Tag: Dessert

A square of Bishop Chocolate Cake with Fudgy Icing served on a white plate.

Bishop Chocolate Cake

Bishop Chocolate Cake is a recipe based on a bond of friendship. A family favorite, it is a recipe I remember from my childhood. This moist chocolatey cake is easy to make and easy to transport. It is also a crowd pleaser, a basic recipe favored by children and adults alike.

Chocolate Tofu Mousse topped with chocolate curls and served in a stemmer glass in the garden.

Chocolate Tofu Mousse

Chocolate Tofu Mousse is perfect for rounding out a sparse dinner menu or adding an elegant touch to a special meal. Unless you tell them, no one will even suspect the main ingredient.

A slice of Key Lime Pie garnished with Whipped Cream and a slice of lime then dusted with cardamom

A Key Lime Pie to Remember

Made with key limes, this tangy pie filling pairs beautifully with a cardamom laced graham cracker crust. Together they create a refreshing and memorable summer dessert. The recipe is also a vivid reminder of family. Aunt Cat may (or may not) have ever made a Key Lime Pie, and certainly never tried this exact recipe. Still it is her story, and my brother’s treasured memory, that inspire my affection for this distinctive pie.

A slice of Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake topped with Maple Glaze and toasted nuts is served on a white dessert plate.

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake

Moist and delicious, this cake relies on oatmeal for texture and brown sugar and cinnamon for its appealing flavor. Topped with toasted nuts and an improvised Maple Glaze, Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake makes a satisfying snack cake or dessert, perfect for sharing with friends and family.

Broken Eggshell Cookie, Meringue egg white and ice cream yolk make up Cracked Egg Dessert

You’ve Gotta Break a Few Eggs…

What is it they say? To make a cake you have to break a few eggs? It’s the same with cookies, sometimes even more so… I found this idea for making an eggs-tra special Easter treat on a page I tore out of “Family Almanac” a decade ago. I didn’t […]

Dutch Baby Pancake in Iron Skillet, dusted with powder sugar, has one slice removed.

Dutch Baby Pancake

Make sure everyone is looking when you pull a Dutch Baby Pancake from the oven. Puffed and arching over the sides of the skillet, it is quite impressive. And where else can you get such a simple and dramatic meal from so few ingredients and limited preparation?

Just broken, a personally selected fortune is found inside this homemade Fortune Cookie.

Sweet Expressions of Love – Fortune Cookies

A personalized fortune folded inside a freshly baked circle of sweet dough makes these homemade Fortune Cookies the perfect punctuation to conclude a romantic dinner. They might also serve as a thoughtful token, a heartfelt expression or simply a sweet surprise.