Category Archives: Dessert

Cherimoyas in Season

Photo of a Cherimoya

Slice these exotic fruits in half and eat them right out of their skin with a spoon. Creamy, sweet and delicious with a custard-like flesh. Don’t eat the beautiful black seeds, they’re toxic. Scoop the flesh of four fruits (pulp … Continue reading

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Fast Fudge, Quick Easy Recipe

Still video frame from How To Make Fast Fudge on California Living.

You can make this in about 5 minutes. After 2 hours in the fridge, your fudge will be firm enough to cut, wrap and present as a gift! Talk about last minute gift ideas, it doesn’t get much easier than … Continue reading

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Red Delicious Baked Apples

EncinoMom - Red Delicious Baked Apples

Here’s something warm and wonderful for chilly mornings or after-school treats – simple and satisfying; baked apples. Start with Red Delicious apples. This recipe makes 4 1/2 apples, you can easily double quantities if desired. Preheat oven to 350˚. Oil … Continue reading

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Irish Whiskey Pudding

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Best Laid Plans Pudding perfect, before garnish. Plan A Powdered sugar, 6 farm fresh eggs (yolks only), evaporated milk, pure vanilla and Old Bushmills Irish Whiskey. Everything proceeds according to plan. Custard developing nicely. Milk is scalded, not boiling. Constant … Continue reading

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Chocolate Mousse In A Minute, For Your Valentine

Photo of Chocolate Mousse in Vintage Champagne Glasses

So there we were, my husband’s sweet tooth in danger of falling out for a lack of confections in the pantry and me desperately searching the couch cushions for a fallen Smartie, when I hit on this Emergency Chocolate Mousse … Continue reading

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