Tag: dessert
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Apple Walnut Cake
Since Rosh Hashana’s tomorrow night I’m sharing a recipe for Apple Walnut Cake, which perfectly suits the holiday. Rosh Hashana is when we celebrate the Jewish New Year and we have the custom of symbolically dipping an apple into honey for a sweet new year. It’s one of the things I look forward to every…
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Stone Fruit Galette
The best thing about late summer, besides for the slowly cooling nights and star-filled skies, is the stone fruit. The apricots, the peaches, the plums. They become softer, and more full of nectar, and sweetness. These fruits work well in almost any scenario, but in the urgent rush to consume them before they’re gone, I…
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Six Impossible Things
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” – White Queen, Alice in Wonderland. Six impossibly awesome things. ∞ Desperately missing Florida’s ubiquitous palm trees ∞ ∞ Apricot clafoutis with leftover apricots that’s quickly become my new favorite dessert ∞ ∞ Footprints in the sand from my last beach visit ∞ ∞ Crazy good cobbler…
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Sour Cream Poundcake with Grilled Peaches
Peaches are one of my favorite fruits, but I’m careful when buying them, as they’re fickle. As disappointing experience has taught me, when you buy them in the winter, or even early spring, they’re a ghost of what they can be; lackluster in both flavor and color. But come summer, and all their beautiful potential…
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English Toffee
Every year before Passover I’m on the lookout for holiday worthy desserts that don’t require flour but still taste delicious. This year, on a recent caramel kick, I decided to make english toffee. It requires only six simple ingredients and couldn’t be easier to make. Sugar is melted in a pan, butter is added, and…
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Pear and Chocolate Chunk Scones
Scones have an unfortunate reputation for being dry and crumbly. When asked to choose between scones, pancakes or french toast for brunch, most people would probably choose from the latter two. But when made right, scones can be moist, flaky and flavorful. They can be stuffed to the brim with fruit; they can be fragrantly…
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Tiramisu
Whether it’s coffee frosting on a bundt cake, frozen espresso ices or mocha petit fours, I believe that coffee, when used in dessert, is far superior to a regular cup of joe. That’s one of the reasons why I love tiramisu. Yes, it’s rich and creamy but the liqueur and coffee soaked ladyfingers and the…
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Grapefruit Yogurt Cake
Grapefruits have never appealed to me in the way that lemons have. They’re a mix of tart and sweet that I never got used to and although many people eat them for breakfast, I just can’t seem to like them enough. But when grapefruit is used in cake, it takes on a whole new form.…
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