Seasons jumble in my head. Apricots and black currants are oh-so summer, except when the apricots are peaches and the currants are jam. Then it's late fall - Thanksgiving to be specific. Confused? So am I. I started out with two tasks on my agenda 1) make black currant jam for Thanksgiving, and 2) bake an apricot-raspberry galette for my Mom's birthday.
Hi everyone, I am getting so excited because summer is right around the corner and what better way to kick off the end of the school year but with an amazing recipe for Berry Colada Popsicles!
When my friends at Lucky Leaf, asked me to create a few recipes using their pie filling I started off with a Flourless Dark Chocolate Black Forest Cake. It's made using Lucky Leaf's Premium Cherry Pie Filling. The pie filling is both IN and ON that insanely delicious cake.
This watermelon lime granita is a simple, refreshing and healthier summer treat to help you beat the heat. I do my grocery shopping on Mondays. In the morning I sleepily menu plan and make lists while my three year-old watches Curious George or plays with trains. Then it's off the [...]
Moist, chocolate, banana infused brownies are topped with a peanut butter and banana frosting for a rich and delicious dessert. Is it just me, or is it when you want to eat all the bananas, they turn brown super fast, but when you want brown bananas, they take forever to turn??
With three layers of coconut from coconut milk, shredded coconut and coconut water this triple coconut sorbet is packed with flavor.
I kind of have a thing for mint and oreo. If you don't believe me, check out my post for Grasshopper Pie and I'll tell you all about it. Mmm, it's like a dream!
In a blender add the lime juice, water, triple sec, tequila, and sugar; blend until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside 8 strawberry quarters and put the remainder into the blender; blend until the strawberries are pureed. Skewer a piece of the reserved strawberries onto the end of each ice pop stick.
Everyone should have a great recipe for Vanilla Ice Cream in their repertoire. Here's my favorite, which you can serve with anything, from a freshly-baked fruit pie, a warm berry crisp, or simply smothered with dark chocolate sauce or caramel sauce and toasted nuts. It's said that vanilla is the most popular flavor of ice cream.
One of my favorite bakeries anywhere is Baked, located way over yonder, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. It's a ways to go, since that part of Brooklyn lacks subway stops. (And it's about 3000 miles from Paris, and no métro goes there either.)