Tag: desserts

Individual Chocolate Souffles

Individual Chocolate Souffles

These little chocolate souffles seem like a special occasion dessert, but are actually quite easy. They can even be made ahead and frozen until you are ready to bake them. This recipe should make four to six souffles, depending on the size of your ramekins. 

Ginger Cake

Ginger Cake

In my search for a good ginger cake, I read a number of recipes online and in old cookbooks, and finally settled on one that sounded like it would yield the result I was looking for. I adapted it for my altitude by reducing the 

Meringue Nests

Meringue Nests

One of my favorite summer desserts is simply berries and cream in a Meringue Nest. I find they are fairly easy to make – more forgiving than Pavlovas anyway – and though they can be made to look more decorative with piping, I’m fine with 

Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake

There are other options for shortcake other than strawberry, and maybe one of these days I will try one of them. But when the days are lengthening, the air is warmer and we start finding bright red strawberries hiding in the leaves of our backyard