Category Archives: Desserts

Champagne Vinegar Dessert Syrup

Champagne Vinegar Dessert Syrup Prep time 12-15 minutes + 30-40 minutes to cool Makes 2/3 cup (enough for 6-8 servings) 2/3     cup Holland House Champagne Vinegar 1/4      cup water 3/4      cup brown sugar, packed             Vanilla ice cream             Sliced strawberries, or whole raspberries, blackberries or blueberries Stir together champagne vinegar, water and brown sugar in a 2… Read more

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Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Kumquat Marmalade

A few weeks ago my mother in-law arrived at my house with bags of kumquats she’d picked from a friend’s orchard. The day before I’d happened to have lunch at Chez Panisse –well not just happened, it was an every-five-years lunch tradition with a dear classmate from college Home Ec – and we’d raptured over a buttermilk panna cotta… Read more

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Bitters with ice cream?

Two weeks ago I promised Angostura with mayonnaise. But somehow ice cream in August seems more appealing. Bitters with ice cream!?

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Not a Funny Fruit Cake

Raisin Cherry Holiday Loaf Prep time: 30 minutes   Bake time: 75 minutes Makes 2 loaves. 1 jar (16 oz.) maraschino cherries, drained (about 1 cup) 1-1/2 cups natural raisins 1-1/2 cups golden raisins 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided use 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla… Read more

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Peppermint Ice Cream Stars

Peppermint Ice Cream Stars Dough chill time: 2 hours Prep time: 1 hour for baking cookies; 30 minutes to make ice cream sandwiches Makes about 4 dozen cookies; 2 dozen sandwiches 2-1/2       cups all-purpose flour plus flour for rolling dough 1/2           teaspoon baking soda 1/4           teaspoon salt 1-1/4        teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2           teaspoon ground ginger 1/2           teaspoon ground cloves… Read more

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