Category Archives: Dessert

Gluten-Free Creamsicle Cheesecake

And, just when you think it safe to smugly disparage jello, along comes something wonderful like this… A cheesecake that tastes like one of those orange and vanilla creamsicles. Oh, and it is Guten-frikkin-Free! So. Bonus! The nice folk at … Continue reading

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Berry Cream Cheese Galette

So… this was decent, but, I believe I overloaded it with the berries and their liquid. The original recipe, from the nice folx at budgetbytes.com, called for using 1/2 pound of blueberries and, well, I had a one pound bag … Continue reading

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Let’s Have a Guinness (Cake)!

It’s April, and so it was time to celebrate my husband’s birthday by having friends over to share a cocktail, some Thai-Style Stew, rather a lot of wine, and, of course, this tasty take on a chocolate Guinness cake. The … Continue reading

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Blueberry and Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

I have a ton of cook books. I mean, they are quite literally stacked all over my house. But. I get emails. And my husband gets emails. More recipes and ideas and… This one came to my husband fro the … Continue reading

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Oh Fu-u-u-u-dge

Yep. ‘Tis the season for all of the tasty treats; and if they just happen to be wicked easy to toss together, and gluten-free, I call that a holidaze bonus. I was scanning Salon.com and when they featured this microwave … Continue reading

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Butterscotch Mousse – in the Blender!

One of my friends thinks that this is actually more of a pot de crème, but I would say that as long as it tastes as good as it does, I don’t really care what you call it. Butterscotch pudding … Continue reading

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Burnt Basque Cheesecake, Again

Since I first made and posted about this tasty, wicked simple and totally non-fussy to make cheesecake back in May, I have easily baked it six or seven times; so often that my husband looks at it thinks “again?” and … Continue reading

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Blender Chocolate Mousse

Back in the day, my Aunt Buzz made a mean chocolate mousse; but quickly and easily and in the blender. Well, quick and easy, but, you do need to chill it overnight before serving. Still and all, that just means … Continue reading

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Pudding Cake

I came across a thing-y on the interwebs – so you know it must be true – where the author talked about how much better you could make a cake mix by stirring a packet of instant pudding in with … Continue reading

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Puff Pastry Cherry Tart

We put together yesterday’s Devil’s Advocate cocktail because we were having some friends and family over for dinner. And, well… friends and family over for dinner also means I need to plan on a dessert. And, well… who could resist … Continue reading

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