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Citrus Semifreddo

With the outlook for this weekend’s weather, I thought you could use one of these desserts, whether you are entertaining or not.  I am working on a post you will appreciate, especially if you are a…

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Sherry Crema Catalana Ice Cream With Honeyed Figs

The figs are in and they are plump and juicy! I just had some for lunch with prosciutto and Brie, my favorite summer lunch.  I posted quite a few recipes for figs last year but I had not made this…

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Easy Summer Desserts….Peach Amaretto Sundaes

The height of the summer season is next weekend with the Fourth of July.  Chances are you will either be having guests if you live in the country, the seashore, or like me, on a lake; or you will be…

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Gelato di Melone…Cantaloupe Gelato

The canteloupes are here and the one I had yesterday was superb.  Last year at about this time, I posted on one of my favorite restaurants in this world, Ousteau de Beaumaniere, where I learned to…

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Cooking With Lavender…Honey Lavender Ice Cream

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Dried lavender is nice in potpourri, but it’s even better in the kitchen, where it can be put to both sweet and savory uses.  For years, the French, particularly the Provencal,  have…

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I Don’t Trust People That Don’t Like Summer

Dear Person I THOUGHT I Knew For Twenty Years,You don’t like the summer? You aren’t a fan of hot weather? You have to run the ac all day, every day because your body temperature runs warm? You don’t like shorts or flip flops? And, you think adult slush…

S’mores Coffee and Fudge Ice Cream Cake

It’s getting warmer everyday…guess it’s time to bring the ice cream machine down from the attict.  A cake like this is not complicated, but it does require at least 30 minutes of your dedicated…

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Rain, rain, go away!

It’s raining today and it will rain tomorrow but I’m not letting that get in the way of summer sandals!I’ve spent the morning (you know, while working) looking at summer sandals and dreaming. A sporty pair for the baseball game, the sexy pair for the c…

Amaretti Cookies

After I posted the Roasted Peaches with Amaretti Crumble recipe, I got a lot of inquiries as to where to find the cookies. It is indeed a problem to find them these days, unless you have a good…

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Celebrating National Ice Cream Day…Chocolate Gelato Affogato!

I was eating this in the 1960’s and didn’t know it had a name!Boarding school meals are atrocious, as anyone who has gone to one can attest..but leave it to a group of creative 14 year olds and even…

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