Desserts recipes added by professional chefs

Fresh Fig Crostata

Taralli Di Ferragosto (Biscuits for August 15th, from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, 2nd ediiton)

A Quick Summer Peach Torte

Torta al Limone (from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, 2nd edition)

Ricotta Torta (from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, 2nd edition)

Cioccolata e Amore (Chocolate & Love) (from the The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, 2nd edition, winner of Gourmand World Cookbook Award)

CREME CARAMEL flan - Paris Bistro style

Creamy luscious custard flan reveals its jiggly personality. A syrupy, sweet, dark amber character lulls the…

Chocolate Pudding Oat Nut Spice cookies

Soft chocolate pudding interiors blend perfectly with oat flakes, nut and spices. Crispy, rustic exteriors…

Almond Biscotti

Crunchy biscotti are my go-to coffee dunkers. The sweet toasts make a perfect hostess or holiday gift besides. This recipe features almonds but…

Swedish Apple Pie

"Easy as pie" as the saying goes. But this recipe is really EASIER than pie! Sliced Granny Smith apples go in the pie dish first, followed by a…

Pouding chômeur a la Bosc Pear {Maple Syrup pudding cake}

Poor man's pudding cake soaked generously in sweetly robust syrup. Bosc pears were a perfect pairing to this…

DATE BUTTER and PECAN pie

Citrus, Rum and Vanilla round out the sweetness of plump date fruits in this smooth, buttery DATE PASTE blended into a delicious pecan pie. For a…

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Peanut butter cookie recipes abound, but none of them came close to rekindling memories of the favorite from my…

ALMOND flour LEMON cookie crackles

Amaretti style cookies enhanced with a lemon fragrance to offer up a deliciously soft interior with a crunchy…

Almond amoRetti cookies

Memorable cookies with an aromatic bite using both almond textures. A tender inside protected with a pleasant outer crunch. No beater required.…