A gift from my friend Candice. Delicious, creamy coconut pudding from Hawaii. And it came from a mix.
I got a special request for bread pudding the other day. Though I could have mixed in fun things like coconut, apple, rum or pumpkin and made an extra caramel, bourbon or hot custard sauce to serve, I decided to keep things simple. It’s interesting—whenever people ask me to make something, I think about who [...]
By Theresa
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Posted in American, Baked Goods - Sweet, bread, Dessert, Pudding, Sweet
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Also tagged American, bread, dried fruit, European, pudding, raisin
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This is bad, and I mean real bad. Because it is too good—too good for New Year resolutions, too good to for a nondescript name like “Grandma’s Pie” and seriously too good to resist. My 2011 began with such promise. After proclaiming it The Year of the rabbit Me, I made goals like “no more [...]
By Theresa
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Posted in Baked Goods - Sweet, Dessert, European, Italian, Pies & Pastries
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Also tagged cheese, European, Food Network, Italian, Mario Batali, nuts, pie, raisin, semolina, tart
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When I’m an old lady with a dozen little grandkids at my knees, this is what I will make for them. The original recipe is actually from someone’s grandma, so you know it’s good. I changed it ever so slightly and only because I didn’t have all the ingredients listed. Normally I like to use [...]
Christmas is only 9 days away and I’m still posting about Thanksgiving! So, no time for witty anecdotes–just a recipe for this unbelievable coconut flan, my new favorite dessert. Flan is so versatile! I’m making an eggnog version for Christmas! By the way, for the perfect caramel, I referred to David Lebovitz’ post “Making the [...]
I wish I had the energy to write a better post about this cute tart. My mind, however, is consumed with too many things right now, leaving little room for more creative prose. The blueberry flan filling is fresh and light from the yogurt and lemon zest. And 3 cups of blueberries? Oh, yes! As [...]
Today is the last day of my Spanish “class” (not sure whether 2 students qualifies as a class). I stumbled upon this free class by chance and it’s turned out to be one of the best things I’ve done all year. It’s close to work, it’s fun and is the motivation I need to improve [...]
Made these in two rounds. Round 1: FLOP. The plan was to impress a friend of mine on her birthday with homemade mini profiteroles filled with lucuma pastry cream (the same fruit I used to make cheesecake). I did give them to her, though there was nothing impressive about them. They were these completely deflated, [...]
By Theresa
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Posted in Baked Goods - Sweet, Dessert, European, French, Latin American, Peruvian, Pies & Pastries
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Also tagged chocolate, European, French, lucuma, pastry
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I can’t explain why, but lately I just feel like celebrating—celebrating Spring, family, and my peaceful life. And I have chosen to show my gratitude the best way I know how: by baking. I couldn’t wait to get home yesterday and make this French pear tart. It’s another Dorie masterpiece: elegant pear fans baked into [...]
By Theresa
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Posted in Baked Goods - Sweet, Dessert, European, French, Pies & Pastries, Swiss
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Also tagged Dorie Greenspan, European, French, Fruit, nuts, pear, pie, Swiss, tart, tea
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I made this amazing cheesecake TWO WEEKS AGO, but never got around to posting the recipe. Why? Because my life has been crazy (not fun-crazy; I mean, crazy-crazy). I was moving out, then I wasn’t. Now I moving out for sure, which means I have to find a sub-letter my roommate and her boyfriend approve [...]
By Theresa
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Posted in Baked Goods - Sweet, Dessert, Latin American, Peruvian, Pies & Pastries
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Also tagged American, cake, cheese, Fruit, Latin American, lucuma, nuts, Peruvian, pie
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