Desserts

This pudding / pie filling is absolutely wonderful. From this basic recipe, you can make a variety of puddings as the only thing that will really change is the flavoring. The proportions of milk, sugar and corn starch will be the same with most any flavor you decide to make.

The recipe makes wonderful butter tarts that are just like mom used to make. This recipe is only for 12 tarts but you can make as many as you want.

This brownie recipe is really worth writing home to mama about. Topped with pistachio butter and shaved chocolate then dusted with icing sugar, these brownies are simply divine.

This is an off-the-cuff recipe that was essentially an experiment in creating my own cake. To my delight, it was such a successful experiment that it was immediately deemed a keeper. It's so rich in flavor that it does not really need any icing.

This moist and delicious chocolate cake is practically as easy to make as the boxed mixes you buy at the grocery store. The off-the-shelf version basically contains sugar, flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder and maybe a bit of corn starch. In my food lab, I have worked out the proportions, you can easily make your own.

This quick and easy recipe makes a wonderful icing that will go great on a variety of desserts. Try it on brownies, chocolate cake or in between layered cookies. The coffee flavor makes it wonderfully different.