Tag Archives: dessert

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Hot Cross Buns

My mother’s recipe, adapted from 1973 flour bag recipe. Ingredients 1 pkg. yeast 1⁄2 c. warm water 1⁄2 c. sugar 1⁄4 c. shortening 1 c. hot milk 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp. cinnamon 1⁄2 tsp. ground allspice 1 1⁄2 tsp. salt 1 c. currents or raisins 1⁄2 c. citron or candied lemon chunks 5 c. […]

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Finnish Pinwheel Christmas Tarts

Pinwheel tarts have been a favorite Finnish holiday tradition in my home ever since I remember.  They take some time to put together, and I remember helping my mother fold the pinwheel shapes when I was a very little girl, as my niece and nephew now do.  They are surprisingly delicious. The recipe supplied by my great aunt, ­Saima […]

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Cranberry / Kumquat Sauce

(Submitted by Anne Roos, passed along to her by her friend Sally.) Ingredients 2 bags cranberries 9 oz kumquats trimmed and quartered lengthwise (1 1/2 C) 1 C sugar (lowered from 1 1/2 in original recipe) 2 T finely chopped and peeled fresh ginger root 2 whole star anis 1/4 teasp. salt Instructions Stir together […]

Pair of Pears

Simple as can be, I enjoyed this country dessert at Hal’s parents’ house in Croatia.  It is still my favorite pear dessert. Pick a couple ripe pears off the tree. Put them in a pan in medium oven and a half hour later take out and they are done!

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Basic Bensone-Biscotti-Crostata a la Nonna de Francesco

Ingredients 500 gr Flour 200 gr sugar Yeast for sweets( for 500gr flour) 3 eggs 100gr butter ( at room temperature) 1-2 spoons of oil a few drops of lemon (optional) 1 pizzico of salt Instructions Mix together on a table flour( make a volcano), sugar, yeast, salt, sliced butter, oil, lemon drops and eggs. […]

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Simplest Key Lime Pie

Ingredients 1 graham cracker pie crust 1 can condensed milk 4 egg yolks, beaten 1/2 c. fresh squeezed key lime juice Fresh whipped cream Instructions Beat 4 egg yolks until frothy; Add 1 can condensed milk and mix well. Add 1/2 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice; mix well. Pour into graham cracker crust. Bake […]

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Kona Coconut Tapioca Pudding

Debbie Donald served this refreshing pudding with a cup of delicious ­Kona coffee, after picking coffee beans that afternoon at her farm www.MokuleleFarms.com Ingredients 2 13.5 ounce cans of coconut milk 2/3 cup small pearl tapioca 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla Instructions Pour coconut milk and tapioca into large saucepan. Fill each coconut milk can […]

Stroopwafel Valentine

A traditional Dutch recipe, you can find the delicious round Stroopwafels nearly anywhere in the Netherlands, usually a stack of them for one or two euros. This was my sister Marguerite’s favorite snack while she was in Holland, resting a stroopwafel by over a warm cup of coffee or tea…the steam will warm these up […]

Deep Chocolate Cake with Chocolate/Raspberry Glaze

OK, I’m not usually big on chocolate cake, but this one was served to me by the folks at Future Studios in Sedona, AZ (most of the volunteers from a friendly local vegan community). The recipe is derived from the Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen. Ingredients 1 1/2 c. unbleached white flour 1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa […]

Hippy Cookies

I’ve made these for my friends at home, in CA, and in England (baking soda is bicarbonate of soda there!) Basically, I put everything I put in my oatmeal in the morning and bake it into a cookie with bananas to sweeten and hold it together! Ingredients 3 c. bananas, smashed 2 c. raisins 4 […]