I’ve been obsessed with berries this season, mostly eating them straight or maybe drizzled with lemon juice or coated in some vanilla yogurt or perhaps with a swirl of balsamic and a little sugar. But maybe it’s time to get baking.
Tag Archive: Dessert
Foodblog-a-round: Week of 2010.04.05
Welcome to this week's foodblog round-up -- the "all dessert all the time" edition! Maybe it's because I'm in the middle of my quest to get in shape, but so many sweet luscious photos caught my eye this week. Irresistible. I'm thinking that if I blog about them, maybe I will be able to resist ...
Very Berry Marinated Salad
Spring is sprung, and berries are all over the market (at least here in California... maybe where you are too). And as the weather gets warmer a nice refreshing dessert is in order. This is a great fruit salad ...
Foodblog-a-round: Week of 2010.03.22
This week I observed that the stock at Ciao Bella Gelateria on Shattuck in Berkeley was getting thinner and thinner and got down to the reason for it yesterday: they were closing. I stopped by yesterday and I'm sad I didn't pick up one last treat (I would have if I had known it ...
Sunday Dinner: Crispy Apple Tart
Here's where I make good on my promise to share not just the good, but also the bad and the ugly with you. Yep, no fooling you. That picture shows a pretty glorious looking apple tart there in the ...
David Lebovitz’s Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream
I think I'm in love. Yes, in love with an ice cream. It's rich and creamy and just a touch bitter... and maybe a little too sweet. And when I eat a spoonful, I think, ooh, that's enough, it's too rich and too ...
Mini-Chocolate-Peanut-Butter-Pearl Cookies
They may not look very attractive, but they smell AWESOME. Recipe adapted using Michael Ruhlman's Ratio cookbook. Slightly less butter because I wanted less spread. 1 1/2 sticks of butter 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 large egg I didn't have any vanilla left or ordinarily I would have added it. Next time. all mixed up, and then ...
Holiday Eating: Brown Butter Pecan Pie
I haven't made pie very many times in my life. But today we had some of Gus's students over for a mini-holiday party -- putting up the Xmas tree -- so I thought I'd go out on a limb and whip up a ...
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Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments by David Lebovitz
Bones: Recipes, History, and Lore by Jennifer Mclagan
Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express: 404 inspired seasonal dishes you can make in 20 minutes or less by Mark Bittman
Simple to Spectacular: How to Take One Basic Recipe to Four Levels of Sophistication by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Mark Bittman