Sweets Posts
Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream
This week seems to be ice cream week. If vanilla ice cream is my favorite, chocolate is the next runner up. This ice cream tastes like frozen chocolate mousse. It’s rich and creamy—with a boozy double dose of flavor from vanilla extract and chocolate liquor. Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream 5 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped 5 [...]
Tuxedo Meringues
Sometimes the sternest methods yield the most whimsical results. Such is the case with meringue cookies. Nothing makes me feel like I’m Baking (with a capital “B”) like making these meringues. The separation of the eggs. The melting of the chocolate. The multiple water baths. The whisking. Oh, the constant whisking. These cookies only have [...]
Spice Trader’s Reserve Vanilla Ice Cream
On the topic of vanilla ice cream, you can, of course, also make your own. It’s really easy to do. I’ve found that the key to making really good vanilla ice cream is to start with the best ingredients you can get your paws on. If you can get your cream and eggs from a [...]
Peachberry Ice Cream Drizzle
I love vanilla ice cream. It’s kind of boring, but it’s true. I love Haagen-Dazs. I love Brighams. I love almost everything in between. Give me a Hoodsie cup on a hot afternoon or a dish of plain French vanilla, any brand, in the evening, and I’m a very happy mouse. Vanilla ice cream is [...]
Blueberry Cake-ettes
This recipe is a happy accident. I was planning on making my Coconut Bomb cookies this afternoon, and realized a little too late that I was out of, well, coconut. I had a container of fresh blueberries in the fridge, so I changed a few things and tossed them in instead. And man, am I [...]
One Bee’s Kiss, Please. Hold the Stinger.
I couldn’t tell you why, but I’m dying for a cocktail tonight. Not a glass of wine. Not an old standby like a martini or a bourbon, straight up. I’m in the mood for something a little fancy, a little girly, and definitely a little bit sweet. On evenings like this, when I’m feeling indulgent [...]
Lemony-Glazed Cream Cheese Cookies
In our house, we make these cookies around Christmas, but they’re great year round. They’re soft and sweet—and slightly tangy. This recipe is a family heirloom. (I actually called my mother to ask for permission to share it with you. No joke.) You’ll need a standard cookie press to make them. If you don’t have [...]
Coconut Cake for Old Man Richard
The first time I made this cake, we were up visiting an old friend who rents a cottage every summer up in Gloucester, Mass. We spent the greater part of the evening out on the deck, catching up and listening to the waves wash up on the rocks. The drinks were cold. The dogs were [...]
Old-School Diner Pancakes
Put the Bisquick down and walk away. You can do it. These are the kind of pancakes you used to be able to get at roadside diners—or your grandmother’s house. They’re great in the morning, or late at night, which seems to be our favorite time to hunker down with a tall stack. Make them [...]
A Phyllo Dough Primer
I just posted my Buttery Greek Apple Tart recipe. As I started to write the notes on how to deal with phyllo dough at the end of the recipe, I realized that it probably merits its own discussion, since phyllo can be really easy to work with if you know how to handle it—and completely [...]
