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Dessert

Don’t feel hemmed in by the phrase “dessert”-- these are sweet things that can be served any time you want. After dinner, “mid-day snack,” and occasionally, breakfast.

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Banana Split Ice Cream Cake

The caramel banana jam alone is worth the journey.

Very Iced, Very Frozen Coffee

While I do love to serve this in festive coupes or martini glasses, the alcohol isn’t here to “get you drunk.”

Black and White Cookies, or, My Favorite Sugar Cookie

These cookies are sweet-ish, but not so sweet that they can’t take a blanket of frosting (and they should).

Birthday Cookies

Birthday cake isn’t in everyone’s baking wheelhouse, which I get.

Crunchy Chocolate Shortbread

I like these cookies thinner but larger-in-diameter, like a crispy, snappier cookie.

Perfect Salted Shortbread

It can be modified to suit your needs and desires by adding things like chocolate chunks, ground cinnamon, toasted nuts, lemon zest—whatever.

Cinnamon Sandies

The roll-in-sugar really does so, so, so much for the texture (so crisp!).

Salted Pistachio Shortbread

It’s a lovely snack, salty and crumbly in all the right places.

Milk and Honey Semolina Pudding

Thanks to the BIG CEREAL industrial complex, Cream of Wheat = healthy, nutritious breakfast. Semolina pudding = dessert.

Summer Pudding with Summer Fruit

I like to layer mine with some tangy whipped cream so that after some time in the fridge, it sets up to a spoonable, vaguely sliceable parfait-style dessert, not unlike a fruit-based tiramisu.