and I have been married for over 20 years now and one of the things he … Continue reading The Most Incredible Carrot Cake
Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
I am in love with Chocolate, Salted Caramel, and Lemon. Sometimes, like this week lemon moved to first for a while. With this Glazed Lemon Pound Cake how could it not? It can be made in a big Bundt or … Continue reading Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
Lime Margarita Granita
It’s a snow-cone all grown up. This week the organizing bug got me. In the process I came across some recipes that I had stashed for latter use. One of them was Lime Granita from Bon Appetit. I’ve never been … Continue reading Lime Margarita Granita
Blackberry, Blueberry, and Vanilla Bean Cordial
Last year, I made some small batches of Cherry Cordial, followed by Blueberry Cordial, then Limoncillo, a tiny bottle of Black and Blueberry Cordial, and in the fall leftover Cranberries, yes got popped in a bottle too. There’s the Cherry. … Continue reading Blackberry, Blueberry, and Vanilla Bean Cordial
Creamy Mango Sherbet
Wednesday night was a special night. It’s an annual celebration that calls for a very special dinner. I would rather mess up my Thanksgiving dinner, than this dinner. Every year some special friends that we dearly love arrive from H.K., they … Continue reading Creamy Mango Sherbet
Meyer Lemon and Vanilla Bean Posset (Meyer Lemon Pudding)
Creme Brulee , then Salted and Caramelized Vanilla Bean Pudding. I’ve been saving a recipe for years, meaning to give it a try. This week I decided it was time, but with a little tweek. Instead of Lime and Lemon … Continue reading Meyer Lemon and Vanilla Bean Posset (Meyer Lemon Pudding)
Salted and Caramelized Vanilla Bean Pudding
I have always been a fan of pudding. Chocolate wins out most of the time for me, though I do have fond memories of Butterscotch pudding while growing up. It’s my mom’s favorite. We rarely let it get cool; warm … Continue reading Salted and Caramelized Vanilla Bean Pudding
