I fell in love with this picture as soon as I laid eyes on it. Linda, a lovely Los Angeles based baker and writer of the scrumptious blog, tender crumb, is talking to my heart with this dessert. She combined cake-like red velvet cookies with cheesecake ice cream. Sandwich the two together and it sounds [...] [...more]
I know that the Fall season is fast approaching. While I will be relieved to say goodbye to the blazing Los Angeles temperatures, I’m just not ready to let go of gorgeous summer produce. I feel like I’ve already entered a state of mourning. In my condition, the only thing to do was head out [...] [...more]
It’s so hot. Just this morning I found myself standing in front of my open freezer enjoying the frozen air. I took a passing glance at the frozen salmon, the frozen vanilla cupcakes and the peas and corn and instantly thought, ICE CREAM! During these, the hottest days of the year, how is it possible [...] [...more]
Sometimes I wish I had a life that allows me to sit at home all afternoon watching TiVo and eating bonbons. I could probably enjoy that for a solid week, and then I would absolutely drive myself crazy with inactivity. That doesn’t mean that I can’t enjoy some super simple, and delicious [...] [...more]
Ice Cream Cakes are one of those rare food items that, I’m convinced, make the world a better place. Think of your favorite cake and ice cream, smashed together into one glorious dessert. Here’s how to put a fantastic ice cream cake together without drowning in melting ice cream. What you’ll need: 2 8-inch (3-inch deep) round [...] [...more]
I’ve been on an ice cream making craze lately. Usually I eat the ice cream straight from the container while standing in my kitchen reading a magazine, but if I have the focus (and the chocolate) I try to make darling ice cream sandwiches. They’re the perfect summer treat, and you can [...] [...more]
This decadent ice cream is an exercise in self control. It’s not the kind of dessert you make and then simply eat a spoonful of. Oh no! In fact, don’t make this ice cream unless you’re prepared to eat the entire batch in one sitting, and make yourself feel sick. This [...] [...more]
How many Ice Cream cupcakes can you eat in one sitting? Twelve? Come on, you can do better than that! How about forty eight!? I’ve got forty eight perfectly chilled Ice Cream Cupcakes in my freezer with your name on them. Give it a go. It’ll be like this past weekend’s hot dog eating contest, [...] [...more]
Banana pudding is summer comfort on a spoon. With layers of sweet pudding, whipped cream, fresh banana slices and vanilla wafers, if reminds me of sitting on the back porch with friends on a summer evening after a big meal. It’s perfectly sweet and always comforting. I decided to throw all the goodness of [...] [...more]
David Lebovitz will be the first to tell you that he’s living the sweet life in Paris. And he’s got the the cookbook to prove it. David is the former pastry chef at Chez Panisse, the slow food restaurant founded by Alice Water’s just outside of San Francisco. He now lives and eats in [...] [...more]
