Recipes

Oh, how I want to break out into September songs — you know, something like, “Do you remembaahh the 21st night of Septembaaahh,” or maybe slow it down a touch with September Song by Frank Sinatra. I love them both, and either one has me jumping for freaking joy that ...

Oh March, it seems like forever since we last rendezvoused. I know you are reliably snowy, but you bring me spring, and so I, in turn, dedicate this dessert to you: Blueberry Sweet Cake...

I hope you had a fan-freakin’tastic Valentine’s Day...

Man, the search for Halloween costumes can be simply exhausting. A Playboy bunny, a naughty nurse or a witch. What to do, what to do...

How can any holiday baking marathon be complete without everyone’s favorites, gingerbread men...

Well, hello, all my little pumpkins out there in pumpkin-patch land...

Oh Boulder, how I love you, but this week I'm in Malibu, and I must say … a person could get used to this. I'm here for a little bit of Dessert Diva work and a whole lot of Dessert Diva play — they tend to be one and the same most days of the week, and I'll take it...

I love Thai food, but I don’t ever cook it. The primary reason is that I happen to live in a neighborhood chock-full of amazing Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese food. Those restaurants are all lightningfast. Plus, most of the sauces used in those dishes are pre-made and...

I could give you a thousand reasons why you will love this week’s treat, but then I would have to take you out behind the woodshed and ... well, I can’t reveal the torture methods inflicted on people who find out my Dessert Diva secrets. But I will tell you that tofu...

They say true love is hard to find, but I must say I have never met a chocolate I didn’t truly love. I would never say I wouldn’t snag up a Hershey bar every now and then, just because a chocolate snob might be mortified, but I must admit, I do like good, quality ...

This week, I decided to talk about something dear to my heart: getting laid. This recipe is the ultimate time-to-take-things-to-the-bone-zone meal, unless you’re cooking for your family — in that case, I say, do not cook this particular recipe. It’s just too powerful...

One, two buckle your shoe. Three, four knock at the door. Five, six pick up sticks. Seven, eight this dessert will be freakin’ great...