Category Archives: Dessert

Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by Crumby Icing
BlueberryIceCream-1

With blueberry season in full thrust (and quickly disappearing!), I’ve picked 14 quarts and shoved about 12 of them in my freezer to hoard them through the wintertime.  I haven’t blogged lately because I’ve been preoccupied with another project (and no, family and friends, it’s NOT a baby!).  More on that later. This was my 4th of July contribution.  Based on the custard-based ice cream techniques from David Lebovitz, I was inspired to make some blueberry ice cream with some … Continue reading →

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Stabilized Whipped Cream

Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2011 by Crumby Icing
Whipped Cream Face

I’ve been on a whipped cream kick lately.  I’ve had some recent opportunities to get in some cake baking and decorating, but not with the buttercreamed, overly sweet, touched too many times style I found myself doing when I was baking all the time.  Blame it on my fondness for basic ingredients (local whenever possible), but I find myself more attracted to bare bones baking now – pure deliciousness with a hint of frill.  I guess my style has changed to be a bit more … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi Day!

Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 by Crumby Icing
Brownie Pie

I wasn’t going to make a pie – but once Hubby started cooking dinner I couldn’t help myself.  After all, we went to a tech school and it just wouldn’t be right not to celebrate our roots. First his fantastic organic pork chops from Purely Farms stuffed with Flint Hill Farm goat cheese and grapes and glazed with balsamic reduction, served alongside spinach sauteed with garlic and mustard, and couscous:     Then Brownie Pie from Ina Garten, topped with … Continue reading →

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That Much Closer to 30….

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 by Crumby Icing
Devil's Food cake with Oreo Cream

A few weeks ago my dearly beloved turned 28!  To celebrate, he insisted on cooking his own dinner for our parents and me.  I guess I’m rubbing off on him, huh? As we got to the week of his birthday, he still hadn’t declared what he was cooking other than the star – None Such Farms prime rib.  If he had his way, that would have been the only thing served.  Despite how classy he is, he does have a … Continue reading →

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