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Raspberry Ricotta Mousse Cakes

February 12, 2021 No Comments

I’ve never been one for Valentine’s Day. The concept of the day never sat right with me. If there were ever an aspect of a person’s life one should feel absolutely no shame about, it’s their relationship status. Whether you’re single or attached or somewhere in between, it says very little about you or your worth, in my opinion. So organizing a day to celebrate what is celebrated and praised all year round is ludicrous. Diagnosing the health of your relationship based on the displays of affection (or lack thereof) you received on one day – bonkers! And it’s not even a holiday, you still have to go to work. So I’ve decided Valentine’s Day is not a celebration of love. It’s the celebration of the color pink and frothy feminine desserts. So let’s kick the festivities off with these Raspberry Ricotta Mousse Cakes.

Chocolate, Custards & Puddings, Dessert

Cannoli Arancini with Dark Chocolate Ganache

December 31, 2020 No Comments

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Consider this my New Years’ offering and my final post of 2020. And what better way to bid adieu to one of the crappiest, strangest years on record than with a Frankenstein of a dessert. These Cannoli Arancini are not the classiest things to grace a dessert table. But they are so good – achingly good. And yeah, no one asked for a weird hybrid of cannoli and arancini. But I like to think I filled a void the world didn’t know it had. Call it a public service or an affront to Italian cuisine. It all depends on your perspective…or taste level, I suppose. But if you’re down with unholy snack cross-overs, these Cannoli Arancini are for you.

Cakes, Dessert

Apple Spice Cheesecake with Calvados

December 4, 2020 No Comments

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With the holidays creeping ever closer, we all have sweet things on the brain. From gingerbread houses to steamed puddings, this is sugar’s peak season. Now, obviously, a cookie obsession takes hold of us every December, but this year, with the COVID of it all, the need for dessert magic is all the more acute. For many of us, the treats we leave on the porches of friends and family will be the closest we physically get to one another. So, everything we can’t say with a hug will have to be said with a box of cookies or a tray of squares or, in my case, a quarter of this Apple Spice Cheesecake. No pressure or anything.

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Triple Chocolate Tart with Cherries & Gooseberries

October 30, 2020 2 Comments

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I don’t know about you, but my social feeds have been inundated with ghoulish goodies all month long. I swear, each treat is more creative than the last and I’m fairly certain I haven’t seen this much dry ice in, well, ever. Halloween may be different this year but people still seem to be in the spirit. But you won’t find any festive sweets on my feed. It’s not that I’m a Halloween curmudgeon, I’m not. I think it’s great that people, especially adult people, have so much love for this holiday. The creative decor and costumes are simply magic to behold. But I don’t have a head for Halloween decor, costumes, or indeed, desserts. In fact, today’s Triple Chocolate Tart is as close as I get and there isn’t a marshmallow spider web or gummy worm in sight. Please forgive me.