All it’s Cracked Up to Be: Matzah Buttercrunch Ice Cream
Soooo, anyone else have an extra box or two of matzah left over after Passover? I don’t know about you, but I can safely say that every year I have at least a full box left, which I keep around with the intention of making I-don’t-know-what-at-some-point, but hey, there it is the following Passover! This […]
Baker-Tested, Seder-Approved: Matzah Tiramisu Cake 2.0
Two years ago I discovered Robicelli’s Tiramatzu, and Passover has never been the same. Seeing as how I live on the far side of the North American continent from Robicelli’s, I set about figuring out how to make my own version— this thing had to be on my Passover table! I would simply replace the ladyfingers with […]
Crumbs o’ the Irish: Brown Bread Ice Cream
So you made an Irish feast a few days ago and now you have a bunch of brown bread left over, right? Now, I’m not going to tell you that you shouldn’t keep slathering thick slices with salted butter as long as you can, but here’s another idea: ICE CREAM. Yep, bread and ice cream– […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: The New Orleans (aka Pecan Praline Ice Cream Cake)
Sometimes you get those special recipes that you catch yourself daydreaming about long after the last bite has been savored… Friends, this is one of those recipes. It’s really hard to pick a single favorite recipe from Baked Occasions, but this one is way, WAY up there—Top 5 for sure. I made The New Orleans […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Caramel-y Banana, Peanut Butter, & Chocolate Bread Pudding
Sometimes you just need a hunka hunka burnin’ bread pudding. More specifically, sometimes you need to make a dessert that personifies Elvis Presley; in honor of The King’s birthday on January 8 and his penchant for peanut butter and banana sandwiches, Baked Sunday Mornings is making Caramel-y Banana, Peanut Butter, & Chocolate Bread Pudding from Baked Occasions this week. […]
Positano Dreamin’: Amalfi Pear & Ricotta Cake
Imagine, if you will, an Italian beach town paradise with colorful buildings, bright fuschia bougainvilleas, and curly iron balconies cascading down the side of a mountain to meet the perfectly aquamarine Mediterranean Sea. Rows upon rows of orange beach umbrellas carpet the sand in-between, and a few small boats bob in the distance. You are sitting in […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Sweet Potato Tart with Gingersnap Crust & Heavenly Meringue
I try not to get political on here because this is a blog about butter and sugar and chocolate. But this week after the clown circus that was Election 2016, it feels like nothing matters except the impending doom of the incoming Orange President. But with a heavy heart, we must go on, and I […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Frozen Swiss Chocolate Pie
Summer weekends are for eating frozen things, preferably involving chocolate. And if those frozen chocolate things happen to be slathered in fudge and whipped cream, ALL THE BETTER. Our last recipe for Baked Sunday Mornings was in honor of National Dog Day; this week we are celebrating Grandparents’ Day with Frozen Swiss Chocolate Pie from […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Salted Caramel Soufflé
I have a confession, and it may disqualify me from being a food blogger; in fact, maybe I should cut my losses and back away from the oven altogether… Okay, here goes nothing: I have never watched Julia Child. Go ahead– judge, gasp, point fingers… it’s to be expected for such an egregious culinary transgression. […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Nanaimo Ice Cream Bars
Oh, America. We really need to get out more. Just beyond the northern border is a wide, wonderful world called CANADA, and they make excellent desserts too. I think it’s safe to say that Americans know about maple syrup and things that you can make from maple syrup, but one thing I definitely *didn’t* know […]
