Celebration Generation: Food, Life, Kitties!

Looking for an easy, elegant dessert to serve on New Year’s Eve? Look no further! Poaching is a great way to use fruit when it’s either off-season and less than perfect, or just a bit under ripe. The fruit is cooked in a flavorful liquid – usually wine – that is sweetened with sugar and/or [...]

Apple crisp was the dish that I was first known for, back when I was a kid. I substituted my favorite granola cereal for the rolled oats that most recipes called for… and a favorite was born! As an adult, I’m a big fan of the combination of apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and apple brandy [...]

Growing up, haystack cookies (or, as we referred to them… “worm cookies”!) were a common offering at special occasions. Around the holidays, these were served right alongside other staple favorites, such as Confetti Bars and my beloved Noelles. Like Noelles, it’s another childhood favorite that I saw fit to mess with: While the original was [...]

Cream puffs / profiteroles are a great “fancy” dessert option. Not only are they insanely easy to make, they take very little in the way of ingredients, and can be customized many ways. Cream puffs start out with the batter – Pâte à choux, or “choux pastry”. It’s a basic recipe that’s used to make [...]