If you’re like me, you have nostalgic taste buds and you remember Baked Alaska being a fancy dessert your mom only made for special dinner parties. It went very well with an Old Fashioned cocktail, Beef Wellington and brightly colored polyester pantsuits. She probably learned how to make this dessert from her mom, who impressed …
One of my favorite Easter sweets is panna cotta, or Italian “cooked cream.” It’s an eggless custard that is silky-smooth and so easy to make. In fact, David Lebovitz writes that if it takes you more than 5 minutes to put it together, you’re doing something wrong. If you haven’t yet tried to make custard, …
When summer rolls around, there is one dessert I really crave — ice cream. I love to make ice cream in all it forms: ice milk, frozen yogurt, sorbet, granita, etc. And when I need a dessert to please a group, ice cream pie is one of the easiest ways to turn this iconic summer …
Ever since summer rolled around, I’ve been crazy for ice cream. Armed with my candy-apple red Cuisinart ice cream maker (so much better than a red sports car) nothing can stop me! I’ve been trying everything in that machine: egg nog ice cream, goat milk ice cream, rosemary infused ice cream with strawberries, ice milk …
Birthdays are less painful when you have friends to cook for you. As I planned what I wanted to do for my birthday this year (a big one!) I remembered what one friend recently did for her wedding. To make it more affordable, and more personal, she rented a historic meeting hall for the reception …
I love flan – or crème caramel in French. And it’s not as hard to make as you might think. Try this easy recipe to get you started. You may have to try it several times to make sure you’ve got it right… to really get the best one you will need to taste test. …
