Desserts
I wanted to cook desserts and make pastries since I was a kid. Watching my mother making eclairs, and cream puffs, birthday cakes, pineapple upside-down cakes, fruit cakes, napoleons, cake rolls, and much more made me want to cook too. By the time I was 10 I could make a birthday cake with frosting. By 18 I was making lemon meringue pies worthy of photographs. And I never stopped. Now, I cook for a diabetic husband, so it has been more about finding dishes that he can eat. The Flourless Chocolate Keto cake has become a favorite in our house. It is a rich dessert and yet, not really a cake. The Apple pie is also more like a breakfast food and not like a regular apple pie.
7-Minute Frosting
I have been making this frosting since I was a kid. This frosting does not work in very hot weather. I had a terrible time with it on a hot day. It melted off of the cake and pooled on the platter. So, you've been warned. It is worth it in the winter though....
Apple Pie
I first made this apple pie in Philadelphia back in the 1970s. Someone gave me a book called "Living on the Earth", by Alicia Bay Laurel. A beautiful book all hand hand written and illustrated with line drawing. This woman had everything you needed to know to live a...
Avocado Ice Cream
My mother always made this wonderful ice cream. We had four avocado trees that always yielded much more than we could eat. My mom filled bags and sent them to the neighbors. And she made ice cream. Ingredients 2 egg yolks 2 cups evaporated milk ½ tsp vanilla ½ tsp...
Banana Nut Bread
My mother made this banana nut bread recipe when I was a kid. She added extra nutmeg to give it a more nutty flavor. I just couldn't get enough. I don't like bananas, and yet, I love this banana bread. When I make it, it is gone in no time. It is wonderful at...
Coconut Ice Cream
This creamy coconut ice cream recipe is a rich dessert you can make at home, with no ice cream maker required! This is something else my mother would make taking advantage of the coconuts we harvested from around 25 coconut trees around our property. Ingredients 1 cup...
Flan
Flan is an egg-milk custard. There are many variations all over the world. But they are all basically the same. It was in the early Middle Ages, in Spain, when they started using only the ingredients from which the original recipe is made today, and introduced...
Flourless Chocolate Cake
I just found this recipe online and it is amazing. It takes 5 minutes to put together and 14 to bake. It doesn't require a mixer. All you need is a spoon. I have to keep making it because it is so good that we crave it. I serve it with whipped cream or just chocolate...
Fruit Medieval Tarts
During the Middle ages, a town had a miller that everyone took their wheat grain to to make flour. There was one oven that belonged to the Baker. It was a respected profession since regular townsfolk didn't have ovens and the Baker would cook their goods for a fee....
Lemon Meringue Pie
I learned to cook so I could make this pie. When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with making the perfect pie. It is rich, fattening, and the most delicious lemon meringue recipe you will ever try. It is a little time consuming, but worth every minute. I think my...
My Mother’s Birthday Cake
This is the cake that made it so that I never ate cake at other kid's birthday parties because they never measured up to my mother's cake. It is so good and rich that frosting is overkill. It is also very easy to make. Just make sure you pay attention to the creaming...
Pie Crust
This pie crust came from the Living on the Earth book. Ingredients 2 cups pastry flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup milk or water Step by Step InstructionsStep 1 Sift together pastry flour & 1 tsp salt.Step 2 Pour over olive oil and milk. Mix and form into...
Rice Pudding – Pudin de Arroz
My mother made this recipe. This is the richest, most wonderful rice pudding. My daughter couldn't get enough of it and begged her to make it every time she came to visit. You can use left over rice or make a new batch just for this. It takes a little stirring but, it...
Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting
I found this recipe recently and it is absolutely fabulous. This is not for anyone on a diet though:) Swiss Meringue Frosting is made by making the Swiss Meringue and then adding in butter and flavorings. It uses egg whites and the finished product is smooth, creamy,...