Last updated on July 1st, 2012 For some reason, packing any dessert into a personal serving size boosts its appeal. Seriously, cupcakes are WAY more fun than cake; it’s like 2 dozen parties instead of just one! With that in mind, I set out to make dessert ravioli. I had two ideas brewing, but by…
Desserts
Playing with food: Beet orange salad
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 I went to Sur La Table to find a heart-shaped cookie cutter today and would you believe it – they’re sold out! They were even totally all out of the sets that included a heart cookie cutter. I figured that if I’m going to be making cutesy Valentine’s Day…
Lavender and lemon cupcakes with meringue frosting and candied citrus peels
Last updated on September 12th, 2012 This post is dedicated to my second duty in the anniversary food extravaganza: dessert. When Bon Appetit recognized Aziza’s pastry chef last year, we hopped on an across-SF bus to try out the confections for ourselves. They weren’t lying, it was THE best dessert I’d ever eaten (and I’ve eaten…
Roasted pears with cinnamon nutmeg whipped cream
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 If I didn’t have The Monterey Market to guide me, I don’t think I would ever have learned what fruits and vegetables are in season. If I went by Safeway’s produce section, it would seem everything’s in season all the time. Unlike Safeway, our little market down the street…
Spiced orange buttermilk biscuits with “Playhouse” honey
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 I have a vendetta against breakfast pastries. They are merely pretending to be dessert, but not going all the way. With a breakfast pastry, you get all the calories and fat of a truly scrumptious sweet, but not the flavor, texture, and sugar of a decadent dessert cake. I…
Cinnamon & Sugar Oranges
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 Just before midnight, Lucas turned to me and asked, “what’s for dessert?” Caught off guard (as he RARELY craves sweets), I could have popped some frozen cookie dough from this weekend in the oven, but wanted to be a bit more inventive. I recalled making a Moroccan dish this…
Shaved white chocolate chunk cookies
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 I like my cookies thin, moist, and chewy. I’ve experimented with different chocolate chip cookie recipes over the years, but always wind up back at my mom’s trusty formula. It is, hands down, the best thin, moist, and chewy essential cookie you’ll ever eat; it’s a proven fact. Corey…
Sweet potato dessert soup with sweet rice balls
Last updated on July 1st, 2012 Growing up, I never liked yams, and I’m pretty sure it’s only because of the word yam and not because I’d ever actually tried them. A few thanksgivings ago, my friend Alicia made both sweet potatoes and yams as a taste experiment on the difference between the two. I…
Meringue cloud cookies
Last updated on January 23rd, 2019 As a spooky Halloween treat last year, I made meringue cloud ghosts and brought some upstairs to my landlords. We have an exchange going; I share my homemade sugary sweets and Max, their middle school aged aspiring chef, brings me bites of his hand baked goods. I think Max’s…
Rice pudding with crimson raspberry sauce
Last updated on January 23rd, 2019 I began documenting my culinary creations by posting photos on Facebook of the food I whipped up in my kitchen each night. It seems people want to know the recipes I use, adapt, and invent while embarking on my cooking adventures. To begin, I will post my past creations…
