From the category archives:

Desserts and Treats

Banana Sticky Rice Recipe

February 16, 2008

Textures excite me. Chewy, sticky, crunchy are types of textures that make me fall in love with a particular food or ingredient. Tonight I decided to explore a new dessert featuring ’sticky rice’. Sticky rice is a particular type of…

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Cherry Clafouti, a Delicious Custard Cake

February 10, 2008

Slightly sweet and dense, cherry clafouti satisfied my sweet tooth this weekend. Clafouti is a french dessert with a custard-like base and fruit, most commonly cherries. The cake batter itself reminds me of crepes or pancakes, somewhat neutral in flavor.

I…

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Leftover Holiday Candy Cake Recipe

January 24, 2008

With Christmas behind us for another year and Valentine’s soon approaching, this might be a good time to break out a cake recipe that utilizes all those leftover or unwanted bits of candy. CandyRecapper is hosting a Sugar High Friday event…

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Fresh Orange Lollipops for Dessert

November 11, 2007

On Saturday night we decided to visit a recently discovered Izakaya restaurant near Japantown in San Jose. A few errands were on our list for the night, so we opted to grab an early dinner before the rush crowd hit. Unfortunately,…

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Bacon Toffee Recipe

April 18, 2007

It’s no secret that I enjoy a good piece of bacon. And, it’s possible (just possible) that I seek to integrate bacon into more recipes than I should. But, how can you resist the smokey rich sweetness that is bacon?

Paula…

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Mini Apple Pies For Two

April 10, 2007

Sometimes you just need pie, especially after a long Monday at work. My dilemma was that I only had one apple. What was I to do?

I evaluated my options and determined my apple would be large enough to fit into…

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Thai Sticky Rice Dessert Recipe

April 9, 2007

Last week we had dinner at Krung Thai, a local thai restaurant with amazingly good food. We often skip dessert when dining out but opted to have the coconut sticky rice with fresh mango. It was so good! The sticky…

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Italian Apple Cake – Torta Soffice Di Mele Recipe

April 8, 2007

A dense, poundcake-like texture … lemon zest flavors the cake while golden delicious apples sink into the top to add a bit of depth and texture. This is the ‘Torta Soffice Di Mele” or Light Apple Cake which I found…

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Rustic Plum Tart Recipe

March 26, 2007

My best Easter memories are from childhood. Waking up early in the morning to see what the Easter Bunny left for me, each year he used a different tactic. Most memorable was the year he used straw to build a…

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Tres Leches Cake Recipe

March 25, 2007

This year is destined to be the year of the Tres Leches Cake. Its name literally translates to ‘3 milk cake’ and is infused with condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream. More bakeries are carrying a version of this…

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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Recipe

March 23, 2007

Pineapple upside-down cakes are familiar to most people and often seem associated with the 1970’s. My mother made hers in a heavy cast iron skillet and I loved to fight my brother for the candied cherries. My mom made sure…

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