18 Thursday Oct 2018
Posted in Coconut, Desserts, Gluten Free Option, Pudding, Vegetarian
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brown sugar, butter, coconut milk, cornstarch, egg yolks, flour, heavy cream, sugar, sweetened coconut, vanilla, vanilla extract, white chocolate, whole milk
The Spicy Honey has an office BBQ and thought it would be a good idea for The Goddess to “whip up” dessert. He’s thoughtful that way. But, The Goddess doesn’t mind, because dessert is good, and this is particularly good. It’s rich, creamy and just delicious, so isn’t that just the perfect thing to have at a BBQ? Continue reading
03 Wednesday Oct 2018
Posted in Chocolate, Desserts, Gluten Free Option, Vegetarian
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all-purpose flour, bourbon, brown sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, espresso, unsalted butter, unsweetened chocolate, vanilla extract, white sugar
I’m a chewy, fudgy brownie-type of woman. Cake brownies are well, just cake, really. Brownies should be dense and moist and rich. These brownies are all that, but they have the added bonus of coffee and bourbon. We’ll say these are “adult” brownies…I think they’re better the next day, but they’re damn fine, just out of the oven and cooled for maybe 15 minutes, too…damn fine! Continue reading
18 Saturday Aug 2018
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apricots, arrowroot, lemon zest, nectarines, Peaches, pie pastry, Plums, Spices, sugar
It’s stone fruit season…you know the fruits that have a single pit (seed) in the center of the fruit? All the various, and there are quite a number, of varieties of apricots, peaches, plums, and nectarines, are stone fruits. And this time of year, there’s nothing better than biting into a perfectly ripe peach or nectarine, except maybe biting into a nice piece of pie! Continue reading
30 Saturday Jun 2018
Posted in Desserts, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Strawberries, Vegetarian
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balsamic vinegar, frozen orange juice concentrate, pink peppercorns, Strawberries, strawberry gelatin
It’s always good to have a nice dessert sauce in your repertoire. This is absolutely spectacular made with local berries, when they’re in season, like right now. And you must slice the berries, sprinkle them with a bit of sugar and that’s all you need. But, some years, the berries aren’t quite as sweet. Continue reading
13 Wednesday Jun 2018
Posted in Cake, Cherries, Chocolate, Vegetarian
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cherry pie filling, chocolate cake mix, cocoa powder, eggs, espresso coffee powder, port, vanilla extract
Chocolate and cherry are a natural flavor combination. This is a lovely little recipe to have in your recipe repertoire. It goes together in a flash, it can be a loaf, a cake, bars…whatever you want and oh yes…and it’s delicious. Continue reading
28 Saturday Apr 2018
Posted in Cake, Gluten Free
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almond flour, baking powder, butter, eggs, gluten-free flour, lemon zest, milk, orange zest, sugar, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, xanthan gum
This is a gluten-free cake and if I didn’t tell you that, I doubt if you would realize it. It is delicious, moist and just slightly dense, but in a good way. This is from the King Arthur Flour™ website, with just a couple of minor additions…citrus zest!!! Continue reading
26 Friday Jan 2018
Posted in Dairy, Desserts, Eggs, Gluten Free, Latin Food, Lemon, Lime, Make Ahead, Orange
Flan is one of those desserts that almost everyone loves. From a hostess’s standpoint, flan is a terrific dessert, as it really needs to be done in advance. It’s also a terrific dessert, because it’s simply delicious and deliciously simple. Continue reading
23 Saturday Dec 2017
Posted in Candy, Desserts, Make Ahead, Nuts
These are rich, buttery, crunchy, caramel-y and addictive. No one, and I mean no one, can eat just one of these. Bitcoin Bits are candy, but they are cookie-like, too. It doesn’t matter, because they are addictive, but in a very, very good way. Continue reading
21 Thursday Dec 2017
Posted in Bars, Chocolate, Latin Food, Make Ahead, Spices
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all-purpose flour, butter, cocoa, eggs, espresso coffee powder, guajillo chile powder, Spices, unsweetened chocolate, unsweetened cocoa
Is there anyone who doesn’t love brownies? Really. Is there? But, now the big question…are you a fudgy-type or cake brownie-type of person? I’m afraid, I’m both. But, I definitely lean fudgy! And these are fudgy, but with a little kick of heat at the back…Nice! Continue reading
20 Monday Nov 2017
Posted in Gluten Free Option, Make Ahead, Pie, Spices
Pumpkin Pie is as much a part of Thanksgiving as turkey. Have you noticed that? But, it shouldn’t just be a Thanksgiving pie. It’s so easy to prepare, it should grace our tables more frequently. Let’s all work on that, okay? Continue reading
