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Posts tagged “quick dessert”

Stay Cool! Favorite Quick, Easy, No-Bake Desserts

Just because it's summer and we don't feel like turning on the oven doesn't mean we have to deprive our sweet tooth! Here are some of our favorite desserts for this time of year, ranging from quick wh...

How To Turn Watermelon Into a Full-Blown Dessert

Early watermelons are starting to appear at the markets, and I was excited to get my hands on one of my favorite fruits this past week. I wanted to serve it as a light, refreshing dessert at a mid-wee...

Recipe Review: Strawberry Tart with Rich Mascarpone Cream, Dark Chocolate Bits, and a Toasted Oatmeal Shortbread Crust (Plus Ganache)

It's an irony that this tart has such a mouthful of a name. The name ticks off each component one by one, getting longer and longer in the process: Strawberry tart. Mascarpone cream. Dark chocolate bi...

Recipe: Caramel Popcorn

As kids, my brother and I used to beg our mother to make caramel popcorn. We loved melting down the hot caramel topping and then taking turns shaking the brown paper bag as hard as we could until each...

No-Bake Desserts: Two Recipes from Domino

We're contemplating a no-bake dessert this weekend, which is not difficult considering how much gorgeous fruit is available right now. Here are two recipes from Domino that take advantage of summer fr...

Cooking Without Recipes: How To Make Streusel or Crumble Topping for Baked Fruit

We've been talking consistently this month about learning to cook without recipes. We have a few formulas and basic recipes that let us create free-form dishes on the spur of the moment. When it comes...

Fast and Easy Sweets: 9 Best Quick Desserts for Spring

A couple weeks ago we asked for your best fast desserts. It's spring, which means that we're starting to cook out of the garden and we're less inclined to spend long evenings in the kitchen. But we do...

Quick Dessert Recipe: Roasted Pears with Lemon Stilton, Walnuts and Honey

Are there spring berries yet where you live? We're still not seeing fresh, local berries here, so our plans for a dessert with fresh berries was foiled last weekend, and we had to turn to overwintered...