Why should we save dessert for just when we go out to eat? Dessert is a great make-ahead addition to any meal. Fruit crisps, pies, cakes, anything sweet! These dessert recipes are sure to leave a lasting impression on everyone at your table.
I hope that yours includes these berry almond tarts. I found this recipe in this month’s Donna Hay. It is an Australian magazine, it is fall there, and her recipe included figs. I love almond anything, I had berries, so I used them instead. The moving truck pulled away this afternoon. Our lives are packed in […]
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If you happen to be at the grocery store, you might notice a cute little magazine next to the register. It might have a delicious-looking caramel almond chocolate chip oatmeal cake on the cover. If you happen to be at the grocery store, you might notice a cute little magazine next to the register. It
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My husband’s favorite flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough. I’ll be honest, this was a little more work than I usually do, but it was not difficult by any means. It just takes a little time. There is absolutely nothing more rewarding than making your own ice cream. You start with some simple ingredients, make
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Panna Cotta in Italian means cooked cream. Essentially, it is cream and sugar melted to together with gelatin to make it set. Creamy jello. Doesn’t that sound like it might not be good? It is, I promise. There are certain desserts that I have a predisposed prejudice against. It isn’t really fair, they haven’t done
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So when I was watching Nigellissima and saw Nigella make No Churn Coffee Ice Cream in about 10 minutes, I was intrigued. How can this possibly work? She whipped some cream with some sweetened condensed milk and voila! Well, not only does it work, but it is the softest, creamiest, ice cream. I absolutely love
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The recipes are wonderful, but the headnotes are what make her books hard for me to put down. Her writing is captivating. In the episode above, she made this Chocolate Olive Oil Cake. This cake is incredibly moist and dense. How is it Wednesday already? I feel like this week is slipping by me. I am
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This Marshmallow Hot Fudge Sauce can be made a few days ahead of time and gently reheated when you are ready for dessert. I like to scoop the ice cream into the bowls that I am going to serve it in and freeze them until I am ready for them. I remember my parent’s having
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It is Mardi Gras week and pecan pralines are about as southern as it gets. When I was living in Charleston, I used to have a job selling seats on horse-drawn carriage tours. It was mind-numbingly boring, but it paid for beers and chicken sandwiches at Wild Wings It is Mardi Gras week and pecan
