Tag Archives: dessert

Blueberry Cobbler

Just like that, here we are, almost to the middle of February and it’s a whole new year since the last actual recipe I posted on this food blog. Though this space hasn’t been entirely vacant, and certainly I’ve been cooking … Continue reading

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Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream

Summer seems to be flying by. I could’ve sworn it was June just yesterday, that the kids were about to get out of school, not start back up again… Vincent’s going into his senior year of high school and Silas … Continue reading

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White Chocolate Mousse

Mousse can easily seem intimidating. There’s often the precision of whipping up egg whites into meringue, the whipping of cream, and the delicate folding together of these ingredients, ensuring a light, airy dessert. You can go haphazard. There may be … Continue reading

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Rich Frosted Chocolate Sheet Cake

Every year as my husband’s birthday approaches, I start to think about what his celebratory dinner and cake will consist of. By “approaches” I mean my crazy-brain begins thinking around early October, for his late November birthday. Usually I wait … Continue reading

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Joy the Baker’s Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Praline Topping

As a kid, growing up in Hawaii, my thoughts on good pies often had to do with lilikoi or guava, perhaps coconut cream pies. My mom occasionally bought store-made apple or cherry pies. Pumpkin pie didn’t even hold any form … Continue reading

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Easy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Growing up, there was never a shortage of sweets in our house. Cookies–homemade or store bought– candy of multiple varieties, sugary cereals, soda I could help myself to, ice cream or popsicles (if not both) in the freezer. It’s a … Continue reading

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Tofu Pudding

Don’t run off too quickly! If there was ever something a girl could cook up that would make her immediately feel like a total hippie, tofu pudding is at the top of the list. Tofu pudding — does the name … Continue reading

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Joy the Baker’s Man-Bait Apple Crisp

Oh, hello out there… Are you still here, there, somewhere in this funny shaped little blogosphere? I am not sure where all the days have gone, nor how we’re in mid-October now… And while I’m at it, when did fall … Continue reading

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Fresh Peach Buckle

The season creeps in slowly. In early summer, I find an abundance of different melons, strawberries, plums, apricots, grapes, citrus fruits in our food co-op. Then all of a sudden it seems peaches are in full-blown abundance. I wait all … Continue reading

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Triple Berry Cinnamon Swirl Bread

One of my favorite things about cooking is creating foods wherein the smell of whatever’s on the stove or in the oven infiltrates my nostrils instantly. If I leave for an hour, come home and open my front door — the smack … Continue reading

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