Mosaiko is a wonderful chocolate dessert from Greece. Think soft chocolate surrounding crunchy butter cookies. These no-bake treats are simple enough for children to make. I’m back overseas again and this time my house had almost no cooking equipment when I arrived. Cambodian houses usually just have gas burners (think a nice Coleman stove) set… Continue reading Mosaiko
Chai Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups — Chocolate chip cookie shells topped with Numi chai cheesecake and Thindulgent cashew toffee milk chocolate bark. These treats start with a mix so you can make them in a jiffy! We all have times when we’re so busy we can’t see straight. That’s been my life lately. The… Continue reading Chai Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Bundt Cake — moist chocolate cake filled with peanut butter cheesecake and topped with white chocolate peanut butter ganache. I’m attending blogging conferences this week. Trying to make sense of all the things that make blogs work with Google, Facebook, Pinterest, video (yes, I’ve got some of those in the… Continue reading Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Bundt Cake
Brownie-Bottom Triple Chocolate Mousse – Oreo-flavored brownie, dark chocolate mousse, milk chocolate mousse and white chocolate vanilla mousse. My friends call this dessert “Death by Chocolate” and it’s a great way to go. High quality Santa Barbara Chocolates give this dessert robust flavor. It’s Lent and we Orthodox Christians typically abstain from eating dairy products… Continue reading Brownie Bottom Triple Chocolate Mousse
Imagine Lemon Meringue Pie in cake form and you’ve got a lemon meringue cake roll. Angel food cake filled with tart lemon curd and topped with meringue. It’s an elegant dish that whips up pretty quickly – perfect for Easter or Mother’s Day. This week I’m going to two blogging conferences so I’ve been baking… Continue reading Lemon Meringue Cake Roll
Fresh blueberry and lemon curd filling in a vanilla sponge cake topped with powdered sugar and whipped cream. Vanilla Blueberry Cake Roll is a simple dessert that can be served for breakfast or afternoon tea. Spring is a time for berries. When I was a kid, we had strawberries growing under the water tap in… Continue reading Vanilla Blueberry Cake Roll
Dark Chocolate Grand Marnier Soufflés are easier to make than you might think. They are light like meringues on top but dense like chocolate mousse in the middle. A couple of days ago I took another Sur La Table cooking class. This time the class was on Soufflés. I’ve always felt a little intimidated by… Continue reading Dark Chocolate Grand Marnier Soufflés
White chocolate coconut bread pudding has the nutty flavor of coconut with the creamy sweetness of white chocolate. Serve it hot with white chocolate coconut sauce for a smashing dessert. When I first started working in San Marcos, there was a little restaurant in an old house called Cool Mint Cafe. Back then Cool Mint… Continue reading White chocolate coconut bread pudding
Imagine a moist, citrus-packed bundt cake with a tunnel of tangy lime curd and you have Lime Curd-Filled White Chocolate Lime Bundt Cake. Dust it with powdered sugar or top with white chocolate lime curd ganache for even more lime goodness. Costco had limes on sale and St. Patrick’s day is on Friday. Top that… Continue reading Lime Curd-Filled White Chocolate Lime Bundt Cake
Soaking apples overnight in Kentucky Cider gives this apple pie a very moist filling that’s bursting with flavor. The left-over, apple-soaked whiskey makes a nice aperitif or you can warm it and drizzle it over ice-cream. Try Kentucky Cider Apple Pie for your next family gathering or make one for St. Patrick’s Day. I had… Continue reading Kentucky Cider Apple Pie
