by Brian | Dec 9, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Around this time of year, there is a tendency to “go for it” when it comes to desserts. That chocolate roulade or the extra-dense pumpkin pie topped with cinnamon flavored whipped cream. Even our cookies get a holiday coating of extra stuff. Here, there...
by Brian | Dec 8, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Holidays, Recipes
If you do have a Christmas dinner, and most of us do, how do you go about planning for it? There is always that resistance to just “do Thanksgiving over again” right down to the pumpkin pie. Yes, heresy. Let’s start over for Christmas. From Marcel...
by Brian | Dec 4, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“Where is the 8 by 8 pan?” Suzen asked me. “There, right there, in that stack in your hand,” I answered. She was holding a big collection of baking pans. She had a frustrated look on her face. “Ya think!” she responded with angst....
by Brian | Nov 19, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Oh, dear. Thanksgiving is one week away and you have not decided on dessert. You want something pumpkin but you don’t want that traditional pie? Just, just over it? Not sure what to do? From Sweet by Valerie Gordon here is a pumpkin dessert that goes above and...
by Brian | Nov 18, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Rachel Saunders is a jam maven. In her second book, Blue Chairs Cooks with Jam & Marmalade, she is not making jams but employing them in savory and sweet dishes. Sweet like this one. This dish is one of those “why didn’t I ever think of that”...
by Brian | Nov 11, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Really Simple
What? You don’t like pumpkin pie? Golly, what happened to you? I can’t imagine a Thanksgiving without that iconic pie. But, but, I can understand. You may not be a pumpkin pie fan — I will be blogging some recipes soon to change your mind. Or, or,...
