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...]

Apparently, when I want to feel fancy, I reach for a vanilla bean and a kitchen torch.  Again and again.  I hope my friends and loved ones don’t mind the repetition.  A kitchen torch never fails to impress, and a vanilla bean never fails to deliver its intoxicating aroma.  Add cute little ramekins to the [Click to Continue Reading...]

This cherries and cream dish is one of my favorite summer desserts.  The vanilla flavors in a good quality whiskey will be accented by the vanilla in the cream. Panna Cotta with Whiskeyed Cherries   Print   Makes 2 small cups of panna cotta. Ingredients For the panna cotta: ½ cup milk (I use 1%) ¾ cup [Click to Continue Reading...]