Great desserts, like great dishes, should be crafted with layers of flavor. In some cases, this means adding lots of subtle elements that combine into one standout finished product. In other cases, this idea is taken more literally and desserts are constructed with actual layers of flavor and texture. These layered desserts are a …
The Soda Fountain celebrates the traditions of the American soda fountain with more than 70 recipes for everything from flavored sodas to multi-flavored sundaes. The book starts with the history of the soda fountain, a tradition which got its start when people began carbonating water and making it readily available to consumers …
Peanut Butter Comfort
When you think about peanut butter desserts, the first things that come to mind are probably peanut butter cookies. They’re almost as ubiquitous as chocolate chip cookies and, while they are delicious, they’re only the top of the iceberg when it comes to all the delicious desserts that you can make with peanut butter. …
While the fall holiday, around Thanksgiving, season tends to be the time of the year that we bake the most pies, there really is no time that is a bad time for a freshly baked pie. Pies are a food that is so easily customized with seasonal fruits (and vegetables) and other ingredients that …
Baked goods are an indulgence, especially when you’re talking about desserts and not about simple loaves of bread. Between layers of frosting and generous amounts of sugar, many people feel guilty about eating desserts because of that indulgence, even though it never hurts to indulge at least once in a while! 
Just about everyone enjoys a little (or a lot) of chocolate every now and again, whether it comes in the form of a hot mocha from a coffee shop or a batch of homemade brownies. All chocolate desserts start with some form of chocolate, whether it is cocoa powder or chocolate bars, and it …
There are many ways to group dessert recipes. You can group them by flavor, by type and even by color – but one of the most appealing ways to group them is by season. This is partly because baking with the seasons allows you to take full advantage of the produce and other ingredients …
