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Easy Rustic Peach & Blueberry Tart with Store Bought Crust Summer is peach season, the perfect time to take advantage of flavorful, locally grown fruit. It’s the time of the year when the supermarket is bursting with juicy fresh peaches just waiting to be turned into peach crisp, peach cobbler, …
Easy Banana Whoopie Pies with Nutella Filling Looking for something fun and delicious to do with those brown, overripe bananas? Banana bread with chocolate chips was always my go to, until I discovered these Easy Banana Whoopie Pies with Nutella Filling. The process is super easy and produces a moist, cakey cookie …
Zesty Lemon Ricotta Cookies (Nordstrom Copycat) Who doesn’t love a treat from a fancy department store? I came across Nordstrom lemon ricotta cookies when doing research and discovered they were similar to my own recipe. With a zesty lemon flavor, light cake-like texture, and a tangy lemon glaze, these cookies …
Easy Peanut Butter Mousse Pie with Chocolate Ganache Peanut butter mousse pie with chocolate ganache is a simple but delicious dessert that you can pull together in no time. With a crushed Oreo cookie crust, a light and fluffy peanut butter mousse filling, and a …
An Accidental Dessert: Pear Tarts The other day I poached some pears. I was trying to recreate a savory tart – pears with cheese – that I saw on the internet. The tart was not a big success. It was fine but it had a …
Pate à choux: the building block of a town My mother-in-law has a house in the middle of nowhere France. It is beautiful, but there is nothing. A train station, a tiny grocery store, a bakery, and two hairdressers – TWO! – make up the …
The Best “Coffee-Flavored Milk?” Espresso Chip Ice Cream I don’t really like coffee. This entire summer I have had two cups of coffee and only drink it during the school year because I get up at 4:40. My favorite ice cream, though? Coffee. I LOVE …
A Perfect Summer Treat: Nutella-Ferrero Rocher Ice Cream My students can be very sweet – most of the time. This is especially true at holidays. They are so proud to produce a gift for me and I truly appreciate each and every one. Very often, …
Cherry Clafoutis: A Traditional French Dessert As I have mentioned in other posts, I am just back from three weeks at my in-laws’ in France. Because we go to visit relatives, most of my experience with French food is with homemade meals. The meals are …
Holiday Chocolate Mousse Pie For both religious and secular reasons, Easter is my favorite holiday. The weather is (usually) nicer. Things are blooming. There is chocolate. And while I love chocolate eggs and bunnies, there is probably only so much of that you can eat. …
