It's blueberry season! This means we are happily buying quarts of the little gems at the farmers market every weekend and are busy making blueberry pancakes, blueberry scones, and blueberry muffins while sprinkling them on yogurt, oatmeal, and anything else that might be on the table. It also means we are busily looking for new blueberry recipes to …
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Tangerine Sorbet
I think it was a year ago when I promised a trio of fruit sorbets. I managed to get two recipes posted pretty quickly but I never got a great idea for the third one and I kinda let it slide. Finally, ten months later and half a world away, inspiration struck. On an idyllic island in the Maldives where life slowed down and nature's beauty felt …
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Chocolate-Orange Biscotti
It snowed in Houston last night! Like actually left a white winter wonderland legit snowed not just a couple of flurries that we Houstonians wish were snow. I can't think of a better way to celebrate than to curl up with a mug of hot chocolate and eat these chocolate-orange biscotti all day. Considering it has taken me a couple of years to find a …
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Post-Thanksgiving Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars
I don't know about you but after hosting a house full of family for the Thanksgiving weekend, I ended up with a very random collection of food items in my fridge. Of course, there were the dishes you would expect like turkey and mash potatoes. But I also ended up with 3 pounds of cream cheese and a helluva lot of butter among other things. There …
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Cranberry Pudding Cake with Warm Butter Sauce
Topping off a special holiday meal doesn't have to mean pulling out a big fancy dessert. Sometimes a very simple, but no less decadent, dessert will do. Introducing the cranberry pudding cake. Or maybe I should say re-introducing. After all cranberry pudding cake isn’t a new idea. It’s been around for ages and most people’s grandmothers probably …
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Pumpkin Spice Pudding
It's mid-October and the holiday season is nearly upon us starting with Halloween. Who's ready? As much as I would love to be able to make cute monster cupcakes and spider shaped cake balls, my creativity just doesn't run in that direction. However, though I may not be able to decorate fancy Halloween cookies, that doesn't mean I can't get into the …
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Grapefruit Mint Sorbet
This may be the summer of the sorbets. I've always loved making homemade ice-creams but, right now, I'm really loving sorbets. They feel lighter and more refreshing.
Sorbets are also so simple to make. You basically make a sugar syrup and flavor it as you wish. This makes sorbets the perfect medium for exploring all the possible fruit and herb …
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Blackberry Sage Sorbet
It's April - time to shed the heavy coats of winter and lighten up physically and figuratively. This also applies to desserts. Although I love chocolate opera cakes and rich cheesecakes just as much as the next dessert-loving human being, I do feel like spring is a good time to explore lighter recipes. This blackberry sage sorbet is a perfect …
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Gluten-Free Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies
It's nearing the end of the week and my brain has pretty much declared a start to the weekend. As much as I have tried to come up with something witty to say about these chocolate cookies, my words have fallen flat. I blame the intense chocolate flavor of these cookies for my lack of concentration. However, you should definitely not let my writing …
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Opera Cake
You know someone loves you when they do something for you that you love even when they aren't crazy about it. Such is the case with this cake. I love opera cake. My husband does not. He's OK with it and will still eat it but it's not his top choice when it comes to cake. Yet, whenever I request opera cake for my birthday or any other occasion, my …
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Lemon Curd Marbled Cheesecake
I know it's January and many of you are probably deep into your New Year's resolution to eat better. But it's also citrus season and the lemons from my sister's tree are huge and plentiful. And I've been dying to share this recipe since November when we made it for Thanksgiving dessert. So, I'll just apologize upfront for tempting anyone away from …
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Almond Biscotti with Chocolate Glaze
How about something calming and soothing to get us through not only today but through the craziness of the holidays. For me, that's a cup of something warm (whether it be a latte, tea, or hot chocolate) and some biscotti to go along with it. I baked up a batch of these almond biscotti yesterday and have been enjoying a couple with my morning cup of …
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