While I was working on the classic ice cream sandwich I posted this summer, I remember think how much easier it would’ve been to simply use a cookie from the bakery. And I just might have, if I’d fou…
I’m not the biggest dessert person, and rarely crave specific sweet treats, but I always look forward to my annual slice of pumpkin pie. It’s one of my favorite things to eat, sweet or otherwise, and…
There are many things I love about this adorable apple tartlet, but my favorite thing doesn’t have anything to do with the taste, texture, or appearance. It’s the fact that we’re creating a professio…
The main problem with zucchini bread is that it isn’t banana bread, or carrot cake, which is what it’s often unfairly compare it to. However, this delicious, easy recipe has something those two don’t…
As I may have mentioned before, I worked at a Mexican restaurant while attending culinary school, and in addition to learning a lot about the realities of life in the kitchen, I was also able to gain…
Besides the significantly faster cooking time, the major advantage of this banana bread mug cake method is being able to make single-sized portions, which is a great thing for people like me. I have …
Everyone, including people who claim not to be able to cook, need to have at least one crowd-pleasing, foolproof, go-to, homey dessert in their repertoire, and this amazing blueberry bread pudding re…
I never really liked root beer as a soft drink, but I don’t think there’s any better soda to use for an ice cream float. That little touch of bitterness works so well playing off the creamy sweetness…
Making a great homemade chocolate ice cream sandwich doesn’t seem too hard, since it’s basically just two chocolate cookies with some vanilla ice cream pressed in between, but while its construction …
I’ve been getting requests for Hummingbird Cake for many, many years, but like all the other cake requests I get, they were pushed aside for other food wishes I found more enticing, since, as you may…
Since strawberry and lemon is such a perfect combination, I thought pairing them together in a posset would an ideal way to show them off, and it was, but I needed to come up with a better, more enti…
There are few “fancy” desserts as easy and delicious as the always beautiful Pavlova. Crispy and crunchy on the outside, soft and marshmallowy on the inside, and the perfect nest for something tangy …
After countless requests, and with Valentine’s Day coming up, I finally decided to do a chocolate pudding video. I also decided to adapt the starch-less, and much more chocolaty Italian method for bu…
Virtually everyone who posts a brownie recipe online claims that theirs is the best, and in keeping with that time honored traditional, I will do the same. These really are the best brownies. And I’m…
While attending culinary school, one of my summer internships involved working at the school-owned, Hotel Saranac. Students would draw lots to see which department they’d be assigned to, and I was ve…
As a young kid, growing up in Shortsville, NY, my favorite ice cream was Rocky Road. I can remember riding my bike to Bud’s Polar Bar during those always too-hot summers, and not only enjoying Rocky …
I was all set to film a traditional Polish Poppy Seed Roll, which is baked in a loaf, and sliced, but then I saw a photo of the same ingredients used to create individual rolls, and decided that was …
Some culinary breakthroughs are the result of extensive recipe testing and experimentation, while others, like this frozen zabaglione is the result of age-related hearing loss. That’s right, I though…
I’m not a huge dessert guy, and will almost always go for a second helping of the main course over “saving room” for something sweet later, but do have a big soft spot for a nice pudding; and pudding…