No-churn Bourbon Vanilla Fudge Swirl Ice Cream with Toffee Bits

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No-churn Bourbon Vanilla Fudge Swirl Ice Cream with Toffee Bits. No ice cream maker required!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Sorry. Couldn’t resist 😁

Warning: This post is going to get a bit food nerdy. I’ll do my best to keep myself in check but you were warned.

The problem with homemade ice cream, whether using a machine or not, is it becomes too icy. The texture does not compare to store bought or restaurant made quality. This is a shame because the ingredients we use at home can be a much higher quality. So how do we solve this problem?

Lemon-Ginger Icebox Cake

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Make a Lemon Ginger Icebox Cake & impress your guests without turning on the oven! #gfree

Two years ago I mentioned meeting a lovely woman named Megan (pronounced MEE-gan) on a bus ride to visit my parents. She introduced me to the wonderful world of icebox cakes. I had heard of them but didn’t really know what they were. Basically, you alternate layers of cookies with whipped cream or mousse and put it in the whole thing in the refrigerator overnight. The cream or mousse seeps into the cookies and softens them and voila! They become soft like cake. Apparently, icebox cakes were big in the 50s and I am noticing they are starting to make a huge comeback. I mean who doesn’t want to be able to make a gorgeous dessert without turning on the oven?

Black Forest Cupcakes

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Genuine German Black Forest cake but in a cupcake. #Gfree

When I was about 12 years old, my aunt made what I recall to be the best cake I ever had. It was a chocolate cake with cherries and about 1/4-inch thick chocolate icing which was so rich, it was like biting into a chocolate bar. In my adulthood, it was explained to me thatRead more

Flourless Chocolate Almond Torte with Raspberries & White Chocolate Whipped Cream

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Flourless Chocolate Almond Torte with Raspberries and White Chocolate Whipped Cream #gfree

This week, Driscoll’s is sponsoring a contest with the Culinary Content Network called “Raspberries for Dessert.” In case you live under a rock or simply somewhere that doesn’t get Driscoll’s berries, they supply markets with the most plump and sweet berries. But for the sake of the contest, let’s just focus on raspberries.

Flourless Hazelnut Cake

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Flourless Hazelnut Cake

My mother’s birthday is the day before Halloween. Her childhood, no surprise, was filled with Halloween-themed birthday parties. “All I want is a pink cake like every other little girl,” she repeatedly told my grandmother. But her plea went unanswered and consequently, in her adulthood, she hates having her birthday associated with anything that evenRead more