The peculiarity of the matter is such that an egg cream contains neither eggs, nor cream... Brooklyn Egg Creams and Classic Black & Whites are both spectacular singular indulgences. A quick trip back in time for a moment, back to 1900s New York. Back in the day, virtually every block in New York City had...
Desserts
Chocolate Raspberry Tart
This stunner of a tart showcases the raspberry like no other, seductively mingling with soft chocolate ganache that has been heightened with a trifling glint of almond. Think this looks too hard to assemble? Think again.... If only I could have known how beautifully beautiful this Chocolate Raspberry Tart would turn out, I'd have started...
Cream Puffs with Jasmine Custard
A simple choux pastry dough is mixed together, then baked and filled with a subtle and sweet jasmine custard. A wonderfully 'Spring' dessert, Cream Puffs with Jasmine Custard are a great baking project, and just in time for Mother Nature's change to fairer days. When it comes to cream puffs and éclairs, freshness is everything....
Bailey's Irish Cream Cupcakes
Bless your little Irish heart and every other Irish part, and may your days be filled with cupcakes. Celebrate the luck of the Irish with Bailey’s Irish Cream Cupcakes. Rich vanilla cake surrounds a surprise bright green center, crowned with a magnificent swirl of fluffy Irish Cream liquor frosting which is made with cream cheese....
Pistachio Cake
Pistachio Cake is a classic recipe printed and re-printed for decades in old-school church and neighborhood cookbooks. There are probably hundreds of variations, but the general components are white or yellow cake mix, a box of instant pistachio pudding mix, lemon-lime soda, and coarsely chopped nuts for garnish. Also referred to as Leprechaun Cake or...
Cherry Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
I mean, whenever do the merits of chocolate really need an explanation? Exactly….never. These amped up Cherry Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal cookies are consistently scrumptious winners in my big tome of cookie recipes. There are versions of this recipe that have been kicking around the internet for years, but almost all call for raisins, craisins, or...
Chocolate Pie
If there ever were to be an official ‘flavor’ for Valentine’s Day, I’m thinking it’d have to be chocolate, so of course if there were ever an official ‘food,’ for Valentine’s Day, then I am hereby proclaiming it Chocolate Pie. If there ever were to be an official ‘flavor’ for Valentine’s Day, I’m thinking...
Semi-Homemade Cranberry Orange Christmas Cake
This Semi-Homemade Cranberry Orange Christmas Cake is deliciously moist, bursting with holiday flavors, and the perfect seasonal sour cream cake. The combination of sweet oranges and tart cranberries makes my kitchen smell like a giant orange pomander.
Pumpkin Pecan Bread Pudding
Pumpkin Pecan Bread Pudding is a great fall dessert. I've made many variations of bread pudding over the years, but I stopped experimenting once I perfected this cinnamon custard version to which I have added pumpkin and pecans in time for Thanksgiving.
A Pear Tart With Shortbread Crust
Mid Fall, and after I’ve had way too much ‘pumpkin everything,’ I turn to pears, my next favorite autumn fruit, and bake a brilliant Pear Tart with Shortbread Crust.
The Frog Commissary Chocolate Chip Cookie
For those 'in the chocolate chip cookie know,' who visited Philadelphia in the 1970s, chances are you found your way to the Frog Commissary. LOVE this? PIN it to SAVE it! What are the best cookie recipes? Cherry Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies Colossal Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies Chocolate & Toffee Matzo Crunch Sweet Southern Pecan...
Boozy Macerated Strawberries
Boozy Macerated Strawberries atop a healthy scoop of French vanilla ice cream is a pleasure known to those who worship summer fruits.
