A crostata or galette is a rustic dessert. It's pie dough wrapped around fresh fruit and baked to delicious goodness. I consider blueberry crostata a "healthy" dessert, since it is mostly fruit, right? [feast_advanced_jump_to] I love making blueberry crostata. Without being a good baker I was successful the very first time! YAY. Even my husband,...
Desserts & Sweets Recipes
Desserts, one of my favorite food groups. I don't know anyone who doesn't like dessert. Where do those people even live? Well for those of you who do love dessert here's a nice smattering for you to drool on.
This page contains a collection of some of my favorite dessert recipes. They run the gamut from the easiest dessert recipes to a bit more involved. I have some awesome French dessert recipes as well as some American favorites like lemon tart. I have also included some family recipes like Aunt Lou's $200 cake recipe.
Some of the desserts like my mini lemon tarts take a short cut. Yes, I cheat by buying the mini tart shells. Oh, confession is indeed good for the soul.
I also have some tropical treats like creamy mango lime bars. These are sweet and tangy at the same time, and they are great for a party, or a summer picnic. Can you tell that I'm a fan of fruit desserts? I am going to be taking a batch to my next family dinner party.
Go ahead and make one of these. Or make them all, why not?
Orange and Lemon Pie - Chiffon Perfection
Here is a tasty and light orange and lemon chiffon pie recipe your family will love. This whips up so light and fluffy and is the perfect ending to a family meal. This has a really light meringue with a nice citrus flavor. [feast_advanced_jump_to] A picnic hit! Fourth of July is around the corner and...
Marvelous Memorial Day Recipes
Yikes, picnic season is here without any warning other than the calendar telling us it's here. To make your life easier, I've come up with some marvelous Memorial Day recipes. They're really good for any picnic that lies in your future. As always, there's something for everyone. Let's start with dessert, why not? I...
Tarte aux Pommes - French Apple Tart
Tarte aux Pommes is a classic French Apple Tart. The combination of chopped apples made into a sauce with a nice liqueur and apples slices gives this dessert a nice contrast of textures. The glaze is really easy to make and gives a beautiful patisserie style appearance. All of this sits on a simple shortbread...
10 Easy Easter Recipes
Holy cow! St. Patricks's day came and went and Easter's right on top of us. I hope these 10 easy Easter recipes give you some good ideas for your family's upcoming Easter dinner. I decided to split things evenly: five desserts and five main dishes. There's something for everyone in this roundup. Every single one of...
Perfect Lemon Tart
This perfect lemon tart is one of my favorite lemon desserts. It's tangy, sweet, and delicious. Basically, I love anything lemon. This perfect lemon tart has the added bonus of orange juice and zest in it. So, with all this vitamin C, I like to think of it as healthy, sadly it's not! sigh. ...
Jamaican Toto - Caribbean Coconut Cake
I am super excited today because I am sharing with you a delicious recipe: Jamaican Toto-Caribbean Coconut Cake. I can't take the credit because it comes from Cariel, my Jamaican co-worker. Jamaican Toto is a coconut dessert that is very popular in Jamaica. I love coconut anything, so this cake is just right for me,...
Irish Butter Cookies
You've heard the expression "It's better with butter", you can now add Irish to this old saying. Am I exaggerating? No! Irish butter cookies will prove this to you. Irish butter cookies are to die for! They will literally melt in your mouth, thanks to the magic of Kerrygold butter. No this is not a...
Polvorones de Limón: Spanish Lime Shortbread Cookies
Polvorones de limón are a Latin take on an old British favorite: shortbread cookies. Buttery and delicious with a hint of lime and dusted with powdered sugar. This is an easy shortbread cookie to make and freeze well too. [feast_advanced_jump_to] These aren't your standard Christmas cookie. As the holiday season draws near, I am...
No-Bake Flan
This no-bake flan recipe comes to you courtesy of my sister, a fantastic cook. I must admit, I was rather skeptical when she said she was going to make a flan ON THE STOVE. Whoaaa, "this is never going to work" I said (in my head of course)! I honestly didn't think her culinary trick...
The Easiest Shortbread Crust
The arrival of the holidays means being busy busy busy. There are presents to buy and wrap, decorating the house, and parties to attend. With all the hustle it can be easy to cave to your local grocery store for ready-made desserts. I get it. As much as I love my desserts. I don’t like...
Lebkuchen - German Spice Cookies
Lebkucken are a German spice cookie. Traditionally available at Christmas time, they contain cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, citrus peel. Is your mouth watering yet? They are great with a cup of coffee, tea or a cold glass of milk. Lebkuchen are very dunkable. Yum!!! By the way, any leftover lebkuchen is great crumbled over vanilla ice cream....
Lithuanian No Bake Cookies - Tinginys
I found out about these authentic Lithuanian cookies from two Lithuanian girls, Gierdre and Gerda. They were working at the guest house I stayed in this summer. The two young women were part of an exchange program at Chautauqua Institution. I met up with them one evening when I ran down to the kitchen to get...
Easy Old Fashioned Hard Candy
One of my favorite things to do around the Holidays is making old fashioned hard candy. The house smells so good, and your friends love you for the gift. Two caveats: Cover every square inch of your countertops in newspaper topped with aluminum foil, and line your stove. Wear long pants, closed toed shoes, and...
French Patisserie Fruit Tart
Without a doubt French patisserie fruit tart recipe is likely my most favorite desserts French pastry. Topped with copious amounts of fruit, I'm being healthy, right? As long as I ignore the cream filling. [feast_advanced_jump_to] This French dessert wows visually, but it's not difficult to put together Three parts: shortcrust, cream filling, and fruit...