N.Y. Cheesecake Cremeux with Campari Grapefruit
So, what is more iconic and beloved than a New York style Cheesecake? Not much past American apple pie! This "cremeux"-- just a fancy way of saying "creamy"-- is a lighter take on this amazingly …
Angelfood Cake with Blueberry-Blackberry Compote and Tarragon
Angelfood cake is one of those ubiquitous delicacies we all had in one for or another, sometimes so moist and delicate it left lasting memories, sometimes so dry and unremarkable we learned to hate …
Banana Pudding Cakes with Cognac Butterscotch Sauce
Ever wonder what to do with extra ripe bananas? If you are anything like our family you end up with too many ripe ones, freeze them, forget about them, and they end up going in the trash! Luckily …
Honey Ginger Cake with Whiskey-Caramelized Apples
Now here is a dessert the whole family can get behind! The sumptuous familiarity of fall in the caramelized apple garnish, and the warm comfort of ginger and honey in this decadent cake... what's not …
Red Wine Poached Pears, Ricotta, and Sesame Olive Oil Crackers
There is something perennially fall to me about poached pears. Maybe it is because my first ever pastry cook job at a massive restaurant began in the fall, so my task every day was to peel and poach …
Baba Rhum with Rum-poached Cherries and Chantilly Cream
Alright so this dessert is a little next-level, I will fully admit. However most of the time spent is passive, waiting for the yeast to rise, and I will tell you firsthand it is worth the wait! So …
Lemon Olive Oil Tart with Basil and Gin Granita
Few dessert items are more elegant in my opinion than a classic French-style lemon tart. Here I have called for you to purchase pre-baked pastry crusts, any of your preference, in order to save time. …
Quick Peach and Raspberry Cobbler
Cobblers are such a great dessert, and depending on where you are from in the U.S. and whose grandmother's special recipe you ate most as a kid, you may have very different ideas about what exactly a …
Quick & Easy White Chocolate and Dried Fruits Bites
Everybody loves chocolate: dark, with milk, with mint, with strawberries, with hazelnuts, without hazelnuts, with chili, and in about any possible combination. But what about white chocolate? Why do …
Quick & Easy Chocolate Mousse with Cream and Raspberries
Whenever there is a hot summer day and I feel the smell of fresh raspberries, I think about this dessert. It is so easy to prepare and it is impossible not to love it. The chocolate mousse is soft and …
Quick & Easy Chocolate and Peanuts Tart
If you like the peanuts and chocolate as much as I do, you will definitely enjoy this dessert. It reminds me of the sweet treats my mother used to cook when I was a child. She prepared similar …
Quick & Easy Chocolate and Banana Souffle
Souffle, a French classic, is in fact a baked mousse. The secret for a perfect souffle lies in how you whisk the whites: the more the better. I will explain to you how to do it so that you will get a …
Quick Banana Cupcakes with Raspberry Filling and Chocolate Cream
Kids love cupcakes. Adults love cupcakes. And I love them too. I can do so many things with cupcakes and cook them in a lot of different ways. So I decided to go for "surprise" cupcakes this time. …
Quick & Easy Quick Chocolate and Whiskey Ice Cream
Well, what do you think about a 4 ingredients ice cream that is ready in 15 minutes? Isn't it true that you don't feel like buying it from the store anymore?
Today I will tell you a recipe which is …
Quick Almond Biscuits with Chocolate Espresso Cream
Biscuit sandwiches remind me of the sweet days when I was a child and played outside all day long. Grandma used to wait for us when the sun went down with tender biscuit sandwiches, filled with …
Quick & Easy Chocolate and Coconut Truffles
Chocolate truffles can meet even the most exquisite tastes since they are a delicious, yet good looking dessert.You may prepare them for a party, for a sweets bar or simply for your loved ones. These …
Quick & Easy Chocolate and Mascarpone Biscuit Salami
Is there anyone out there who doesn't love chocolate? I believe not. The passion for chocolate will last for centuries. It is simply a form of art.
It is possible to enjoy a chocolate dessert …
Quick & Easy Chili Chocolate Ice Cream
I always loved simple desserts, but I am also experiencing how different and even opposite tastes come together in various dishes. And I found out that I love sweet and spicy foods, like this ice …
Quick Dark Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting and Chocolate Ganache
To preface this recipe let me just say I love, love, love chocolate cake. I must have eaten my weight in chocolate cakes as a kid! I would gobble them up in whatever format I could find-- packaged, …
Quick Carrot, Apple and Ricotta Muffins
Muffins are one of the most common desserts all over the world. This could be because of the fact that they can be prepared in most diverse ways, the recipes are easy to make, the decorations may be …
Quick Nectarine, Chia Seeds and Mint Dessert
I am a fan of quick desserts, especially because I usually don't have much time to cook and still I prefer to prepare my meals at home. I believe it is healthier this way for my entire family. Also …
Quick Homemade Blueberry Ice Cream
I can't think of a dessert more appropriate for summer than ice cream. It is refreshing, delicious and, best of all, extremely easy to prepare. The following creation is based on my mother's ice cream …
Quick Pear and Demerara Sugar Mini Tarts
Pears are my favorite fruits when fall comes. They smell nice and are so sweet and juicy, perfect for some delicious desserts. They remind me of my childhood when I used to go to may grandparents' …
Quick & Easy Apple Maple Crisp
Feel free to experiment with your favorite apple varieties-- here I have recommended Granny Smith because of their relative abundance, but you can use any sturdy and tart baking apple you prefer. Have …