Kick up the traditional brownie with an ultra creamy cheesecake topping.

It is that time again, time for Tuesdays With Dorie (TWD) and Melissa of Life in a Peanut Shell, is our hostess this week.  Melissa …

Delicate Lemon Verbena flavors these traditional French Madeline to make a light and airy dessert or afternoon snack.

We have or I should say “had” an abundance of Lemon Verbena growing outside our kitchen door, which …

The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.

I discovered the Gourmet Worrier a few months ago when I stumbled upon a post titled Snot Blocks, the name alone had me intrigued!  I was further enticed into Nanette’s home through her beautiful site …

Pureed boysenberries are sweetened with a verbena simple syrup and turned into a summer fresh sorbet.

A ultra creamy custard based ice cream makes this vanilla ice cream not your every day “boring” vanilla.

Blanc-Manger is a creamy dessert which is made out of milk, sugar, almond flour and thickened with gelatin. It has a similar texture of a panna cotta. Dorie includes fresh raspberries that are gently folded in before chilling.

Leftover Challah is turned into moist bread pudding with the addition of ripe summer nectarines and still firm blueberries. A egg custard flavored with cardamon and vanilla makes the flavors of summer even more exotic!