Sweets

Cherry Clafoutis

Sometimes when I grow a little weary of fruit cobblers, I remember the cobbler’s cousin, clafoutis. A clafoutis is a...

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Coffee Almond Ice Cream Cake with Dark Chocolate...

Another no cook recipe to add to my “turn off the stove ” series of summer recipes. This Coffee Almond...

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Creme Caramel

Looking for a light summer dessert? My mom, Alice, gets all of the credit for this one or I thought...

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Yucatan Inspired Chocolate Tiramisu

Chocolate Tiramisu? Yes, it’s possible and thanks to Cindy Pawlcyn and her book, “Cindy’s Supper Club,”  which explores meals from...

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Peaches Foster

My all time favorite dessert, except for maybe the perfect brownie, is bananas foster. Last week our local farmers market...

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Lemon Curd

My friend Marguerite has a Meyer lemon tree that produces literally hundreds of lemons each winter. Meyer lemons have such...

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Honey Lavender Cookies: A tribute to Pinnebog Creek...

I am forever grateful to Pinnebog Creek Lavender Farm in Bad Axe Michigan for sharing their lavender and their recipe...

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Blueberry Cobbler

I first started making cobblers when I moved to Covington and met a friend with a blueberry farm. This led...

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Macadamia and Coconut Tart

In her cookbook, “Cindy’s Supper Club,” Cindy Pawlcyn, the Napa Valley California chef shares recipes learned from her travels and...

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chocolate avocado mousse

This avocado chocolate mousse is dairy free, gluten free, low in cholesterol and sugar. Most importantly, it is smooth, silky...

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Blueberry and Almond Frangipane Tart

This is another one of my favorite desserts and one that I have shared with many friends. I use my...

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Strawberry Pavlova

Strawberries and meringues? Deliciously easy and heavenly. A Pavlova is like eating a cloud with slightly crunchy and chewy edges...

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