Tag: dessert

  • Dairy Free Molten Chocolate Cake

    I may have mentioned before that one of Mike’s favorite desserts is this molten chocolate cake. It’s so good it is sinful, and not the healthiest thing one could eat. So, we eat it only on special occasions. It’s become tradition that I make this cake every Valentine’s Day (or around there) for our special…

  • Berry Sorbet for the end of Summer

    I’ve been so busy enjoying my summer I haven’t stopped to share it all with you. Every year I find that I take an unplanned blog break. Before I know it, time has passed and days, weeks, and even months have gone by in a blink and I haven’t even found a free hour to…

  • The Sweet Life: Breton Buckwheat Cake

    After a long time on the BPL waitlist, I finally received a copy of David Lebovitz’s The Sweet Life in Paris. I’ve enjoyed reading his blog, so I figured his memoir would be an equally enjoyable read. This book did not disappoint. Each chapter takes on a new idiosyncrasy of life in Paris. David is…

  • Graham Cracker Cookies

    Lately I have been interested in learning to cook things that you might not normally cook. I think this is a phenomenon that is common in my age group demographic. When I encounter books like Can It, Pickle It, Cure It or blogs like Food in Jars, I completely relate to the authors. Perhaps in…

  • C is for…

    I know a lot of people love cake. Still more people are partial to cupcakes. They fawn over them and create achingly adorable or unusually flavored cupcake versions in mature and delectable flavors like passion fruit or dark mocha.  I like a piece of cake as much as the next person, but that’s as far…

  • Rhubarb Compote Thyme

    Did you know that Boston is obsessed with ice cream? Perhaps it might not seem that strange to you, but coming from New York, I’ve never seen anything quite like it. And it’s great! This ice cream obsession was the easiest thing to swallow about moving up here. Massachusetts has one of the highest consumption…