DESSERT

  • Chocolate Lava Cake with Orange Mascarpone Cream, Candied Kumquats and Cinnamon Vanilla Syrup

    The droopy headed purple, green and white hellebores, with their delicate necks and happily painted ...

  • Crème Caramel

    I typically go for the creamy, custardy, dessert over chocolate (unless it's a dark chocolate molten ...

  • Gluten Free Rum Cake

    I first made a version of this cake for my book club, probably 10 years ago, after reading The Poisonwood ...

  • Orange Butter Pound Cake with Crème Fraîche

    As much as I love to eat sweets, I'm much more content in the kitchen chopping and sautéing without ...

  • Pistachio Île Flottante

    North Alabama weather can be pretty unpredictable. Maybe its 90 degrees in October and we're all wondering ...

  • Poached pears with chocolate sauce and coconut crisp

    This is the finale - the last of the holiday box of Harry & David pears. Bosc or Anjou work nicely ...

  • Rosemary Sorbet

    Of all the highlights and "take-aways" from a week of Cooking at Home with Patricia Wells in Provence, ...

  • Strawberries Carcassonne with Balsamic Strawberry Ice and Raspberry Anglaise

    Strawberries and pepper? Sugar, eggs and cream transformed into a velvety delicious custard. Cold crystals ...