Custard Apricot Tart Recipe. All Stone Fruit Variations
Apricot Tart: I've got just the thing for you!
That is, if you are, as I am, crazy about all stone fruit! This is a delicious way to celebrate summer bounty, and fruit desserts are simple and wholesome, and make the whole house smell like flowers…
Apple Crumb Pie Recipe. Berry and Stone Fruit Variation.
Apple Crumb Pie
Here’s is the all-time American favorite! No crust, all fruit and crumb, oozing with juicy and tart deliciousness! It is as easy to make as the proverbial.... apple crumb pie! One of my favorite comfort foods. And all…
Chocolate Hazelnut Dacquoise Recipe
Dacquoise is that dreamy French classic!
It is made up of alternating layers of meringue and fillings. I have made the fillings much lighter, healthier and much simpler to make, but no less delicious, with the help of my staunch ally tofu:…
Indian Corn Amaranth Pudding Recipe
Meet Amaranth: Another perfect Gluten-Free Grain!
The diminutive grain is a nutrition giant: high protein, high fiber!
My corn Amaranth pudding is overlaid with my favorite Indian flavors, and a snap to make. Moreover, it is another perfect…
Gateau Reine de Saba Recipe a la Levana!
My own Gateau Reine de Saba:
I got the inspiration directly from the original master, Julia Child. The name Reine De Saba is not too presumptuous for this fabulous and ethereal dessert.
Gateau Reine de Saba is almost flourless.
But I thought…
Almond Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe
Coffee Cake
This could be breakfast tomorrow. Imagine that!
Lemon, cinnamon and almonds, oh my. Outrageous match. This coffee cake is a wonderful brunch choice, as it has the look and texture of a yeasted pastry, thanks to the tang imparted…
Recycling Challah Bread in Style: Mock Baba Recipe
Baba
The beloved French yeasted rum-soaked pastry.
It is also labor-intensive, so I enjoy it wherever I find a delicious one all ready for me.
Challah Leftovers = Mock Baba!
No problem! I just turned humble Challah leftovers into…
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Recipe
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries is hardly a recipe:
Just a wonderful gift from yourself to yourself and a few dear friends, deliverable at the drop of a hat.
Luxurious, and gluten-free without even trying.
Everyone loves chocolate dipped…
Cheese Babka Recipe. Optional Topping
Cheese babka like this one?
You won't find it in any commercial bakery, let me tell you flat out. In this cheese babka, the ricotta filling is wonderful, but you might prefer to use it in combination with farmer cheese and/ or cream cheese,…
Chocolate Truffles Recipe. All Variations
Chocolate Truffles
They are nothing but troublesome have around (of course you already knew that!) but they are a snap to make. Plus vegan, luxurious, luscious.
I am including all variations. The raspberry truffles are gorgeous. I would…
Zuppa Inglese Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Zuppa Inglese is not a soup at all
Rather, it is an affectionate take on what Italians see as a favorite British dessert, closely related to trifle.
The traditional Zuppa Inglese uses cream and eggs.
As always with desserts known as containing…
Moroccan Almond Cookies Recipe. Ghriba. Vegan.
Almond Cookies
We Moroccans love anything made with almonds, whether in cooking or baking. These crescent-shaped almond cookies are a great Moroccan favorite, called ghriba. Consider them theMoroccan cousins of shortbread cookies.
Traditionally…