Ginger, ginger, ginger! Try these Triple Ginger Ice Cream Sandwiches if you just can’t get enough ginger. Spicy ginger cookies filled with homemade ginger ice cream with a hint of Ceyenne spice. Homemade Ginger Ice Cream Sandwiches are the perfect party dessert I love to make ice cream sandwich fixins for an outdoor get-together. Not …
These Breakfast Calzones are hearty and savory, stuffed with chorizo, peppers, onions and a fried egg. You can adapt the ingredients to use your favorites. Cut the pizza dough into 8 equal portions. I’ve included my recipe for pizza dough at the bottom of the post, but you can use pre-made pizza dough, of course. …
Homemade pizza dough is surprisingly easy to make. A great pizza starts with a great dough. See step by step how to make and form your own pizzas. Everybody loves pizza, don’t they? For years I made a pizza dough that was very tough and dense. But, as with almost all of my breads, I’ve …
Banana Cream Pie! Macadamia-graham cracker crust filled with fresh bananas and rum pastry cream. Topped with whipped cream and candied macadamia nuts. As I’ve mentioned before, and will certainly mention again, pies and tarts are my favorite dessert. I’m generally partial to fruit pies. I like to use whatever fruit is in season and keep …
Overnight Rye Bread has great flavor thanks honey, caraway seeds and a long slow rise. Start this rye bread recipe night before to have fresh bread for lunch. I’m a huge fan of rye bread in just about any form. If you’ve got a bread starter I highly recommend my Sourdough Rye Bread, Sourdough Rye …
Cheesecake Ice Cream! Everyone loves cheesecake and everyone loves ice cream, so of course everyone will love Cheesecake Ice Cream. This super easy recipe tastes like a frozen New York Cheesecake! When I was growing up there was a Hungarian family that lived in my neighborhood. Mr. K was a chef and Mrs. K was …
This Coconut Passion Fruit Cake really is dreamy. Is there anything prettier than a coconut cake? Tall and snow white, sprinkled with shredded coconut, it looks just as scrumptious as it is. This cake gets even prettier when you cut a slice and see the beautiful bright-yellow layer of passion fruit curd in the middle. …
If you like Twix Bars, you’ll love Chocolate Caramel Crackle Tart. Buttery Pastry filled with caramel and Rice Krispies, then topped with rich chocolate ganache. Is it a pastry? Is it a candy bar? Is is something in-between? Who cares! This tart is so good I got a (not serious) caramel-induced marriage proposal after a …
Dark Chocolate Ganache has all the pure chocolate flavor of a really great square of bittersweet chocolate but it has a soft and creamy texture. It’s like eating chocolate silk. Use this recipe to make great chocolate truffles. As a staple in the pastry kitchen, ganache is used for glazing and filling cakes and cookies, …
Short Dough, Pâte Sucrée, Pâte Sablée, Sweet Dough, Tart Dough. Call it what you will, this is a versatile dough is perfect for your favorite tart or for making cookies. This is essential recipe comes together in minutes. Short Dough is a super versatile basic dough for the baker: Short dough is a little less …