This is my first attempt at making something from Morgan Morano’s The Art of Making Gelato. Morano worked in a gelato shop in Florence and then opened Morano Gelato in Hanover, NH which Forbes magazine in the July 5, 2011 issue called the best gelato in America. She had 2 shops in New Hampshire when Read More …
While the family was together after Christmas, Nick asked for a moist and gooey cake. Cape Malva Pudding would have fit the bill, but we had made it for Christmas Eve, so I decided to make Sticky Toffee Pudding, which is similar. This version is adapted from The Quick Recipe by Cook’s Illustrated. It will Read More …
This recipe has been in Carol’s family for so long that our copy of it is written in Carol’s mother’s handwriting. Per Southern Living magazine, it was first publicized in 1953 shortly after Mamie Eisenhower became first lady. If German’s sweet chocolate cannot be found, you can substitute milk chocolate chips. 4-1/2 cups sugar 2 Read More …
We had some leftover cranberries from Thanksgiving, and I spotted a recipe in the Richmond Times-Dispatch which would use them. This pie (which is more like a cobbler) was originally developed by Barbara Harper Bach. It was easy to make, and I liked the general idea of the recipe, but it was too sweet. I Read More …
This recipe turns brownies into a crisp cookie by baking brownie batter in a thin layer on a large pan. It is adapted from a recipe in Spruce Eats. This can be prepared in less than an hour and makes a 13 x 17 inch pan of brownie brittle. These were popular at a recent Read More …
I was looking around for a simple dessert to make in a time-share apartment kitchen and I spotted a recipe for apples baked in puff pastry. I simplified it a bit and it turned out very well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Makes 8 servings and takes about an hour. 2 sheets puff Read More …
Faith made these at the beach this year and it made a very tasty and fairly easy dessert. I just made a batch to confirm the concept and plan to make a double batch for my scouter buddies at Wildcat Lake next week. This is lot more of a concept than a recipe. The photographs Read More …
For this year’s camping trip, I decided to try to modify Apple Crisp – Camping Version to use dried vs. fresh apples, which would reduce weight and volume, and would also avoid the risk of bruising the fruit during portaging, etc. Last night I made a proof-of-concept in my home oven, which was a success. Read More …
I spotted a recipe in www.daysofjay.com for a blueberry dessert, which I decided to make since I was sure there were a bunch of blueberries in the refrigerator to use up. The original recipe is very German, with most of the ingredients in metric, and I have preserved that here. The original recipe calls for Read More …
This is an easy summer-time dessert which Carol made for Father’s Day based on a recipe in Epicurious. Crust 21 chocolate sandwich cookies, such as Oreos ¼ cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, at room temperature Mousse 12 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped 1 tsp. vanilla extract Pinch of salt 3 cups chilled Read More …