Nanette and I have been chatting up Gelato for over a good month now, this is an evil in itself.  We were going to make this particular recipe a couple weeks ago but we decided …

Warm cinnamon gelato is a wonderful companion with puffy pillows of fried dough that has been sweetened with orange sugar.

Nanette got herself an ice cream maker for her birthday and ever since (it has only …

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S of Baking Without Fear. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.

Tart Granny Smith apples and sour quince are lightly sprinkled with raw sugar and finished with a cardamon topping made of oats, sugar and pecans.

This recipe is a classic pumpkin pie with a twist! This is definitely the best pumpkin pie recipe I have ever had, the secret to this pie is the fresh slow roasted pumpkin, it makes all the difference. You will never go back to canned after eating this!

This is a lovely late summer/early autumn tart made with a Pate Sable pastry which is filled with fragrant frangipane and luscious black Turkish figs.

Almond flour and sugar is gently folded with egg whites to create the French macaron. Nestled between the delicate cookies is a slight layer of nutty but chocolatey Nutella.