In general, I was not allowed to eat sugar when I was little. There were a few exceptions. My grandparents took care of me on weekends and gleefully fed me as much homemade pie and cake as they could while mother was not looking. On each visit to the health food store, my mother would…
Tag: dessert
Light Hazelnut Cake with Flecks of Bittersweet Chocolate (gluten-free or not)
First of all, I am aware that my blog gives the impression that I am eating nothing but cakes and cookies with the occasional serving of Indian food lately. Not true! I have just been making a lot of food that I have already blogged about. I’ve been eating… Red Thai Vegetable Curry Pork Chops…
Walnut, Lemon and Cardamom Cake (gluten-free)
I think that I am supposed to be sharing healthful recipes for foods that will assuage the guilt of the holidays. But I am not feeling particularly guilty about having eaten well over the last few weeks, so I’m sharing a cake recipe instead. However, as an afterthought, I can say that this recipe…
Sticky, Boozy Chocolate Plum Pudding Cake (Gluten-free or not)
This is such a deeply satisfying dessert. The bittersweet chocolate, the plums and the booze all combine to make for a very grown up sort of treat. These cakes would be amazing for Christmas, Christmas Eve or boxing day desert….I guess at this point it would have to be boxing day. They remind me a bit…
Oat Cookies that Embrace Complexity (gluten-free)
I was raised by a single mom. She married my kind, adventurous and frequently infuriating step father when I was nine, but, by then a complicated child rearing system was well in place. The system involved grandparents, the expectation that I would be able to entertain myself, and a network of other single mothers who…
Black Sesame and Ginger Poached Pear Tart (Gluten-free)
This tart would be good as part of a fancy tea menu, although I mostly packed it for lunch and ate it along with cold soup. Are you noticing the packed lunch theme across the recent posts here? That is because I have been working very long days for the last two months teaching, rehearsing…
Tea Time in Taipei/ Black Sesame and Lemon Tea Cake (gluten-free)
This October, my husband and I returned to Taiwan for two weeks. This is our third time traveling to Taiwan, and we love it more each time we visit! Last year, we were teaching a puppetry workshop for the Close to You Puppet Festival (You can see last year’s post about traveling in Taiwan here)….
An Aphrodisiac Tart with Fresh Figs, Dark Chocolate and Salted Almond Crust (gluten-free)
Usually when I come up with a new gluten-free dessert recipe, it takes me a few tries to get it right. This one turned out perfect right away. In fact, this may be one of the best things I have ever made. I made it for my friend Lindsay’s bachelorette party. Lindsay is the…
Coconut Chia Seed Pudding
Last summer I posted a recipe for chia seed pudding with figs and blackberries. I expected to eat nothing but chia seed pudding for breakfast all year-long, because it is so delicious and healthful, but I didn’t. You can make chia seed pudding with any kind of milk and, although I am generally a staunch…
Blueberry Lemon Tart with a Coconut Crust ( gluten-free and vegan)
I have been trying to create a coconut, lemon and blueberry dessert for a while now. This may seem like an odd combination of flavours since blueberries and coconut do not grow in the same climate, but it is in fact delicious. Last summer, I made a chia seed pudding with coconut milk and topped…
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