Category: desserts

  • Apricot Almond Pastry

    Apricot Almond Pastry

    Yeast breads are the best. After you master making a basic yeast dough recipe there are endless  possibilities. “Apricot Almond Pastry” is one of those wonderful possibilities. 8-10 cups flour, divided 2 tbsp instant yeast 1/3 cup sugar 4 tsp salt ¾ cup powdered milk 2 ½ cups hot water ½ cup oil 4 eggs, slightly…

  • Gluten Free Rhubarb Almond Cake

    Gluten Free Rhubarb Almond Cake

    A friend has several very large rhubarb plants.  When she offered some fresh rhubarb we jumped at the opportunity.  We are so excited to have some fresh rhubarb in the house we are having a difficult time deciding what to do with it.  We went through several options, the usual strawberry-rhubarb crisp or strawberry rhubarb…

  • Frozen Birthday Cake

    Frozen Birthday Cake

      My daughter like so many other little girls loves the move Frozen. She can be found most days singing “Let It Go” at the top of her longs while pretending to freeze her brother.  She used to pretend she was a princess – well now she’s a queen. She is queen Elsa and don’t…

  • Gluten free Cinnamon Rolls

    Gluten free Cinnamon Rolls

    I asked my husband what kind of treat he wanted for Father’s day. This was of course on Father’s Day and I had not prepared anything for him, having a newborn really takes all my brain power. His response was cookies or cinnamon rolls. I chose the more difficult of the two tasks, cinnamon rolls.…

  • Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp

    Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp

    About 3 years ago Mary Catherine brought a new dessert for us to taste.  It was a recipe that her husband was introduced to while in Canada.  It was divine,    “Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp”.  She had purchased Rhubarb and commented on how hard it was to find beautiful red Rhubarb.  John’s mother has a huge Rhubarb…