This dessert was inspired by a recipe I saw in Food & Wine magazine, Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake Parfaits. My kids are not big fans of blueberries and red seemed like a better holiday color, so I substituted dark sweet cherries. I also decided to use the Cranberry & White Chocolate Shortbread recipe from the Joy of Baking with […]
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I made this as we were having some friends over for dinner. I took these before the guests arrived, intending to take some pictures of individual slices later (there were only 5 of us so I assumed there would be plenty left). However college son had a couple of his friends over later to watch a movie after […]
This is a recipe from David Rocco, VILLA MARIA’S LEMON TIRAMISU. I still had some of the limoncello that I made a while ago so I decided to try this one. The ingredients are simple, eggs, cream, sugar, lemon, limoncello, white chocolate and ladyfingers. I did find that the ladyfingers I bought must have been too soft […]
Recipe and instructions for making a White Chocolate Wedding Cake for a small wedding
As I’ve already mentioned, the family is a determined chocolate cake bunch and they never want any other type. This is more of a mild chocolate, still flavorful, but not a deep dark cake. When you add the chocolate ganache, glaze and a little shaved chocolate it is the perfect mix, really chocolaty but not […]
This is a great recipe for a quick, one pan (and a bowl) meal. So long ago that I had forgotten about it, I bought a small package of saffron and the other day someone mentioned making saffron rice. I realized that I really should use it before it got any older so I checked out a bunch […]
Recipe and photographs of Honey Caramel Apples dipped in White Chocolate and nuts
Recipe for Chicken and Brocolli Crepes with Marsala sauce and Hot Fundge (Nutella) Crepes
Everyone knows about those disaster days where nothing goes as you planned and you completely mess up the dinner schedule. This recipe came from one of those days. First I planned on making some beignets for an afternoon snack from the dough I had frozen earlier. Once it thawed, I realized it was pizza dough, […]