Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Wanted to make pumpkin whoopie pies for fall. I prefer the marshmellow fluff rather than cream cheese filling but they are both good. I made the pies small...
desserts
Peach Upside Down Cake
When having lots of fresh and ripe peaches the upside down cake is a great way to capture the flavor of the peaches. I really enjoy the flavor of the polent...
Steamed Taiwanese Mochi
I like this Taiwainese method for making mochi. I used mochida flour but any glutinous rice flour works. The recipe is just mochi, oil, sugar steamed then ...
Chess Pie
I’ve never really had chess pie I like the idea of a basic custard pie. I’d like to try this one and often I make two 9 inch pie crusts to make quiche. The...
Rice Pudding
Found this great rice pudding recipe from food52. I like how the recipe has few ingredients and does not need any milk or cream and makes rice milk from bro...
Key Lime Pie
Key lime pie is a great pie to make anytime of year. In the winter when no fruits are in season its good choice for pie. The sweetened condensed milk provi...
Fruit Crisp
When fresh fruit is available a fruit crisp is an easy way to make a nice dessert. I like an oatmeal, brown sugar, flour topping. The combination of nectar...
Ice Cream Sandwiches
I want to try this recipe from Claire Saffitz on making ice cream sandwiches. I like the idea of making two thin brownies and slicing each into sandwiches. ...
Chocolate Raspberry Mini Pies
Pies with whipped cream seem a little too rich. Making mini pies with a mini muffin tin makes about 2 bite pies. Using the tin makes about 24 mini pies. Can ...
Snow Capped Chocolate Pie
Ingredients 3 egg whites 1t vanilla 3/4c sugar 1t baking powder 5oz grated sweet chocolate 12 chopped dates 1c ritz cracker crumbs (can use ma...
Pumpkin Tea Cake
I have tried a few pumpkin tea bread recipes but like the recipe from the Tartine cookbook. Usualy I lower the sugar a bit. I used to make banana bread oft...
Apple Hand Pies
I first made the hand pie recipe from the Sarah Owens Sourdough cookbook but then just preferred the standard pie dough I usually make. Also for flavoring I...
Chocolate Souffle
Chocolate souffle is easier than looks. Although is rich and chocolatey the souffle is also light and smooth. The souffle should be served as quickly as po...
Mochi
I always wondered how to make mochi since it seems very difficult. Turns out the secret is getting mochi flour. I found some at an asian market but can buy ...
Brownies
The brownies were popular and I found a fairly easy recipe. Can try experimenting with adding other flavors like mint extract. I liked the texture of the ...
Fruit Crumble
I like this easy and flexible recipe from Sohla on fruit crumbles. The ratio for the filling is 10% sugar and 2% starch. The sugar can be honey or sugar. O...
Cornmeal Cake with Apricot-Bay Compote
The cornmeal cake with apricot compote really appeals to me. I prefer cakes not too sweet and I really like apricots and pistachios. I usually have dried a...
Black Sticky Rice
The black sticky rice can be found at asian markets. The rice becomes glutinous when cooked and has a nice sweet flavor. It’s a nice and fairly healthy snac...
Baked Alaska
I always wanted to make Baked Alaska. For Mieka’s birthday I thought it would be a good opportunity. We bought really nice ice cream from Honeycomb Creamer...
Strawberry Shortcake
When strawberries are plentiful and good in the spring a strawberry shortcake with biscuits is really nice. Each biscuit is a good portion and even half a b...
Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie
For Pi Day (3/14) I am making this peanut butter banana cream pie from the Book of Pie recipe. The pie crust is blind baked rather than parbaked. The crust ...
Blueberry Swamp Pie
I have enjoyed reading the new cookbook Book on Pie by Erin McDowell and watching the food52 videos on her baking series. We prefer fruit pies but in the win...
Pound Cake
I liked watching Sohla’s video on food 52 for making vanilla pound cakes. I started by making just the vanilla and hope to try swirling chocolate and perhap...
Vanilla Sour Cream Cake
Like this easy to make vanilla sour cream cake. The strawberry quick sauce is a really nice addition and is really nice on yogurt or ice cream. Makes a lot...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Found this recipe on food52 as a quick meringue custard pie recipe using sweetened condensed milk. The pie filling can be lemon juice and lemon zest or subs...
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches
I have been making chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich from an Americas Test Kitchen recipe. The cookies recipe is modified from the normal recipe addi...
Yellow Cake
I like the really quick and easy cake recipe. You can just toss the ingredients in a cuisinart, blender, or mixer. Then just put in a baking dish and bake....
Strawberry rhubarb pie
The rhubarb and strawberry in the pie is a really nice combination in the spring when strawberries and good and rhubarb becomes available. You can adjust th...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting Cake
The chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting is our new favorite birthday cake. It is a simple two layer chocolate cake from Hershey recipe with really de...
Nutmeg cake
I really like the latest Joanne Chang cookbook Pastry Love. I have all of the other Flour and Joanne Chang cookbooks. The pictures are really great and there...
Creme Brulee
Making creme brulee is definitely a finicky recipe requiring many gadgets. Assuming you have the stuff the recipe is fun and not too difficult. The main gadg...
Pumpkin and Prailine Pie
The pumpkin and prailine pie is one of my favorite pies but there are lots of steps and it can be fussy. The filling is really a mousse so it comes out ligh...
Apple Pie
Apple Pie is quick to make but the crust takes a lot of practice to get the consistency right. You can always start with a wetter dough to make sure it will...