The Recipe blog
Desserts
This is a not an usual kind of cake. I have to say that so far in my baking expedition, this one is the one with a few unexpected ingredients brought together; the kinds that will make you wonder what it is going to the like …
We are deep into the intense Texas summer. These are the only couple of months that I wished I was some place else – a long vacation in the mountains sitting on the porch and enjoying the crisp pleasant air. The sun is burning down …
A simple and elegant recipe for a succulent summer dessert. A nutty crumbly topping sits on the luscious jammy fruit cushion – a cushion of cherries and blackberries – an intensely satisfying morish kind of dessert.
Clafoutis – (pronounced Kla-foo-tee) is a kind of baked fruity custard dessert, mine here done with the dark bing cherries and apricots. What is a Clafoutis, one might ask? A lovely way to celebrate and showcase summer I would say – subtle, light, airy sweet …
Summer means mango – the most irresistible of all tropical fruits. The lush, juicy mangoes also make the most delicious ice creams.