Desserts

thanks for the sweet memories — ginger panna cotta w black sesame geleé

May 11, 2012
Ginger Panna Cotta w Black Sesame Geleé

I have many fond memories of family rituals, most of which involved food, to no surprise—the Sunday congee brunch, weeknight dinners at home that ran like clockwork one dish after another, weekend afternoon tea and shopping with my grandmother, among others.

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more not less – borracha torta de dos leches / tipsy tequila-milk cake

May 4, 2012
Borracha Torta de Dos Leche - Tipsy (drunken) Tequila-Milk Cake

Last year, I got excited about soaking my Tres Leche Cake with tequila milk, which is almost cocktail by itself.  The absorption of the tequila milk made the cake a perfect dessert for celebrating Cinco de Mayo.

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with gratitude – 3rd annual nyc food blogger bake sale

May 1, 2012
3rd Annual NYC Food Blogger Bake Sale

“Hurry! Hurry,” I pleaded to M. “Get the car ready so we can start loading up.”  As M rolled his eyes and headed out the door, I checked my list to make sure I had everything we needed for 3rd Annual NYC Food Blogger Bake Sale to benefit Share Our Strength/No Kids Hungry Campaign, in effort [...]

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the right stuff – my baking decisions for a bake sale

April 25, 2012
3rd Annual NYC Food Blogger Bake Sale - Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Krispies

Just a few more days to the 3rd Annual Food Blogger Bake Sale and I still haven’t decided what to make.

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sweet charity – 3rd annual nyc food blogger bake sale

April 23, 2012
3rd Annual NYC Food Blogger Bake Sale

Share Our Strength’s mission is to encourage Americans to host bake sales within their communities to support the No Kid Hungry® Campaign and to end hunger by 2015. In New York City, that means the 3rd Annual NYC Food Blogger Bake Sale on Saturday, April 28, 10am – 5 pm at the Brooklyn Flea.

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for the love of cake – coco-mac pineapple upside down cake

April 20, 2012
Coco-Mac Pineapple Upside Down Cake

A couple of posts ago, I spoke of my former fondness for cakes with fruit cocktail filling and whipped cream. I ate them because: 1.) I loved desserts as a child and that’s what was given to me, and 2.) cake represented celebration. I have evolved in my choice of desserts, but the second reason [...]

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warm & sunny w a chance of peaches – almond peach bars

April 13, 2012
Almond Peach Bars

Last week, I tweeted “What a beautiful day in the neighbor,” and it truly was. Upper 60s to low 70s, not a cloud in the sky and the sun showered everyone with warm golden rays. Then a day later, though the sun was still bright, Mr. Rogers left and Mr. Freeze blew in.

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the easter basket – berry almond crunch cake

April 6, 2012
Berry Almond Crunch Cake

I wasn’t going to do a post for Easter. Having just finished volunteer work for IACP and now turning my focus to NYC Food Blogger Bake Sale,  I didn’t think I would have time to bake anything.

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i’m not a seder schlimazel – almond pear-blueberry cake

March 30, 2012
Almond Pear-Blueberry Cake

When I posted my Spiced Apple Cake last year for Passover, I expressed my deepest desire to be invited to a Passover seder. (To get in the right mood, I did write the post while sampling bitter herbs.) The response was overwhelming–I received invites from all over the twitterverse. Though most of them were from [...]

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it’s time to dance – german chocolate cake

March 23, 2012
German Chocolate Cake

Time disappears while you’re dancing. By the calendar at least, it’s been seven years since I started taking dance classes on a regular basis. They’ve changed my life.

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taste of the irish – orange scented whiskey ‘soufflé’ pie

March 16, 2012
orange scented whiskey soufflé pie

There’s definitely whimsy in all of the green food created for St. Patrick’s Day, for example, Gail created these stylish cookies. For this year, I wasn’t inclined to paint my blog green for the day, so I looked elsewhere to capture the authentic spirit of Ireland.

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