Desserts
Millionaire Pie
Clifton’s Cafeteria, once part of a chain of Clifton’s restaurants, is the oldest surviving cafeteria style eatery in Los Angeles, California, and the largest public cafeteria in the world. Founded in 1931 by Clifford Clinton, the name was created by combining the first half of “Clifford” and the last half of “Clinton” to produce the name “Clifton’s”. The design of the restaurants included […]
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Cannoli Siciliani Cannoli are Sicilian pastry desserts. The singular is cannolo (or in the Sicilian language cannolu), meaning “little tube”. Cannoli originated in Sicily and are an essential part of Sicilian cuisine. They are also popular in Italian American cuisine and in the United States are known as a general Italian pastry, while they are specifically Sicilian in origin (in Italy, they’re commonly known as “cannoli siciliani”, Sicilian cannoli). […]
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A New Year’s Tradition Make Almond Legend Cake every New Year’s Eve for a fun tradition at your house. Somewhere hidden in the baked cake will be a single whole almond. Whoever gets the almond in their slice of cake, according to legend, will enjoy good fortune during the year! Almond Legend Cake Serves 20 […]
Continue ReadingChewy Chocolate Raisin Cookies
These are absolutely the best cookies! My friend, Jeanne, made these cookies recently and I am now addicted. They are absolutely the best cookies I have tasted. They aren’t really very chocolate-y at all, more just sweet molasses-y tasting, even though there is no molasses in them. Chewy Chocolate Raisin Cookies Makes 2 Dozen 1 […]
Continue ReadingCanneles from Bordeaux
Canneles are the new cupcakes! One of my favorite things to do around this time of year is look at the food trends for this year and the new trends for the upcoming new year. Here are a few – “Mini Size Me!” (yay!) , Less Salt, More Flavor, Molecular Techniques in Cooking (I hate that!), Grilled cheese is […]
Continue ReadingChocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Yum! My daughter, Zoe, loves Almond Joys. So, I think she will like these…. Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons 14 oz sweetened shredded coconut 14 oz sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature 1/4 tsp kosher salt 8 oz chocolate, for dipping (optional) Preheat the oven to 325 degrees […]
Continue ReadingPeanut Butter Chews
This cookie-ish thing I went to San Marino High School in San Marino, California the ’70s. I hated high school. I moved to California my freshman year and was always an outsider. I still feel like an outsider, anyway, nothing that years of therapy won’t solve….. I digress…. One high point in my time there was […]
Continue ReadingOFFICIAL Rice Chex Candy
One of the most delicious things on EARTH! My sister-in-law, Rhonda, makes this rice Chex candy, which is one of the most delicious things on EARTH! I lost her recipe and asked her to re-send. At the bottom of the recipe she said, “Sounds to me like you might need to make more than this.” You’re damn right sister!!! […]
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Happy Thanksgiving! I am writing this in my bed while my husband is dealing with the turkey and stuffing, which I have pre-prepped, chopped and organized into a gallon sized zip-lock bag to make it easy. Otherwise, I would feel guilty lying in bed! Anyway, here is a way to “jazz” (jazz hands are appropriate […]
Continue ReadingPumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
A weekend away…. We spent the weekend with some of our closest friends who live outside of Paso Robles. They built an amazing house themselves. Every detail is hand-made – cabinets, doors, metal work, etc. It’s really spectacular. The family is incredibly talented! After spending the day touring wineries…. someone had to do it. We […]
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