I’m positive your 4th of July plans include more than two people, however, hear me out:  this recipe is easily scaled up to feed your crowd. I’m so dang happy right now because 1) I have a pie in my hand and 2) we will have a crowd this Wednesday night.  Not only are my [Click to Continue Reading...]

Welcome to the new Dinner For Two series here on Dessert For Two!  I receive frequent emails asking for dinner recipes scaled down to serve two people, and after mulling it over, I have decided to do it.  My current plans are to share dinner recipes once a month.  So, those of you that just [Click to Continue Reading...]

If we are anything in this house, it is mint lovers.  But, this wasn’t always the case for me.  I used to pick peanut butter cups over peppermint patties.  I used to skip over all of Giada’s recipes that used fresh mint.  All of that changed when I found out that Mr. Dessert For Two [Click to Continue Reading...]

I recently relinquished a bit of control in the kitchen.  I handed over the reins to Mr. Dessert For Two to make homemade ice cream.  I gave him a copy of the best ice cream cookbook in the world and lugged the ice cream maker up from the basement. You see, I live with the [Click to Continue Reading...]

You might be a food blogger if you buy 4 pounds of cherries and suddenly, your brain goes into overdrive thinking of possible cherry desserts to bake.  I almost got through the whole bag before I could decide.  Plus, Naomi already made this beautiful cherry concoction, so I really had to think hard. I decided [Click to Continue Reading...]

Let the record show that I, Christina Dessertfortwo (legal name-change pending), am a huge fan of cookies that are baked and then rolled in sugar.  Cookies: full of sugar, check.  Cookies rolled in sugar?  Double check.  Make that double chin. These cookies are soft and tender, and yeah, they melt in your mouth. I whipped [Click to Continue Reading...]

By now, you were probably hoping that I would have some things to say about our new home state of Kansas.  The truth is, I really don’t.  Some days, I absolutely love it (the weather is pretty similar to northern California), but other days I struggle with the fact that everything is new.  I can’t go into [Click to Continue Reading...]

I originally didn’t think this news was blog-worthy.  However, my Dad caught some great photos of me trying on wedding dresses and I thought y’all might like to see.  I’ll be back later this week with a new recipe. So back to the news:  I’m getting married.  Now, now, don’t go all overboard on me.  [Click to Continue Reading...]