Category: Dessert

I promise the alliteration in the title was wholly unintended! I was inspired by the recipe for Pepper Jack, Chicken, and Peach Quesadillas in this month’s issue of Cooking Light, but was in the mood for a vegetarian sandwich version. Make that a pressed sandwich version. Every time I make a panini (or, I guess the singular is…

Yep, that’s right, grilled cheese with avocado.. Name: Avocado & Strawberry Grilled Cheese Cuisine: Fusion (Combining Various Flavors) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 2 sandwiches Yield: 2 servings Estimated Nutrition Per Serving: Calories: Approximately 350-400 calories, depending on ingredients and portion size. and strawberries! I fell so…

Yes, I admit I have a slight obsession with all things carrot cake-inspired. Case in point: Therefore, it goes without saying that the recipe for Carrot Cake Ice Cream in Wheeler Del Toro’s The Vegan Scoop caught my eye. Like many home cooks and food bloggers, I rarely follow another’s recipe to a “t”, and this ice…

Earlier this summer, John and I were invited to spend the weekend at one of our friend’s houses on Cape Cod.  Of course, we eagerly hopped in the car and set out to Eastham, surprisingly without having to battle the typical summer weekend mass exodus from Boston to the Cape. Although weather reports called for…

Hello Friends, Some of you might have noticed that I had a briefly posted recipe for Carrot Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting on the blog earlier today. Yes they are delicious, and yes I can’t wait to share them with you… but I didn’t intend to publish the post today! Here’s what happened: I accidentally clicked…

Try as I might, I’m hard pressed to think of a more intoxicating aroma than freshly made baked goods with loads of cinnamon, piping hot from the oven. You know, that close-your-eyes-and-breathe-as-deeply-as-you-can scent. Well, I was rewarded with that exact olfactory experience after making these Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls. As you can imagine, it was borderline…

I did not grow up eating bread pudding… in fact, I was well into my 20s when I experienced my first taste of this comforting, melt-in-your-mouth dessert. It was love at first bite. My previously conceived notion that bread pudding would be dense and chewy was immediately replaced with the fortunate realization that it is…

Following in the footsteps of my Pumpkin Raisin Bread Pudding and Pear-Cranberry Crisp, here is yet another dessert that can easily pass for breakfast. This healthier version of traditional rice pudding features fiber-rich brown rice, low-fat 1% milk, and a mere 4 tablespoons of unrefined sweetener. Warm cinnamon, fragrant vanilla, and plumped dried cherries accent the creamy rice pudding,…