These remind me of little pies that my hubby and I often pick up at a bakery along our route to our cabin up north. They make for a good snack midway through our drive. Blackberry Hand Pies Credit: Gourmet Today edited by Ruth Reichl Ingredients: 2 cups (12 ounces) blackberries 1 large Golden Delicious...
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Chocolate Bundt Cake
This chocolate bundt cake is hands-down our favorite chocolate cake. It is probably our favorite cake of any kind. I'm a particular fan of Bundt cakes anyway. They're so charming. We make this cake often, and it is even better the second day, so it works great to make it the night before you need to...
Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Cream
Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Cream Credit: Best of the Best Cookbook Recipes by Food & Wine, Original recipe from New Classic Family Dinners by Mark Peel Ingredients: 4 cups whole milk 1 cup sugar pinch of salt ⅓ cup Dutch process cocoa powder ⅓ cup cornstrch 3 large egg yolks 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (70...
Crème Brûlée
When I was a senior in high school, my parents gift to me for my 18th birthday was a week-long trip to New York City. One of our meals in NYC was at The View revolving restaurant right before I saw my first Broadway show. It was also the first time I had Crème brûlée...
Berry Galette
This desserts brings back memories of one of our favorite treats when we were newly married. We used to buy a frozen Razzleberry Pie and have it warm with vanilla ice cream during movie nights at home. While those pies were very tasty, this is a much better version and ironically, takes less time to...
Flaky Pastry Dough
I have been wanting a food processor for a very long time, and finally I found the one that I wanted for a crazy good bargain! So many exciting things to try... Not the least of which being pastry dough. I really liked the texture of this dough. I used it for Berry Galette twice-...
Chocolate Melting Cake
Some of our best days have been spent sailing to beautiful places together. One of our favorite treats onboard have been Carnival's Chocolate Melting Cake. It is rich, gooey, and delicious. I figured there was no better occasion to try it out than Valentine's Day. The cakes are typically very runny onboard, which can be...