Apple Sharlotka There is nothing I love more than when I see a picture of something I want to make, check it out, and discover I have all of the ingredients in my pantry already. Those simple, wholesome, basic recipes are often the best. I’m not a fancy baker: You won’t see lavendar cupcakes or saffron anything coming… Continue reading Apple Sharlotka
Fried Ice Cream Fried Ice Cream is one of my very favorite desserts, and something that I don’t have very often, mainly because you have to go to a Mexican restaurant to get it, and by the time I’m done eating at one of those I am usually too stuffed for dessert. When I was… Continue reading Homemade Fried Ice Cream
Blackberry Crumb Bars As I mentioned in my homemade blackberry jam post, I love blackberries. Love them. My absolute very favorite thing to make out of blackberries is blackberry crisp. This is the perfect way to make blackberry crisp a little more elegant. In bar form. I was looking for something to do with the… Continue reading Blackberry Crumb Bars
Crème Brulée Crème Brulée: one of my favorite guilty pleasures. An elegant dessert for a dinner party, but easy enough to just make for anytime, which is what I did today. Also known as burnt cream, Crème Brulée is is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel.… Continue reading Crème Brulée
This delicious little tart takes only minutes to make, and is a beautiful and delicious compliment to a cup of coffee or a Christmas brunch. You could even whip some up and put them in with your holiday cookies for neighbors. Crisp, flaky pastries filled with cream cheese and cherries? What’s not to like? These… Continue reading Cherry Cream Cheese Tarts
Eggnog Fudge I found this recipe on Framed Cooks, and I immediately bookmarked it for later. I am a big fan of fudge, but I’m more a fan of the milk or semi-sweet chocolate variety. I also love eggnog, but seldom drink much of it because it is so thick and rich. This fudge is… Continue reading Eggnog Fudge
Blackberry Crisp I love blackberry crisp. It reminds me of my childhood. We had a vacant lot filled with blackberry bushes behind our house and we would go back there and pick them and my mom would make blackberry crisp out of it. So yummy. Today, I used frozen blackberries, a sub-par substitute, but blackberry… Continue reading Blackberry Crisp
Rumbly in my Tumbly 