This Key Lime Pie with Shortbread Crust recipe is lusciously creamy, yet light and refreshing. Best of all, it’s easy to make. It’s distinctive from most recipes, because the crust is made from shortbread, rather than graham crackers. This shortbread crust is the same crust I use in my blueberry cheesecake: it’s the crust that …
The original recipe for these Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies has morphed over time, at my house, to the point that I feel they need a new name: Kitty Krap Cookies. As much as I’d like to take credit for this brilliant and enticing moniker, I can’t. Where Did They Get Their Tasteful Name? …
Sometimes, you NEED a comforting, meltingly delicious cookie, and there’s just not much better, at such a time, as Good Old Fashioned Snickerdoodles. (Man, I love that word!) They’re tangy, chewy, and buttery! And honestly, when I made these, I just could not stop eating them. They’re that good! So, for your sake, since the …
Strawberry Shortcake Pinwheels are an easy and scrumptious improvement on strawberry shortcake. The recipe is just as comforting as good old fashioned strawberry shortcake, but with some flavor and texture upgrades. The orange zest in the pinwheel biscuit adds a bright flavor zing, and the caramelized filling in the shortcake biscuit adds a zesty and …
Lovely Meyer Lemon Bars with Olive Oil and Sea Salt are a scrumptious dessert with a vibrantly bright flavor that isn’t *just* sweet. Their flavor is both sweet, and tart, with a savory slightly bitter underlying note from the olive oil and the lemon zest. Oh, my goodness we devoured them in a FLASH around …
This is the recipe that was waiting to happen: Sticky Toffee Pumpkin Pudding. It almost had to happen. It was destined to happen. What is this Sticky Toffee Cross Cultural Fusion? English Childhood Comfort Food meets America’s Favorite Fall Flavor, Pumpkin: it’s a beautiful cross-cultural union! Cultural appropriation of the very BEST kind. We’ve stolen …
For this post, I thought I’d throw together a roundup of several of my recipes, any of which would be great items to share at a Memorial Day get-together or pot luck. While I’m at it, I’ll tell you about a website where you can find MORE great recipes: a site called Yummly. A Word …
These gorgeous chocolate cookies, Frosted Malt Chocolate Cookies with Sea Salt, are perfect for Christmas, or Valentine’s Day, or for anyone you know who loves chocolate, on any day at all. My Husband Wanted These Chocolate Cookies My husband spotted a picture of these Frosted Malt Chocolate Cookies on the cover of the December issue …
Easier Than Pie Homemade Peach Cobbler has its charms, and one of them is that it’s so easy, it’s almost like magic! In The Tradition of “Magic Pies” In fact, this recipe is very much in the tradition of those impossibly easy “Magic Pies” some of our moms used to make when we were kids. …
Watermelon Mojito Wedges are perfect for the lazy days of summer. When you need an easy, refreshing accompaniment to whatever you’re planning on grilling, Watermelon Mojito Wedges are JUST the thing. Once you’ve had one taste, it’s really, really hard to stop! And, since they’re low in calories, there’s no need to stop! What Are …
This recipe for Easy Blueberry Crisp is so easy a child could make it. In fact, if you have a child who wants to get going in the kitchen, I’d encourage you to try making this recipe with your child. Or, depending on the age and skill level of your child, turn your child …
This Carrot Cake recipe is old fashioned comfort food, at its BEST, and you probably already have all the ingredients you need at your house right now. Carrot Cake is Perfect for Spring Spring’s right around the corner – although the folks in Nashville will tell you it’s already here. I don’t even think …
This easy and luscious Chocolate Glazed Chocolate Tart recipe came to my attention because my boy is such a hound for chocolate desserts. And I was desperately searching for an easy dessert with a lot of chocolate for my boy. Why Did I Need an Easy Chocolate Dessert? Why, you might ask? Because the boy …
Linzer Heart cookies are romantic, and tasty, and I decided to set up a duel to see which recipe was better: my old favorite from the Silver Palate cookbook, or a recipe I stumbled across by Chef Alex Guaranaschelli. Which Recipe for Linzer Heart Cookies Will Prevail? I posted a recipe for Linzer …
You’re not going to believe how delicious this recipe for Goat Cheese Ice Cream with Boozy Cherries and Hot Fudge Sauce is!!! This is the best dessert I think I’ve ever made. I am not making this up. There is an alchemy between the sweetness of the sugar, the tartness of the goat cheese, the …