dessert
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
This is a dessert that not a lot of people talk about these days, though knowing that fads come and go, I’m sure one day people will remember it and start looking for the recipe again. I love this recipe… Continue reading
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Boca Negra, or Black Mouth
This, besides black forest cake, is my oldest child’s favorite cake. I’ve only made it twice because she’s actually allergic to eggs, so as you might understand, when I do make it, she savors every mouthful. And for good reason… Continue reading
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Montmorency (Sour) Cherry Lambic Sorbet / Sorbetto alla Ciliegia
I’m in a cherry mood. 🙂 And I’ve been wanting to make cherry sorbet for a while now, except the recipes I’ve been running into seem to produce a light rose-colored sorbet, and I wanted to replicate the deep-red cherry… Continue reading
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Murphy’s Law: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Yesterday, Valentine’s Day, was as horrible as it could possibly be. This happens every Lent, like clockwork. If you start writing about how holy your kids are, by the time you hit publish… Continue reading
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Gascon Walnut Bars
If you love walnuts, this recipe is for you. It’s all walnut, walnut, walnut. And oh yeah, butter. But mostly walnut. The “batter” is walnut, the frosting is walnut. A pity that several family members are allergic to walnuts. Which… Continue reading
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Fichi al Galoppo
Poached Fresh Figs from Lidia’s Italy, if I’m not mistaken (copied down the recipe a few months back and now I’ve forgotten where I got it) 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 pound figs… Continue reading
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Baked Hot Chocolate
A four-ingredient wonder, this dessert is one of the easiest you can make, with things you probably already have in your pantry and fridge. The only thing to get right really is the timing. A mixer, either a handheld one… Continue reading
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Caramel Nut Tart
I finally found it again, just in time for Thanksgiving. This is one of the very first things I tried after winning some French tart tins on eBay 13 years ago. Hubby brought it to work for a pot-luck celebration… Continue reading
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Black Forest Cake / Schwarzwalder Kirsch Torte
A repost from my old baking blog… The finished product. Sorry for the grease spots on the lens. We were in a hurry to get to the party! Black Forest Cake / Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte Elements here, bottom to top: the… Continue reading
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Cherry Filling
A repost from my old baking blog. 1 14.5 oz. can tart cherries (not cherry pie filling) water if necessary 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch Drain cherries, reserving liquid. Set cherries aside. Measure liquid — you need 1/2… Continue reading