In terms of foodstuffs, I mean. And in that category, apple pie is considered the ultra-American dessert. But really, I think chocolate chip cookies deserve a mention on the all-American list, don’t you? I mean, they were developed in the United States – in Massachusetts, the home of the Revolution, no less – so they… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Dessert
A Go-To Dessert
For our Christmas celebration this year, my sister came up with the idea that we should have a bake-off. The only criteria of the bake-off being that each person bring a dessert they had never before made. Now, my normal holiday dessert is Tiramisu, which I love, and which normally gets pretty good reviews, mostly… Continue Reading
Extra-Gingery Gingerchews
I’d like to call these cookies gingersnaps, but that would be a misnomer. These ginger cookies don’t snap at all. They chew. And they chew good, if you don’t mind my saying so. I’ve been making them around the holidays for the past eight or so years, and every time I pawn them off on… Continue Reading
Confessions of a Dough Eater
It’s true. I can’t deny it any longer. I am a compulsive dough eater. And I thought the apple-cinnamon combination was my weakness. Well, it is. But, then, so too is dough. In pretty much any form. As a child, I would sneak little bits of store-bought frozen dough from the back of the loaf… Continue Reading
The Pandowdy Must Wait
As you may know – or then, as you may not know – I have been trying to exorcise my apple-cinnamon demons by repeatedly making apple-cinnamon desserts. My theory is this: I will either become exhausted of eating the ethereal combination of apples and cinnamon (did I say “ethereal“?), or I am meant to be… Continue Reading