I didn’t grow up eating caramel apples and, as much as I hate to admit it, it wasn’t because my parents were health focused and refused to allow their kid to eat candy. Blaming this on my parents would have been easy as that would […]
Tag: dessert
Roasted Pears With Blue Cheese
It seems as though even before the clock struck twelve on September 23rd (the first official day of fall) everyone’s attention turned to apples, pumpkins and butternut squash. If you’re one of those people then you’re definitely in good company (me included). After all, what […]
Honey Madeleines
Are you on team cookie or team cake? Or are you like me and happy to eat either one at any time? Now you don’t have to choose. For those of you who have never had a Madeleine, these are the perfect combination of the […]
Vacation Butter Cookies
My family just spent a wonderful week away together in the coastal town of Lewes, Delaware. What made this vacation so amazing, aside for having my now adult children and son-in-law all under one roof for the first time in months, was that traditionally, this […]
Cherry Jam
With summer almost gone, and along with it, cherry season, I felt the need to extend it even if just for a little bit. So, recently, when I stumbled upon a gorgeous display of sweet cherries at my local farm stand, I couldn’t help but […]
Kompot Float
If you have Easter European genes circulating in your bloodstream then your family, no doubt, has a recipe for Kompot. A light punch made of really any fruit that you might have on hand. In the summer months it may consist of peaches, plums, strawberries […]
Cherry-Almond No Churn Ice Cream
I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories lately about the fact that America appears to be falling out of love with ice cream. The amazing, cold, creamy concoction that helped people drown their feelings during prohibition, boosted spirits during World War II and served […]
Napoleon Torte
When my mother was in high school back in Ukraine, she worked part-time at a bakery where she learned how to decorate cakes. In particular, she became extremely skilled at piping buttercream roses. When I turned one, for my birthday, she made me a cake […]
S’Mores Icebox Cake
I’m sure I’m not the only one to say this but, my family loves S’mores. We have a large fire pit in our back yard and, when my girls were little, we’d roast marshmallows and assemble big sticky sandwiches with lot’s of chocolate and graham […]
Proposal Chocolate Mousse
This mouse is so easy to make that I almost didn’t bother posting the recipe for it. However, it happens to be one of my husband’s favorite desserts, and with Father’s Day and our anniversary having just passed, of course I wanted to make it […]