This is a blog post about food. It is definitely not an excuse to post pictures of the stray (available) kitten who lives on the back porch of a friend who had my husband and I over for brunch last weekend.Even if there had been no kitty it would have been a glorious springtime Brooklyn brunch….
Tag: dessert
Creamy Lime Shots with Dark Chocolate and Ginger (Vegan)
I created this dessert to finish the 8 course vegan tasting menu that I am cooking for The Illuminati Ball. We will try it out for the first time at the March 12th show. It has been pretty fabulous having these in my freezer while I’ve been testing the recipe. The flavors are totally satisfying….
Cardamon Orange Cakes with Coconut Topping (Gluten-Free)
This is the best smelling cake I’ve ever made. Cardamom is by far my favorite dessert spice. I know that there are already a ridiculous number of cardamom desserts on this blog, but I just can’t help myself. I have more cardamom desserts on the way too! My love is endless. Last fall, I puppeteered with a…
Christmas Breakfast- Spiced Chia Seed Pudding with Walnuts
Last Christmas I was visiting my mother in Hawaii. We made this delicious pudding on Christmas Eve so that we could have it for breakfast while we opened our presents. It is easy, delicious and it won’t spoil your appetite for Christmas dinner. Please give it a try. I have been waiting all year to…
Blackberry Curd
The drought in British Colombia made the blackberries more scarce than usual this summer. In response to the lack of berries I came up with a really good blackberry picking innovation. I have a leather jacket that I have owned since I was 18. I was trying it on for fun and the salesman thought…
Blackberry Lime Cashew Cream Tart with a Ginger Crust (Gluten-Free and Vegan)/ My sister’s birthday
I know. I JUST posted a birthday blackberry dessert. That’s because August is all about blackberries and Leo birthdays. I have a lot of Leos in my life. I could probably do a birthday post every other day if I had time to make desserts for all of my Leo friends and family. My mother, my…
Blackberry Apple Tart in a Salted Almond Crust (Gluten-Free and Vegan)/ My mum’s birthday
I spend as much of my August as I can on Gabriola Island in British Colombia, Canada. My mum is now retired and lives their full time in the house that my dad built for her. We spend much of our time swimming int he ocean, walking through the forest and picking blackberries. So, prepare…
Summertime Black Forest Cake (Gluten-Free)
I promised to post this a while back and then I got really busy. A few years a go I made very rich gluten-free black forest trifles for my late winter birthday. This Black Forest cake is different. The cake is light and springy. The cream is barely sweet. The cherries are fresh. I’ve made…
Sour Cherry (or Plum) and Rhubarb Crumble (gluten-free or not)/ Farmshare Cooking weeks 6 and 7
Once again I have been too busy working to spend a lot time experimenting with food. My farmshare has been arriving every week to save me from the diet of take-out that overworked New Yorkers use as their default. I can’t stand letting food go to waste, so my diet has been full of…
Hitting the Rhubarb/ Rhubarb Campari Compote with Orange Peel Meringues
Last month, my cousin Gary came to visit me and taught me how to make the most delicious Curried Red Lentil Salad. Gary lives in Portland now, but grew up in Grand Prairie, Alberta which is very far North in my book. I know. I know, there are many places in Canada father North than…
Big Sis Little Dish 