RECIPE: Chocolate Pudding With Strawberry Rose

[1] Homemade chocolate pudding is a real treat. The easiest garnish is whipped cream. The recipe is below (photo © Williams Sonoma). [2] It’s really easy to make this beautiful rose garnish (photo © Driscoll’s).   Here’s another special chocolate pudding recipe for National Chocolate Pudding Day, June 26th. Created by Driscoll’s, growers of premium…
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RECIPE: Baked Honey Chocolate Pudding

June 26th is National Chocolate Pudding Day. Throughout history, “pudding” has meant different things (scroll down to the history of pudding). This recipe, developed by chef Rocco di Spirito for FAGE Yogurt, combines the old and the new: a cake-like pudding with a soft, creamy pudding-like center. Rocco says, “These are great for a dinner…
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RECIPE: Firecracker Macaroni & Cheese

[1] It’s not red, white and blue, but it has extra heat for a “firecracker” punch (both photos © Dietz & Watson). [2] You can find cheddar cheese already blended with hot chile peppers, like this Jalapeno Cayenne Cheddar from Dietz & Watson.   Heat things up on July 4th with this special mac and…
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Banana Pudding Recipe & The History Of Pudding

It’s getting hot and humid in our neck of the woods, and frozen desserts are a welcome way to cool down (like the banana pudding recipe below). But what about the pudding family? A chilled dish of pudding is a cool summer dessert. This group of comfort foods includes banana, butterscotch, chocolate, coffee, salted caramel,…
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