Category Archives for Dessert

Oma Ruthie’s Secret Torte

Growing up, this was our family's favorite, "special occasion" cake. It was presented upon request at just about any family gathering my Oma attended. The last time we tasted the original Oma Ruthie's

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Tempering Chocolate

So, after the great chocolate seizing incident of 2009, I decided to learn how to temper chocolate - I'm still a beginner but, the results are now more predictable.

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Shortbread aka Mürbeteig

I use mürbeteig so often for pies, cookies, tarts etc that I figured I'd post my favorite variations. Each are better than the store bought variety but...

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Raspberry Crumble

Some days you just need something sweet and these dial it in perfectly.

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BEST NY Cheesecake Recipe EVER

I've had thousands of cheesecakes over the years. This one is simply outstanding.INGREDIENTS:The Cake: 6 large eggs (60g each) 1 1/2 C or 338g fine cane sugar 2 lbs / 900g (four 8 ounce 227g packages)

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Simple Simon Flourless Chocolate Cake

This is a “self-made” recipe I came up with after finding out I can’t eat flour due to gluten!!!! As I do love to eat cake occasionally, this is a simple but incredibly tasty treat –

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The Boxman Cookie

This took years to get just right. It is a combination of chocolate chip cookie, pecan delight and oatmeal granola. Your friends and family will come back for more so, this batch can satisfy a reasonable

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Simply Chocolate Mousse

This is by far my favorite recipe for chocolate mousse because of three things (1) simplicity (2) taste (3) ingredients. Pour half a liter of water into a pot and set it on the stove at medium heat. Add

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Simon’s Chocolate Lava Flow

This ‘borrowed’ recipe is one of our favorite deserts for our EXCLUSIVE CiS Saturday Night Dinner Club. Remember to use the finest Madagascar 70% dark chocolate that you can get your hands

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