Double Chocolate Ice Cream with Salted Toasted Pecans
With autumn at our door, I’m trying to savor one last moment of summer with this double chocolate ice cream with salted toasted pecans. In this dish, I used my favorite Askinosie chocolate – made in...
View ArticleHomemade Cardamom Ice Cream Affogato
There is just something about the flavor of cardamom that makes a super pairing with espresso. This ice cream is very simple to make. It is made in the same style in which we made ice cream when I...
View ArticleChocolate Amaretto Truffles
I adore truffles, and they are so easy to make! If I am flavoring them with a liqueur, herb or spice, I use semi-sweet (around 62%) chocolate so that the flavor of the liqueur, herb or spice comes...
View ArticleOld-fashioned Strawberry Shortcakes
I loved this dessert as a child. We made it often in the summertime to feature the wild strawberries that grew near my grandmother’s farm. We used whipped cream for the topping then, but I have...
View ArticleFresh Coconut Buttermilk Meyer Lemon Custard
Fresh coconut is always a treat, but you can use frozen or packaged unsweetened coconut instead. This very simple recipe came about when my husband bought a coconut so that he could drink the coconut...
View ArticleSalted Caramel Ice Cream with Dark Chocolate and Toasted Almonds
Growing up in the South, we had homemade ice cream often in the summertime. Our ice cream had a very simple base of cream, milk and sugar. We did not use eggs in it, and we did not cook it. We...
View ArticlePersimmon Upside-Down Cake with Pistachios
This cake is wonderfully moist, fruity and spicy with a little bit of caramelized crunch around the rim. It is one of my favorite ways to use the Hachiya persimmons that grow in our yard. Ingredients...
View ArticleDark Chocolate Tarts
These individually-sized tarts are dense and rich. They really showcase the chocolate so use the best chocolate you can find. My chocolate of choice is Askinosie’s 70% chocolate from beans sourced in...
View ArticleSummer Fruit and Almond Tart
It is the perfect time of year to make this easy and delicious summer tart. You can use any kind of ripe fruit. Mix the fruits or choose just one. I used yellow nectarines, blueberries and...
View ArticleCrunchy Apple-Blueberry Coffee Cake with Almonds
This coffee cake is decadent with its wealth of fruit and its crunchy topping. You can use almost any fruit in it. Feel free to experiment with strawberries, pears, nectarines, peaches, or...
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