I’m a little envious of everyone who will be making festive red, white, and blue desserts this weekend.  I really wish I could get whipped cream all over my fingers while carefully arranging strawberries, blueberries and raspberries on a cake to resemble an American flag.  My 4th of July dessert will not contain such cuteness. [Click to Continue Reading...]

My favorite thing to do this time of year is to go apple picking with my girlfriends.  However, our version of apple picking involves eating every single apple dessert on the menu of a small road-side stand and buying bags of already-picked apples.  This is to ensure that we have plenty of time to stop at the [Click to Continue Reading...]

I grew up on a steady diet of old black and white TV show re-runs.  No, I’m not that old—I’m in my mid 20s.  My mom and I used to watch episodes of I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show and Perry Mason nightly.  I’d rather watch old re-runs than today’s TV shows.  In fact, [Click to Continue Reading...]

Cheesecake is such a rich dessert that a small 4 ½” cake is the perfect serving size for two.  The acidity in honey makes it an ideal ingredient for marinating fruit.  The result is fruit with a meltingly tender texture, almost as if it has been cooked.  And the whiskey just puts it over the top.  My favorite Texas [Click to Continue Reading...]