Are you and your Valentine the health-conscious type?  I think that’s fantastic, but I hope y’all know that on Valentine’s Day dessert is mandatory.  Pears poached in a spiced mulled wine is the perfect light dessert.  Enjoy it with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and a sprinkling of crystallized ginger.  After you enjoy [Click to Continue Reading...]

Are y’all ready for another Valentine’s Day dessert?  I sure hope so.  Please, let us not go into the fact that I’m makin’ whoopie pies for the day on which most couples will be makin’ whoopie.  Please.  I beg you.  If you must make such a joke, please direct it at the lovely ladies over [Click to Continue Reading...]

I officially declare it Valentine’s Day season!  This is my favorite time of year!  It was about this time a few years ago that I got the idea for small-scale desserts that would serve only two.  To celebrate, I will be posting romantic desserts all the way up ‘til the big day.  Is there anything [Click to Continue Reading...]

What’s sorghum syrup?  I’m so glad you asked.  It’s a sugar syrup made from the sorghum plant.  In Texas we call it milo.  We feed it to dairy cows.  In California, where water flows forth like a sweet miracle, we feed our dairy cows alfalfa.  Texas is not blessed with enough water to grow high [Click to Continue Reading...]

Happy New Year, y’all! First, I must apologize for my long absence.  While I can blame my lack of updates partly on my trip home to Texas, the truth is I returned from Texas over a week ago.  The real reason I haven’t shared a recipe lately is because I had an idea to make [Click to Continue Reading...]

Have y’all heard of Fantasy Fudge?  It’s the recipe for fudge on the back of the marshmallow creme jar.  We Southerners have a strong affinity for recipes printed on food labels.  The pumpkin pie on the Libby’s can, the green bean casserole on the French’s onion can, Rotel dip on the Velveeta package, Toll House [Click to Continue Reading...]

I realize that this time of year y’all are most likely making double or even triple batches of baked goods to share with friends and family.  Maybe you think Dessert For Two doesn’t have a place in your heart around the holidays?  I sure hope not.  While I’m also baking large scale recipes for gifts [Click to Continue Reading...]

I’m not much of a cookie monster.  I like a chunky cowboy cookie dipped in milk every once in a while.  But come Christmas, all I can think about is these soft and chewy gingersnaps.  My grandmother used to make them for me, and I had gone for years without them until I met my [Click to Continue Reading...]