The markets are full of peaches, nectarines, and something new I noticed a peacharine. I wanted to play with my ice cream maker again and fresh peach ice cream sounded so delightful. I recently purchased David Lebovitz’s book The Perfect Scoop and so far all of the recipes are … [Read more...] about Peach Blackberry Crostata
Dessert Recipes
Caramel Cheesecake With Cashew Brittle
The brown, buttery, maple tinged flavor of caramel is very hard to resist. Experimenting with a basic cheesecake recipe I came up with this cake. The presentation makes a big impression on your guests and the taste is guaranteed to please. Shavuot is such a good excuse; … [Read more...] about Caramel Cheesecake With Cashew Brittle
Blood Orange Cheesecake
Sephardic people for the most part eat salty aged cheese, such as Parmesan, Kashkaval, and Kasseri and savory fresher cheeses like feta. My first encounters with sweet cheese came with cream cheese frosting on carrot cake, cheese cake, cheese Danish, and blintzes on a trip to … [Read more...] about Blood Orange Cheesecake
Chocolate and Coconut Sorbet
In the depths of my freezer in the midst of cleaning out the last of Passover I found two utterly fantastic sorbet flavors I forgot to serve. First I made the Chocolate Sorbet from a recipe in a David Lebovitz book, The Perfect Scoop The chocolate flavor is so intense; … [Read more...] about Chocolate and Coconut Sorbet
Chocolate Dipped Bananas
I had the pleasure to go to a spa retreat in the month of March. They served this fantastic dessert at meals, to satisfy that after dining sweet craving. Chocolate covered frozen bananas do the trick without too much guilt or calories. The banana becomes creamy … [Read more...] about Chocolate Dipped Bananas
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