Entries Tagged as ‘Fancy Dessert’

June 15, 2008

A Super Summery Treat

Even though it’s not technically summer yet, it’s feeling full-on summery these days. It’s hot and humid, and we’re all feeling pretty damn lazy.

The living? Is easy.
So this week I decided the best thing to do with my six quarts of borderline overripe strawberries was to make ice cream. I used the [...]

May 11, 2008

Happy Boomer Day!

Mother’s Day means we pull out all the stops for Boomer, and “pulling out all the stops” means a fancy-schmancy cake from Chez Alice in Princeton.

Boomer selected the “Pink Passion”, which is layers of sponge cake with passion fruit and raspberry mousses. This is kind of an adventurous choice for us, but the rationale [...]

November 24, 2007

IPB Gives Thanks… For Dessert

Thanksgiving is, for me, a day of self-indulgence. We don’t entertain (having Kate the Great up from DC doesn’t count), we wear pajamas all day, and this year we ate in front of a hockey game on TV. I love the idea of doing all kinds of stressful, inventive and exciting cooking, but [...]