Desserts & Sweets without chorizo

Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Swirl BrowniesA few years ago, a favorite bakery in Paris near where I lived was offering brownies. The baker gave me one to taste[...]

Sometimes when I’m doing events, such asΒ meet-ups and booksignings, people will kindly bring treats for me to eat. It’s always nice when people think of me,[...]

My favorite fruits are plums, which, confusingly for anglophones, are called prunes, in French, or pruneaux, when they are dried. (And boy, are they[...]

Peanut Butter Granola BarsI have a mixed history with granola bars. The only ones I’ve ever made that were absolute perfection wasΒ when I had some peanut[...]

Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie BarsI love cookies. If there is a selection of cookies on a dessert menu, I always will order it. I’ve been to cookie shops from[...]

Mesquite Chocolate Chip CookiesA few weeks ago, I was talking to someone about chocolate chip cookies, which is one of my favorite subjects. The French like[...]

Butterscotch Caramel BlondiesI’ve been in San Francisco this week, doing some events – which is actually an excuse for eating my way around town. San Francisco[...]

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie BarsWhen I started baking professionally, whenever a recipe called for chocolate, we grabbed whatever chocolate we could get in[...]

La Newyorkina Mexican Ice CreamBefore my first trip to Mexico a number ofΒ years ago, I didn’t know Mexico was a countryΒ known for itsΒ ice cream (helado),[...]

It’s very hard to make generalizations. An article might say, “The French love their cheese,” and, of course, there will be someone out there who will say,Β “I[...]

I’ve got a number of chocolate cakes in my repertoire, from a super-denseΒ Chocolate Orbit CakeΒ to soft, warm Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cakes, from My Paris[...]

Buckwheat Chocolate Chip CookiesI’ve always had an affinity for whole grains. I use all-purpose flour frequently in baking, but I like the hearty taste of[...]

I recently found myself with too much fine polenta on my hands that I’d gathered for some recipe testing. Grocery stores in FranceΒ carry polenta (usually[...]