Entries from Palmabella's Passions tagged with 'Desserts'
Ginger-Marscapone Icebox Cake
This wonderful recipe is from Fine Cooking: Sweet Cakes. Since we seemed to be on a roll with ginger this week, I decided to try this no-bake dessert. It is creamy, and delicious with bits of candied ginger. 12...
Apple Pies
Our day trip to Oak Glen was an apple adventure! We TASTED lots of different varieties of apples. They sure made it easy to buy bags of apples! I don't think I've ever SEEN so many apple pies! Now...
Girasole Pound Cake
I needed to celebrate the new ceramics, right? So I baked a cream cheese pound cake. I am giving you the WHOLE pound cake recipe that is usually baked in a regular bundt pan. I used TWO THIRDS of...
Fuji Apple Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This delicious and moist cake from Bon Appetit, October, 2009, uses Fuji apples as well as applesauce. The only change I made in the recipe was to substitute raisins for the walnuts. I garnished with candy corn pumpkins. Try...
Quick Blueberry Crumble
Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9x9 baking pan with cooking spray. Berry Mixture: 4 pints fresh blueberries, rinsed and dried 3/4 cup sugar 4 t. cornstarch 1/2 t. lemon zest Toss above ingredients in a bowl, and set...
Photo Hunt: CREAMY
This one was easy! After the Graduation party I catered a couple of weeks ago, I had some leftovers I turned into new CREAMY desserts. First, there was a little leftover coconut pie filling from these mini coconut tarts. Second,...
Marscapone Panna Cotta
After tasting panna cotta that contained marscapone, and experiencing the fabulous creamy texture, I decided to try my own version. Here is what I came up with. 1 cup whole milk 1 envelope unflavored powdered gelatin 2 c. heavy cream...
Fresh Strawberry Tart
I bought luscious, ripe strawberries at a fruit stand on my way home from San Diego on Sunday. I had sweet tart dough in my freezer, and cream cheese in the fridge. Beautiful and delicious! 1. Make "Sweet Tart...
Room for Dessert?
Saturday's bridal shower got Sarah and Casey in the mood for their Maui honeymoon. Sarah's sister, Beth, was the gracious co-hostess. I took over her kitchen, and she managed decorations, drinks, and all of us in her home with her...
Coconut Cream Pie
This recipe was written out on a recipe card in my Jr. High handwriting. I have been cutting out or copying down recipes for YEARS! I do not know its original source. 3 c. half & half 2 eggs...
Bailey's Irish Cream Cupcakes
Happy St. Patrick's Day! These cupcakes have an extra treat inside, with a bite of Irish Cream filling, and are topped with Bailey's Cream Cheese Frosting. Here is what I did: 1. Bake 18 cupcakes using your favorite cake recipe,...
Book Club and a Lime Curd Cream Cheese Tart
Last month one of my book clubs read Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. Synopsis: From Jodi Picoult Shay Bourne - New Hampshire’s first death row prisoner in 69 years – has only one last request: to donate his heart...
Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Caramelized Blood Oranges
Tis the season... for blood oranges! We've been eating these in salads, but I thought I'd try something new. I took a cup of water, a cup of sugar, and brought it to a boil until the sugar was dissolved....
Lemon-Buttermilk Pudding Cake
This simple recipe is a combination of a light lemon cake with a delightful creamy layer of lemony bliss pudding at the bottom! Baked in a souffle dish, the layers magically separate, and the result is an amazing dessert....
Apple-Blueberry Turnovers
Recipe from Baked From the Heart, by Stephanie Greenleigh, Kathryn Kleinman, and Jennifer Barry Pastry: 1 c. unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1" pieces 2 c. flour 1/4 t. salt 1/2 c. ice water Filling: 6 Granny Smith...
Valentine's Dinner
We had a wonderful meal on Valentine's Day evening, and we also had fun preparing it together. The menu was grilled veal chops, baked mashed potatoes with gruyere and sage, and baked fennel. Sage-Gruyere Baked Mashed Potatoes: 4 large...
Caramel-Toffee Cheesecake
Caramel-Toffee Cheesecake from Better Homes and Gardens "Holiday Baking" 2008 1 1/2 c. crushed gingersnap cookies 2 T. sugar 1/4 c. butter, melted 5 8 oz. packages of cream cheese, softened 1 1/3 c. packed brown sugar 3 T. flour...
Lemon-Filled Cookies
I ordered these little molds from King Arthur Flour in December, after browsing through their recipes online. I thought they looked pretty and might be fun to make for some occasion. Slow Bowl seemed like the perfect opportunity. Cookies...
Butterscotch Tart
Remember that lemon tart? Here is what I did with my second disk of sweet tart dough. Butterscotch Tart From A Whisk and a Spoon 3-4 T butter 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar 3 cups whole milk 2...
Persimmon-Rum Pudding Cake
This was my contribution to this month's book club. I really sort of made this up after reading lots of recipes for persimmon puddings and persimmon cakes. The cup of rum and ripe persimmons would have probably made any...
Lemon CreamTart
The first recipe I tried from my new cookbook, Tartine, by Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson, was this one for "Lemon Cream Tarts". Sweet Tart Dough (This makes enough for 4 9" tart shells, or 12 4 "...
Holiday Guests: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Our weekend guests are appreciative eaters! They love food, but do not spend much time in the kitchen, so they love to visit at the holidays, when I have been known to "keep the goodies coming"! Saturday's breakfast was easy...
Gingerbread Cheesecake
I made Martha's Gingerbread Cheesecake for my book club. First make Gingerbread Cookies. This is the Fanny Farmer recipe: 1 cup butter 1 c. sugar 1 egg 1 c. molasses 2 T. vinegar 5 c. flour 1 1/2 tsp baking...
Persimmon Ice Cream and Cake
I LOVE persimmons! I am lucky to know someone with a huge persimmon tree who gives me persimmon pulp to freeze each year around the holidays. I realized I still had two tubs from last year in my freezer....
Sunday Slow Scoopers: Toasted Coconut Ice Cream
This week Deborah chose Toasted Coconut Ice Cream from the David Lebovitz ice cream bible, The Perfect Scoop. I love coconut, and the scent of toasted coconut filled the kitchen. This is a great ice cream. I decided to...
Happy Halloween!
Here's the Halloween dessert I made for Brad: 1 pkg of instant Chocolate pudding. Use 1/2 cup of Bailey's Caramel Liquore (or Dooley's) for part of the milk. Top with a spoon of caramel sauce. Top that with a...
Sunday Slow Scoopers: LOTS of Ice Cream!
It's Sunday, and Chris' choice this week is chocolate. But there is no chocolate ice cream in my house. There IS, however, LOTS of Salted Butter Caramel ice cream in my freezer...6 batches so far for the party. That...
How Many Scoops?
Alas, I have no Green Apple and Sparkeling Cider Sorbet (Shannon's selection of the week) for me to scoop! My freezer is FULL of party food! Speaking of the party, I plan on serving Salted Butter Caramel ice cream...
Sunday Slow Scoopers: Crepes
Sandi's choice for this week was CREPES with our choice of filling. I found beautiful blackberries, so I decided on Cream Cheese Ice Cream with blackberries and blackberry puree. The cream cheese ice cream was perfect with the berries....
Easy Fat-free Apple Cake
Apple cake always feels like fall. I have several good ones, but this is quick, easy, and has no butter or oil. I dug around for this old recipe I hadn't made in ages. Preheat oven to 350 degrees....
Sunday Slow Scoopers: Roquefort-Honey Ice Cream
I chose this week's flavor for a couple of reasons, and because I didn't think anyone else would. Several years ago in Cortona, I ordered pear-pecorino gelato at Osteria del Teatro, and loved it! The cheese and pears were...
Sunday Slow Scoopers: Cinnamon Ice cream
Kim's selection this week of Cinnamon Ice Cream from The Perfect Scoop is one of my favorite flavors so far! It is wonderful all by itself, but it is FABULOUS with an apple tart! I made two small apple...
Sunday Slow Scoopers:Peach Ice Cream
What says summer better than luscious fresh peaches? I decided to make a quick peach-almond tart to go with the ice cream. Peach-Almond Tart For pastry 1 stick (1/2 cup) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 8 ounces (2 cups)...
Pretty Leftovers
Lots of leftovers, not much motivation... We started with a delicious salad of leftover figs, gorgonzola and spinach. 2 ounces of leftover marscapone mixed with leftover pesto sauce made a delicious, creamy pasta! This was the platter of stuffed fruit...
All About Caramel Cake
If you want the caramel equivalent of a "death by chocolate" experience, this is the cake for you. In fact, this may be the BEST cake I have ever made! (chocoholics may disagree) I may have to make it...
Shortcut Lemon Tiramisu
One of my favorite desserts this spring/simmer has been lemon tiramisu. I have made it for guests 2-3 times since the initial experiment in Montisi. The problem with that recipe is that we always have so much left over. I...
Citrus-Glazed Polenta Cake
The Sunday Slow Bakers, besides being a group of wonderful Slow Travel people who love to cook and bake, are also an amazing group of caring and generous friends. Gina, our inspiration, is sick, and we wanted to do...
Italian Almond Tart
I love good jam, and the flavor of almonds. I ran across this in my Williams-Sonoma book, Pie and Tart. This was quite a hit with my weekend guests! Here is this wonderful recipe: Italian Almond Tart Our friends, Charlotte,...
Food Hangover
We began with Babbo breadsticks and cheese spread with our triple berry cosmos before dinner. Then we ate Brad's BBQ ribs! LOTS of ribs! Warm gorgonzola potatoes with portabello mushrooms: Fennel-orange-spinach salad: We are RARELY home on the 4th of...
Pork, Peaches, and Dessert Made from Leftovers!
I barbequed a pork loin marinated in olive oil, and lots of thyme. The peach sauce was delicious! We also had haricot verts with pancetta and sliced almonds, and some leftover polenta. Peach Sauce: 2 peached, peeled and chopped...
Very Berry Pie
Lots of berries! What to do? Make a pie! Crust: (From Bon Appetit) 2 1/2 c. all purpose flour 1 T. sugar 3/4 t. salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 5 T ice water Whisk flour, salt and sugar...
Life is a Bowl of Cherries...or a Cherry Tart
Cherries in Rome: Cherries in Montelpulciano: Cherries in Palm Desert: Last week, I made this for Brad. As it involved chocolate, I didn't taste it, but did eat some of the yogurt-panna cotta filling in a bowl! When I saw...
Lemon-Glazed Candied-Ginger Cookies
My turn to host of one my book clubs. One group meets at lunch time. Sometimes we potluck appetizers for lunch, and some months the hostess decides to do it all. Last month I joined a second book club...
Montisi Party Part 2: Dinner, Amici, and Dolci
Guests arrived around 7:00. Here are Gail and Dina laughing at the wine station. Everyone enjoyed the appetizers, and at 8:30, dinner was served. The Salsiccia con fungi (sausage and mushrooms) is an easy do-ahead entree. Grill sausages. Saute mushrooms...
Our Tuesday Montisi Dinner
Though a couple of people munched on some pecorino with their afternoon wine, we advised everyone to "come hungry" for dinner. MENU: Salad with figs marinated in balsamic and honey, red onion, gorgonzola and balsamic dressing, garnished with a warm...
Paula Deen's Ooey Gooey Butter Cake
I tasted this at Lady and Son's in Savannah, and promptly bought Paula's cookbook: I needed a quick dessert to take to a Good-bye party at work, SO.......... Sweet, rich, tastes like butter, cream cheese and sugar (it IS butter,...
Warm Gorgonzola Potato Salad
Another quick, "Work Late on Wednesday" dinner: Ida made this for Easter, and I have been craving it ever since. It is from The Hali'Maile General Store Cookbook by Chef Beverly Gannon (from my favorite restaurant in Maui). Warm Gorgonzola...
Easter Food
There was plenty of good food on our Easter Sunday. We started the morning with some fresh buttermilk biscuits. They soon became Prosciutto Benedict. We had Easter dinner at Fiona and Steve's: pork roast, lots of great salads and fruit....
Bailey's Chocolate Mousse Pie
Bailey's Chocolate Mousse Pie (From "Master Cook") Make a chocolate crumb crust from chocolate wafer cookies or smashed Oreos, or buy a "Ready Crust". 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 t. vanilla 3/4 c. milk 3/4 c. Bailey's Irish Cream...
Pretty in Pink
I baked these buttermilk vanilla cupcakes last night. This morning, I made vanilla buttercream frosting, and decorated the cupcakes. I used grapefruit-flavored jelly candies I found at Trader Joe's, and gumdrop spearmint leaves. I sliced the triangular grapefruit candies...
Meyer Lemon Cake
I've been "forced" to endure chocolate desserts since before Valentine's Day! I have been a good girl and baked chocolate treats for others. I don't eat them! I've been craving a light, springy dessert that I will LIKE! I decided...
Oscar Night Cake
We're going to an Oscar Night Party, and I'm bringing dessert! I made the Mile High Chocolate Cake from January '08 Gourmet Magazine. Hope dinner is good, as I KNOW I'm not interested in all that chocolate! I've been "crazy...
Apple Crumble Cake
Crust: 1/3 c. butter 1 c. flour 1/3 c. sugar 1/2 t. cinnamon 1/2 t. ginger powder Heat oven to 350. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat, stirring until it just begins to foam and turn golden. Remove...
Valentine's Day Dinner
Our menu was geared for something special, that I could also pull off on a long work day (10 to 6:30 with two 1 hour breaks between clients). Filet mignon with gorgonzola and balsamic reduction sauce Polenta hearts with mozzarella...
Raspberry Sweetheart Cake
This is a pretty pink-swirled cake for Valentine's Day (especially if there are any other non-chocolate lovers out there). I used THIS recipe from Williams-Sonoma. I don't have that cute little rose cupcake pan, so I made it in a...
Dolce Experiment
I was asked to bring a dessert to a dinner party. I didn't know who all the guests would be, so I decided to bake something I would like, and hope for the best. Of course, there are a NUMBER...
All-of-the-Lemon Tart
I finally made my first recipe from Gina DePalma's Dolce Italiano. I have an overload of Meyer Lemons, so I decided to try using half regular lemons, and half Meyer in the recipe. You use EVERY part of the lemons,...
The BEST Dessert of 2007
With only hours left in 2007, I tried a new recipe on December 30, that was my absolute favorite dessert of the year. Salted Caramel Cheesecake (from Food and Wine) Cheesecake: 1/2 lb. cream cheese (room temp) 1/2 c. sugar...
The Last Cake of 2007
I had to try out my new Santa cake pan. Here he is. It was kind of fun!...
More Cake
Here is an Eggnog Pound Cake (from one of Williams-Sonoma seasonal mixes). This is for dessert with eggnog ice cream and optional caramel sauce! OK, just one more CAKE this year...I promise! (I said nothing about any other desserts!) The...
Cream Cheese Almond Cake
Cream Cheese Almond Cake with Almond Pastry Cream Cake: 1 1/2 cups butter, softened 8 oz. cream cheese 3 c. sugar 6 eggs 3 c. flour 1t. almond extract 1 T. Amaretto 1 recipe of Almond Pastry Cream (for...
Cranberry-Orange Bread Pudding
This is a wonderful holiday recipe: (Adapted from Taste of the South: Christmas Cooking Southern Style Special Issue 2007) 3 1/2 c. half and half 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce 1 3/4 c. sugar 2 T. soft butter...
Apple Tart with Cheddar Crust
From: Better Homes and Gardens Our Best Holiday Menus 2007 2 2/3 c. all-purpose flour 1/4 c. sugar 3/4 t. salt 3/4 c. butter 4 oz. grated cheddar (one cup grated) 3/4 c. cold water 2 1/2 lbs. apples,...
Let Them Eat Cake!
Bittersweet Cheesecake Torte (adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Baking 2007) 2/3 c. whipping cream 8 oz. dark chocolate (chopped) Nonstick cooking spray 2 boxes of your favorite brownie mix 3 8 oz. packages of cream cheese (softened to...
Panna Cotta
I used Giada's recipe for panna cotta. This recipe makes 6 servings. (I made it 8 times...lol) 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 c. whole milk Sprinkle gelatin over milk in a saucepan, and let sit for 5 min. Turn on...
Butterscotch Cake
Thankful Butterscotch Cake Recipe from: Inspired by Ingredients by Bill Telepan, Andrew Friedman, Cookbook Heaven at Recipelink.com Servings: 16 to 20 BUTTERSCOTCH FILLING: (* I one and a halfed the filling recipe from past experience.) 1 1/4 cups dark brown...
Book Club Lunch
I hosted this month's Book Club Lunch. We read One Thousand Splendid Suns, by Kahled Hosseini. It was an excellent, but very sad story about women and family relationships in Afghanistan during the past thirty years of political struggles....
Breakfast AND Dessert
Since I've been emptying the freezer in preparation of filling it for the upcoming GTG, I decided to clean out my fridge on Sunday morning. I found an over abundance of fruit, along with a forgotten puff pastry sheet in...
Summer Fruit Tart
Company for dinner? Want an easy, foolproof, dessert that most will LOVE? This is my standby summer fruit tart. My delightful Godson, Casey and his girlfriend, Sarah, are visiting! We have been relaxing in the pool, sipping cocktails, and...
Just Peachy
I love peaches. I have been thinking about a peach dessert since I got the August Cucina Italiana. They had a beautifully presented "Meringata with Peaches in Syrup" that was my inspiration for this recipe. Mine looks a lot...
Cool off with a Mojito...cupcake!
It was 108 degrees yesterday, and after some pool time, I had an uncontrollable urge to bake. This requires turning on the oven in my otherwise cool and air-conditioned kitchen! I wanted to make something that at least SOUNDED...
More Tastes of Italia
Sunday gave us time to make and enjoy another great dinner. Brad is really enjoying cooking together. He chops, grates, stirs, sautees, kneads, and basically does whatever task I ask of him to help me get several things done at...
Recipes for Sheena
Hot Crab Dip: (I doubled this) 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1 can crab 2 green onions, chopped 1 c. grated sharp cheddar 1/4 c. grated Romano cheese enough mayo to blend (1/2 c.) Black pepper Combine ingredients and...
Salad Supper with Sheena
Sheena, Nikki and Jen came over for a very casual outdoor supper of salads. We began with a couple bottles of prosecco, and some parmagiano with Italian lemon honey. We moved out to the patio for dinner. We took NO...
"Southern Cake"
Today is my monthly bookclub luncheon. I am bringing dessert. I haven't baked anything for a month, during the pseudo-diet. Our book this month was "Beach Music", by Pat Conroy. I really enjoyed the family saga, which takes place in...
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I was dressed in green for my 7 a.m. haircut appointment! After morning errands, Brad will grill the corned beef I boiled last night, marinated in BBQ sauce, and wrapped in foil. It makes a tasty crust, chars off any...
February Book Club Luncheon
Today I hosted our monthly Book Club Lunch. Even though Valentine's Day has past, I kept the theme, as we read a love story for February: "The Wedding" by Nicholas Sparks. My table was set with gold and silver, with...
Chocolate Ganache Cake
I dislike chocolate. Call me crazy, call me lucky, but I am a caramel or vanilla or lemon girl! However, I do live with a chocoholic, and my friends Joy and Roxanne cannot get through a day without the dark...
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