Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Last week we talked about the divinely silky, velvety Agrimontana Pistachio Paste from Italy. Today, we use that pistachio paste to make something truly divine– the best Pistachio Ice Cream that I have ever tried in my life. The Agrimontana…
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Agrimontana Pistachio Paste It all began with the Ice Cream. I mean, many a fantastic adventure has begun this way– a first date for ice cream turns into a relationship, a craving for ice cream leads to finding a new…
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Pistachio Ice Cream Macarons were born when I made some super big macaron shells out of some extra batter, just for fun, and a friend said, “You know those would make awesome ice cream sandwiches.” I had never had an…
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It’s summer, and summer means a bounty of fresh, in season fruit. There is no time better for luscious, perfect produce than these “hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer.” Peaches and Cream French Macarons take the beauty of a perfectly…
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Chocolate Roll Cake It was a hot, muggy day in Virginia. Even the trees were too hot to stir. The air was thick and muggy– as if God had just stepped out of the shower and steamed up the whole…
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Have you ever tried mint chocolate chip ice cream made with fresh mint? It all started when the store was out of EVERYTHING because of the COVID-19 panic. We were stranded together like cats in a sack, and the store…
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There are few classics more nostalgic than Chocolate Cream Pie. This classic recipe might have been the one your grandma pulled out of the refrigerator on Sunday after a nice family dinner. Many variations have been invented since– people have…
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I have always loved pecans. And toasted pecans? Gahhh. A revelation. There is something so deliciously earthy and fallish about them. So when you make homemade Pecan Sandies (tell yourself it’s really because you have to try out a Christmas…
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Labor Day was made for family get togethers, barbecues, and apple pie. And if you are lucky enough to have homemade apple pie at your gathering, then your pie needs to be set up on a blind date with Cinnamon…
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Once upon a time there was a girl who dreamed of springtime, while she gazed out at the snow-covered lawn outside her window. When she saw the very first blade of grass pushing up through the snow she decided to…
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