Desserts & Sweets
Need a little somethin-somethin sweet after dinner? Gotcha covered. Little known fact, I became the de facto pastry chef at New World Grill for the early years. We started with purchased boutique baked goods, Ciao Bella gelato and grilled fruit. But once I created this Gentleman Jack pumpkin ginger cheesecake for a Jack Daniels promo at the James Beard House, there was no turning back from in-house baking. Many of these recipes were developed during those days at New World. I needed foolproof techniques that resulted in cheesecakes with no cracks. Cobblers that were crisp. Fruit pot pies and Cherry, Cherry, Cherry Pie, which includes the ultimate hacks for saving a store-bought crust.
You may notice that none of these desserts are cloyingly sweet, as I prefer to let the fruits shine through, showcasing their natural flavor. If you do have that ultimate sweet tooth that needs satisfying, go for my Grandmother’s “butterscotch”, which delivers elegant, thin ribbons of English Toffee. It makes an excellent hostess or holiday gift.
Summer Fruit Pot Pie: New Duds for an Old Fruit Pie Friend
I can see the problem you are having. A giant mound of peach perfection and you are so tired of fruit pie and cobbler (Okay, we should probably admit that is NOT really a thing, being tired of pie and cobbler). But it’s a holiday weekend and you MUST use that...
Cherry Cherry Cherry Pie & How to Trick Out Store Crust
Nothing says summer like a fruit pie, especially cherry pie, warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. But for me there is one not so tiny problem. The 425oF oven. It’s impossible to get around that aspect of summer pies, biscuits and shortcakes. But...
Giving Thanks and Giving Back: Cupcakes for a Cause
It’s been a couple of a weeks and I’m still not sure which was cuter – the cupcakes or the girls making them. I had the rare opportunity to visit the monthly meeting of the minds of Team ChloElla J, a band of merry thirteen year-olds (Juliette is now 14) who gather...
Grown-Up (Boozy) Pumpkin Cheesecake
So before the pumpkin cheesecake, I have a little story – we’ve had a teency tech glitch (I was no where near that) that apparently has kept about half of you from receiving these posts for the last month or so. No wonder you’re freaking. (Wink. Smile.) However,...
Roasted Fresh Chilean Blueberry-Stone Fruit Crumble
A-comfy-cozy-warm-and-toasty-sit-by-the fire-and-sip-port-dessert. Cutting the butter that normally makes a command performance in the topping, this dessert weighs in at only 117 calories and 2 grams of fat. Ah, but it feels like so much more. Ingredients Crumble...
Meet Katy
Well, hello there! I’m Katy. And I’m all about Palate & Passion & Purpose. I’ve spent my whole life weaving together a passion for food, entertaining, and enjoying family & friends with a purpose for improving the lives of others. There’s no better way to live with purpose than to break bread with others. See how that all came full circle? And…I was lucky enough to make a career out of doing so!