The smell, taste, and look of the holidays rolled into a sticky, crunchy, sweet confection does more than tickle your senses. My holiday rolled baklava recipe focuses on holiday flavors to include pistachios, pomegranate seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, brown sugar, and orange zest rolled in layers of buttered phyllo dough and coated in a honey-orangeContinue reading “Holiday Rolled Baklava: Wonderful Spices, Pistachios, Pomegranate, & Orange”
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Silky Smooth Coconut Flan: Gluten & Dairy Free- Light & Sweet
A silky smooth, creamy egg custard coconut flan covered in a rich, sweet caramel sauce creates the perfect ending to any meal. This truly is an aesthetically gorgeous dessert. While seemingly complicated, a flan is anything but. The ingredients are few and the preparation and bake are quite simple. It’s gluten and dairy free withContinue reading “Silky Smooth Coconut Flan: Gluten & Dairy Free- Light & Sweet”
Unique Italian Tiramisu with a Twist: Tempting Strawberries & Chocolate
Buongiorno! It’s near the end of the workday and you’re exhausted! If only you had a little pick-me-up to get you through. Well, grazie agli italiani, our droopy-eyed afternoons are over. Tiramisu just might be the pick-me-up you need! Consider this… strawberry soaked, light, and airy sweet cookies covered with a Mascarpone egg custard andContinue reading “Unique Italian Tiramisu with a Twist: Tempting Strawberries & Chocolate”
Authentic French Macarons 3 Ways: Simple, Elegant, & Indulgent
France is a country with many iconic symbols. We all recognize la Tour Eiffel, l’Arc de Triomphe, et les Champs-Elysees. For us francophiles, we appreciate la Marianne (the personification of France), and le Coq (the courageous and combative sport rooster). And who doesn’t know about les baguettes et les croissants! In the early 20th century,Continue reading “Authentic French Macarons 3 Ways: Simple, Elegant, & Indulgent”