Ladies & Gentlemen I present to you … The Brownie Cookie. It’s not really a brownie and not quite a cookie. In fact it doesn’t really like to be confined to any one label except DELICIOUS (and even that doesn’t quite encompass its true self). Read the rest of this entry
Category Archives: Dessert
Apple Crisp & Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Filled with the holiday spirit, I’ve decided to do a double post in one. I know, I know… I’m too generous. The apple crisp and ice cream can be made separately, but I really think you’ve got to have these two together.
It’s -15 degrees outside and I suddenly had the urge to make ice cream. I couldn’t have ice cream alone – it needed a pairing buddy. Since making Peach Cobbler this summer, I thought to try it again. This time, though, I wanted to use a different fruit and make the topping more flavorful. My research led to the apple crisp. Some will say it’s blasphemous that I compare a cobbler to a crisp, but I just want a low key hot fruit dessert. Read the rest of this entry
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling
I’ve never had a Whoopie Pie, but when the holiday season begins I see them all over the place. They look decadent and fun at the same time that I decided to try it out. I watched a few videos about how to make them and I must say the people in those videos lie. Those folks make it look so easy to assemble these pies and they never get any filling on their clothes or powdered sugar in their hair. It must be practice. Perhaps if I make these a few times I can be just as deft. Read the rest of this entry


