Category Archive: Dessert

Bourbon Chocolate Black Rice-bread Pudding

I actually made this recipe for Bourbon Chocolate Bread Pudding once before, for my mom’s birthday, with regular bread, and it was ridiculous. But even at the time I thought it would be… Continue reading

Vietnamese-inspired Coconut Gelatin

A few weeks ago, one of my coworkers brought in coconut gelatin and gave us all a taste, and wow that stuff is good! It’s light-tasting and refreshing, and definitely makes a good,… Continue reading

Avocado Popsicles

I had been eying this recipe from Food Republic for a while – I mean, avocado anything! And now I think it is finally hot enough outside to make them! So easy: –… Continue reading

Blueberry Cranberry Syrup

This syrup came about because we had just made this delicious Irish Cream French Toast and had completely neglected a topping (not that it needed it, let’s be honest, but why waste the… Continue reading

Mexican Chocolate Bacon Chips

I was having this game night, and the snack theme was spicy-sweet (yup, I’m a dork, but it was a co-dork effort, so not entirely my fault). In my quest I found recipes… Continue reading

Rose Spoon Sweet with Goat Cheese

This was my first attempt at using my new Rose Spoon Sweet from Greece. Apparently different islands in Greece are known for different spoon sweets, and the rose one is from Lakonia. If… Continue reading

Sesame Almond Butter Bars

Welcome back, friends! Greece was lovely – shocker – and I am inspired by several of the dishes I had while I was there. In particular: – Stuffed cherry tomatoes: roasted, savory finger… Continue reading

Pine Nut Sea Salt Truffles

I hung out with this guy once who was a legitimate cook (like had culinary training, or whatever). And he said that with cooking you can kind of do whatever you want, but… Continue reading

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread, Take 2

For Attempt #2 I chose to reference a recipe from My Healthy Happy Home. The verdict: I should probably focus on the GF part and stay away from other complications such as also… Continue reading

GF Banana Chocolate Chip Bread, Take 1

So, it may be time to mention that everything I make from here-on-out will likely be gluten-free. Hence, my first real foray into using gluten free flour. And the reason this attempt is… Continue reading