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Recent Posts Tagged With 'desserts'
Apr 22
After reading My Life in France, by Julia Child, and to a lesser degree, The Sharper Your Knife, The Less you Cry, by Kathleen Flinn, I became very interested in taking a class at the Cordon Bleu in Paris. Not a full regimen of courses to become a ce (read full article)
cooking, cooking class, cordon bleu, desserts, education, food, France, Paris, travel
Jan 15
My neighbor Amy and I love to chat about baking and cooking. We both share an interest in having fun in the kitchen, and recently she shared these photos of a cake she baked for her friend’s Bat Mitzvah. I was so excited by the beauty of the ca (read full article)
amy, baking, bat mitzvah, cake, celebration cake, Chocolate, desserts, friends, recipe, Recipes
Dec 11
Last year, I promised to share more persimmon recipes, following my post about Persimmon Cookies. I have also written about Steamed Persimmon Pudding and making Hoshigaki at home. With persimmons in season again, it was time to pull out the recipes. (read full article)
bread, cookies, dates, Dessert, desserts, Fuyu, Hachiya, mousse, nuts, oatmeal
Nov 20
Roasting your own pumpkin for pie this Thanksgiving is not a difficult process. And you will be amazed at the difference in taste. Last week, in preparation for my pie baking marathon Thanksgiving week, I roasted up a Musquee de Provence pumpkin. Th (read full article)
Canning and Preserving, desserts, homemade, pie, pumpkin, recipe, Recipes, roast pumpkin, thanksgiving
Nov 01
Lisa was right. She and I have been subscribing to the same fruit CSA (Frog Hollow Farms CSA) since early September. Each week, with our 5 pound box of perfectly ripe, organic and local fruit, we receive a recipe for a delightful dessert using the f (read full article)
almond, cake, Dessert, desserts, pear, recipe, Recipes
Oct 07
In my mind, no party is complete without a Bundt cake. Really. They are that special. And Bundt has a fun kitchen gadget that makes the cakes even that much better. The Nordic Ware Tunnel of Bundt, aka, Bundt Tunnel! The Bundt Tunnel is a handy tool (read full article)
baking, bundt, cake, Chocolate, Dessert, desserts, Gadgets, Recipes, semisweet, vanilla
Sep 24
My grandparent’s farm was in Southern California, east of San Diego. The side of their property, or maybe it was the next farm over, was filled with avocado trees, a giant orchard. Unfortunately, my palate was not advanced enough at age 5 to t (read full article)
Avocado, cake, Dessert, desserts, Recipes
Aug 08
In my “Big Clean” last week, I unearthed several recipes I had clipped and meant to try. One of them was from Sunset Magazine, make your own frozen yogurt. And in the back of my fridge was a container of Fage I bought at CostCo a coupl (read full article)
desserts, easy recipe, frozen yogurt, Recipes, sunset magazine