Chocolate Budino (yes, that’s its real name): a rich, ridiculously easy Italian pudding with a name that’s as fun to say as it a is to eat. It’s called budino. Let’s get that out of the way now. It’s Italian for pudding, though it sounds […]
Desserts
Croissant Bread Pudding
This croissant bread pudding is a simple, yet delightfully smart way to use leftover croissants (is there such a thing?) or store-bought ones. With minimal prep involved, all the magic happens in one baking dish. What happens next is up to you: is it a […]
Carrot Cake With Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Rich, tender, perfectly spiced and loaded with carrots, this Carrot Cake with Brown-Butter Cream Cheese Frosting has personally become the benchmark against which all carrot cakes are judged. Don’t skip the frosting brown butter, it’s truly the icing on the cake. Rich, tender, perfectly spiced […]
Chocolate Tahini Tart
This Chocolate Tahini Tart is the ultimate balance of rich, creamy chocolate and nutty tahini. A simple yet elegant dessert that’s easy to make and even easier to enjoy. Some recipes are so good, there’s no point in trying and reinventing the wheel. I had […]
Chocolate Pots de Crème
These chocolate pots de crème – “jars of cream” – couldn’t be any easier to make and yet they couldn’t feel any more luxurious. Easy to make in advance, they’re perfect to serve at a dinner party: effortless and pre-portioned, all you have to do […]
Creamy Rice Pudding
Rice pudding is an inherently humble dish: with a handful of staple ingredients and very little time and effort you can have a simple, yet elegant dessert. Learn how to make this creamy and delicious rice pudding with this easy recipe. This creamy rice pudding […]
Holiday Butter Cookies
These holiday butter cookies are a must-have for Christmas celebrations. Whether you’re baking for a cookie swap or creating festive gifts, this easy recipe will become your go-to. Try decorating these buttery treats with royal icing or sprinkles for a fun family activity! When it […]
Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies
These Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies are absolutely delightful: buttery, tender, crispy and filled with a rich, nutty hazelnut chocolate cream. They’re perfect for the holidays and perfect for holiday gifting! Nothing gets me more excited than Christmas. Every year, it sneaks up on me: I blink […]
Toasted Marshmallow Pumpkin Tart
Pumpkin pie for thanksgiving? Groundbreaking! But wait, have you tried this Toasted Marshmallow Pumpkin Tart? Two completely different things. I think you should try it for yourself. There’s no shortage of pumpkin pie recipes on the internet and yet, here I am throwing another onto […]
Classic Vanilla Custard
Classic French cuisine is delightful. It mostly consists of the same basic ingredients and somehow they’ve managed to come up with so many different ratios and techniques, that a mere combination of the same components can render vastly different results depending on how they’re used. […]
No-Bake French Silk Pie (no raw eggs!)
This No-Bake French Silk Pie was born out of tragic life circumstances: I didn’t have a functioning oven for a couple weeks. Oh, the chaos! The heartbreak! A baker without an oven. Listen, I was not gonna let that little fact keep me from having […]
Caramelized Honey Pumpkin Pie
Caramelized Honey Pumpkin Pie. Just reading the words is enough to make one intrigued or at least pique curiosity. For me, the words are powerful. They make me want to run to the nearest grocery store and fill my basket with the finest butter and […]
Apple Cobbler with Vanilla Custard
There are a few homemade recipes that can’t be beat. When Fall rolls around and the days start getting dark, I start craving certain foods. A spiced fruit cobbler is right up on the list. I’m a big fan of drop biscuit cobblers and always […]
Lemon And Ricotta Donuts
These homemade lemon and ricotta doughnuts (aka The Best Donuts Ever) are so easy and so incredible, it would be a shame not to share them. So being the kind, considerable person that I am, I’m sharing them. Ricotta and lemon are an iconic duo […]
Dessert for One: mascarpone cream with caramelized bananas
This mascarpone cream with caramelized bananas is part of the Dessert For One series. Think of the way society is built: it’s a couple’s world! But this series reclaims individuality. I mean, what if you have a sweet tooth and live alone? What if your […]