RECIPE: Lemon Ice Box Mini Tarts

Meyer Lemon Icebox Mini Tarts. Photo courtesy Aida Mollenkamp.   When you want just a bit of dessert, this recipe from Chef Aida Mollenkamp is fun finger food. Prep time is 20 minutes, plus 3 hours of baking and setting time. If you can’t find Meyer lemons, the juice of which is less acidic, you…
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Classic Peach Pie Recipe & How To Ripen Peaches Quickly

To us, summer means fresh peach pie—a flavor that’s not easy to come by commercially. To enjoy its pleasures, you’ve got to bake your own. When summer peaches are ripe and juicy, they don’t need a whole lot else to make a terrific pie. In this recipe, an optional tablespoon of dark rum “takes it…
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S’mores Pie, Ice Cream Cake & More For National S’mores Day

[1] A no-bake s’mores pie (photo © Brown Eyed Baker). [2] For a change, substitute pound cake for the graham cracker s’mores crust (photo © American Egg Board). [3] These mini-marshmallows are vegan and absolutely delicious (photo © Dandies). [4] The recipe calls for chocolate ice cream, but you don’t have to use plain chocolate.…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Rice Pudding Day

Here’s a fun take for National Rice Pudding Day: rice pudding tartlets. These are made in rustic style by Frog Hollow Farm. You don’t need tartlet pans that turn out fluted, rigid tart shells. Instead, just roll the dough and fold the edges over the filling—the style known as galette. Rice pudding replaces the traditional…
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RECIPE: No Bake Coconut Cheesecake With Goat Cheese

Hankering for cheesecake but don’t want to turn on the oven? Here’s the third in our series of no-bake desserts, an idea from Jessica at How Sweet Eats. It was featured on VermontCreamery.com, which has delicious recipes using fresh goat cheese. This cheesecake is made with goat cheese and cream cheese. Jessica adapted the recipe…
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