Recipes – Desserts

ORANGE CHOCOLATE RICOTTA CAKE

I love a good sale, and when I found a 32 oz. tub of ricotta cheese in the market for...
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CHOCOLATE WALNUT CAKE

I had the most delicious chocolate walnut cake in of all places, Penang Malaysia. I’m not a huge chocolate cake...
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CHOCOLATE ORANGE RASPBERRY CAKE

As many of you know, I’m not the baker in the family. My husband is the one that toils away...
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GRILLED PEACHES

I love peaches, but it’s really hard to get perfectly ripe ones here in New York without spending a fortune....
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KICKED UP THROWBACK COOKIE BARS

Some people call these “Hello Dolly Cookies.” The gang at Eagle Brand calls them “Magic Cookie Bars.” I call them...
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TASTY TEA CAKES

Some call these snowball cookies, others might call them Russian Tea Cakes, but I call them just plain delicious. This...
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THE ULTIMATE HOT CHOCOLATE

Any hot chocolate aficionado knows that THE best hot chocolate was created at Angelina in Paris. It is a wildly...
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NANA’S APPLE PIE A LA MODE

When my nana passed away, there were only two things my brother Paul and I wanted of hers; her rolling...
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DAN’S HALLOWEEN LEFTOVER CANDY COOKIES

IF—and the big question is IF—you have any Halloween candy left, here’s a fun idea for cookies. My husband made...
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ZEPPOLES

Whenever there is a street fair in town, I go on the hunt for Zeppoles. I purposely wear a dark...
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