Archive for the ‘dessert’ Category

Pumpkin Pie (with Maple Vanilla Sauce and Maple Spiced Pumpkin Seeds)

I want to apologize for my long absence. Not only have we been having some web server problems, but the shortened days have made it very difficult for me to take pictures, since my sub-par camera means I need the sunlight. Rest assured, I have been eating well, and on the occasion of [...]

November 26, 2007   Posted in: baking, dessert, locally grown, pie, technique  6 Comments

Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Beware these cookies: they can be dangerous! Chewy, and delicious, and so rich, it’s hard to eat more than one or two at a time, but as soon as you’re able, you’ll want more. Another gem from Isa at The Post Punk Kitchen, the original calls for too much sugar (as do many of [...]

October 19, 2007   Posted in: baking, chocolate, cookies, dessert  4 Comments

Maple Praline Pecan Ice Cream

Over Labor Day weekend, my roommate and I hosted a barbecue, and since everyone knows I can’t host an event without some sort of schtick, I rented a tank of liquid nitrogen to make ice cream, and thus was born the Ice Cream Barbecue. Many of my friends are familiar with this method of [...]

September 23, 2007   Posted in: dessert, event, ice cream, recipe, technique, un-dairy  2 Comments

Peach Cobbler

Last weekend, my friend John gave me some peaches out of the bushel or so he’d picked from a friend’s trees. The were quite delicious, but too many to eat before they turned (especially with more peaches coming in my farm share). Being a traditional Southern gal, my thoughts immediately went to peach [...]

September 17, 2007   Posted in: baking, dessert, locally grown, recipe  No Comments

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

As we take over the world, one cupcake at a time…
Even though I’d recently acquired Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, I didn’t have it handy when I started baking so the body of these is standard “Wacky Cake”. By the time they were in the oven, I was able to ponder my frosting [...]

August 26, 2007   Posted in: baking, chocolate, cupcakes, dessert, peanut butter, recipe  No Comments