Felt like making a treat to celebrate the strawberry season.. It's a lovely light dessert. For 12 mini pancakes: 200 g of fresh cheese, preferably kwark or quark but labneh or mascarpone can work too. 4 eggs 50 g of plain flour 1/2 tsp of vanilla powder Pinch of salt Filling: 50 g mascarpone 50 g strawberry jam Optional 6 strawberries and powdered sugar for garnish Butter for frying 1) Beat the eggs, quark, vanilla and flour with a pinch of salt into a glossy batter. It... Read more ..read more

I loooove baklava but it's so expensive here now.. better make your own! Except, baklava is usually quite difficult. But not this version! Let me share the Joy with you ? You need: 1 standard package of ready filo pastry 200 g of unsalted shelled pistachio nuts 200 g unsalted butter 150 g caster sugar 50 g honey 1 tsp cinnamon 1tsp rose water Pinch of salt 1) Melt the butter in a dish and set aside. Preheat oven at 180 c upper and lower heat. 2) Put pistachios... Read more ..read more

Hi! I was recently i Bari, Italy, and at one shop (this one, if that helps), I bought a dessert that I didn't know the name of, there was no label or anything, and the seller just called it "dolce" (which is just "dessert" in Italian) when I pointed at it. So now I'm trying to find out what it was, because I'd really like to have that dessert again, which means I'll have to make it myself. So, this is what the dessert was like. It was shaped as a flat-top cone, covered with a very... Read more ..read more

This tastes just like Carrot Cake and Ice Cream combined, I kid you not! I give you my riff on a recipe from Chef John at All Recipes.com Carrot Cake No Churn Ice Cream serves 8 Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter 1 1/4 C. finely shredded Carrots 1/3 C. Brown Sugar (I used light brown `cuz that's what I had) 1/4 tsp. Kosher Salt 1 1/4 tsp. ground Cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground Ginger 4 oz. Whipped Cream Cheese 1 can (14 ounces) Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 tsp. Vanilla... Read more ..read more

Whenever I travel by plane, I’m offered a choice of a stroopwafel and some other sweet thing. I have no idea what the other things are because I always get the stroopwafel. For those who don’t know, a stroopwafel is a cookie sandwich with a caramel sticking the halves together. I tried to figure out how to make it them using a regular waffle iron, or by just making small pancakes on a griddle, but I knew it wouldn’t be the same. So, I bought a mini pizzelle maker: $12.99 on... Read more ..read more

This is a favorite ice cream of mine - A cream cheese/half and half base loaded with Brown sugar cookie dough along with chocolate covered waffle cone pieces. I’ve mentioned before that ice cream is my weakness and I could definitely eat a pint of this in one sitting INGREDIENTS​ For the cookie dough:​ ½ cup (113 gm) unsalted butter, room temperature 2/3 cup (130 gm) brown sugar 1/3 cup (65 gm) sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla ¾ cup... Read more ..read more

I will admit I use Nigella Lawson's recipe for brownies here, but I tweaked it to my own preferences so it's not a complete copy. She does not add the orange zest, nor the white chocolate icing or chips. Ingredients for at least 24 slices: 375 grams soft unsalted butter 375 grams best-quality dark chocolate 6 large eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 500 grams caster sugar 225 grams plain flour 2 teaspoons orange zest 1 teaspoon salt 100 g white... Read more ..read more

[Mod comment: This and several other comments moved to form a new topic on sugar substitutes (TR)] The Late Night Gourmet said: Are brown sugar substitutes allowed? The ones I've had were very good...honestly, better than regular sugar substitutes. Click to expand... What are brown sugar substitutes? Really, I don't know ..read more

Mod Edit: posts on brown sugar vs sugar that is brown moved out of competition thread to tidy it up. (One or two posts are duplicated, not moved to make more sense). You can make your own brown sugar from granulated white by mixing 1 cup granulated sugar with 1 Tbsp molasses for light brown or 2 Tbsp molasses for dark brown. It's probably best to mix with your fingers. There are brown sugars of various names worldwide. As long as the color of the sugar is golden brown to dark... Read more ..read more

I have to say that this one has taken me very pleasantly by surprise. Sholeh Zard - Persian Saffron Rice Pudding SatNavSaysStraightOn Today at 2:20 AM One of the writers of the 2 recipes I've combined states This sweet Persian rice pudding called sholeh zard is made with three distinct ingredients: saffron, cardamom, and rosewater. It's delicate in flavor but so deeply aromatic that it's hard to stop eating it. Click to expand... And they are spot on. I went back for seconds and had to stop myself there. As always I've cut back on the sugar, and I reckon it could... Read more ..read more