Desserts

Strawberry Chocolate Shortcakes

Strawberry shortcake is a wonderfully simple, old fashioned dessert that never seems to go out of style. And I’ve been enjoying its charms over the past several months, since I live in Florida, where the long Winter-Spring strawberry season is still underway. My typical approach to strawberry shortcake is to [...]

[go to recipe...]

Ginger Snaps for Adults

Cookies addictions happen to the best of us and show no mercy once we’re hooked. Some of us have “Toll House” cravings at odd hours and maintain a special chocolate chip stash in the pantry to be ready for them. Other poor souls must get their annual fix of Thin [...]

[go to recipe...]

A Strawberry Pie Valentine

Valentine’s Day, for me, conjures up thoughts of romance and affection, of course, but also of strawberries. The fruit is red hot love red, deliciously sweet, and even heart shaped; what could be more apt? But I also have another, more prosaic reason for associating this fruit with our annual [...]

[go to recipe...]

Very Tangerine (or Orange) Poppy Seed Cake

Recipes sometimes stem from not having enough of a good thing; money is often the missing ingredient that can spur creativity in the kitchen. At other times, we find ourselves with too much of a particular ingredient and must look for new ways to use it. This cake recipe falls [...]

[go to recipe...]

Cranberry Mascarpone

As mentioned in my previous post, I do a lot of tasting when I cook Thanksgiving dinner, and so I typically feel as stuffed as the Thanksgiving turkey by the time dinner is over. After such a heavy meal, the prospect of a dense sweet potato or pumpkin pie for [...]

[go to recipe...]

Cranberry Sorbet

When I cook Thanksgiving dinner, I’m usually pleasantly full by the time dinner is ready to serve — I do too much tasting — and I feel as stuffed as the Thanksgiving turkey when dinner is over. So the idea of facing a hearty, calorie-laden pie at the end of [...]

[go to recipe...]

Fall Harvest Fruit Crisp

Fruit crisp is a comfort food favorite that lends itself to cooking with the seasons, when fruit is at its prime, in abundant supply in local farmers’ markets, and, if we’re lucky, in our own gardens. It also has the distinct advantage of allowing us to satisfy our craving for [...]

[go to recipe...]

Cardamom Pistachio Ice Cream

My husband and I have spent most of the last 20 years working in African countries that have large Indian-descent populations and cuisines heavily influenced by Indian cooking. There we became addicted to Kulfi, a superb Indian dessert consisting of a reduction of sweetened milk, flavored with cardamom and ground [...]

[go to recipe...]

Next Entries →