Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

After I whined and carried on about the Tiramisu recipe in the February Daring Bakers challenge, I got several requests for my tried and true, old standby tiramisu recipe. When Easter rolled around, I decided to make it and share it with you. There was one problem, though. My tiramisu recipe includes raw egg yolks, espresso and booze, all of which are verboten for my seven year-old nephews. I certainly didn’t want to serve a luscious dessert for our Easter feast that the little guys couldn’t enjoy, so I had to modify my recipe. What I came up with was a version that had none of the offending ingredients, but was so fabulous that I may never go back to my old recipe again!

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Saturday, February 27, 2010 • 71 Comments

When I first learned that this month’s Daring Bakers challenge was Tiramisu, I thought “Woo Hoo!”. At last, an easy one! I’m Italian. I can make tiramisu in my sleep! Then I read something about making our own savoiardi, which are the “lady fingers” that act as the …

Monday, November 5, 2007 • 3 Comments

Come, said the wind to the leaves one day,
Come o’re the meadows and we will play.
Put on your dresses scarlet and gold,
For summer is gone and the days grow cold. …

Saturday, October 27, 2007 • 10 Comments

Today is my sister-in-law, D’s birthday. It is a fitting day to write a post about cake, because, you see, cake is her most favorite thing. There is no mountain too high, no valley too low, nor expiration date too long past to keep her …