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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TIP OF THE DAY: Get A Food Ring

This fancy first course is not that hard to make. Photo courtesy The Heathman | Portland, Oregon.   It isn’t hard to make fancy appetizers like the one in the photo. All you need is a food ring. It is also called a ring mold, although that term can also refer to a multi-serving container…
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FOOD FUN: Deconstructed Blueberry Pie À La Mode Recipe

[1] Deconstructed blueberry pie à la mode (photo © Linda Anctil). [2] Another fun take on blueberry pie à la mode by pastry chef Sherry Yard. The crust is made from croissant dough, and the individual “pie” baked in a ramekin (photo © The Tuck Room | NYC). [3] The classic, made here with a…
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RECIPE: No Bake Frozen Pineapple Cheesecake

[1] Frozen, not baked (photo © Safe Eggs). [2] Canned pineapple is easier, but fresh pineapple gives a much, much better flavor (photo © Produce Marketing Guide).   Following up on yesterday’s review of the No Cook, No Bake Cookbook, we have a no cook, no bake dessert for you: Pineapple Cream Cheese Cake. It’s…
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RECIPE: Tart Cherry Fruit Soup

Tart cherry soup can be a starter or dessert. Photo courtesy ChooseCherries.com.   Here’s a follow-up to our recent recipe tip on fruit soup, which included a recipe for chilled blackberry soup. This recipe is easy as can be, using tart cherry juice. You can serve it as a starter; we like it as a…
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