Category Archives: Dessert

Belizian Banana Birthday Cake

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. My husband Wayne is immeasurably capable with everything in life: a true renaissance man.  I mean, this guy cuts his own hair, fixes 99% of things that need rewiring, replumbing, landscaping, reconnecting…you name it.  He … Continue reading →

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The Basic Brownie

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I was recently in Portland, Oregon visiting old friends and having dinner, and, in order to prepare dessert, my hostess pulled out a box of brownie mix. “STOP!!!” I screamed. I started rooting around in … Continue reading →

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mango sorbet dessert

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. My “baby”, Jake (aka Jakey Boy) recently had his 27th birthday. If he didn’t physically resemble our family so much most people would think he had a different mother and father. You see, he doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Bread Pudding – Take Two

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. A few weeks ago, I described the intricate process of observing a global dish being made in an authentic cook’s kitchen. And I planned, really I did, to publish the recipe I learned. However, I … Continue reading →

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Bubbie’s Chocolate Macaroons

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Monday night March 25 was the first Passover seder celebrated by Jews all over the world. I believe this holiday tradition is THE most observed even by secular Jews. My family convened in Iowa for … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Connections

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Marilyn

My favorite way to learn a new, global dish is to observe in kitchens of native cooks. Occasionally I am able to convince some women (no men so far) to let me watch them make a particular recipe – in … Continue reading →

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Key on Caye Lime Tart

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I have already confessed that I love birthday celebrations, but my husband feels otherwise. He pretends that he is not really a year older, finds birthdays annoying and begs and pleads to have the day … Continue reading →

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Perfect Panna Cotta – Guest Post by Barbara Schieving

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Marilyn

I am fortunate to have many friends who are also amazingly talented cooks. Today – I’m thrilled to have the founder and head chef of Pressure Cooking Today and Barbara Bakes – the lovely and talented Barbara Schieving – share one of … Continue reading →

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Marge’s Mandelbrodt

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. So who is Marge, and why do I love her mandelbrodt so much? And what is mandelbrodt anyway? OK, let’s begin at the beginning. When I lived on Mercer Island across the lake from Seattle, … Continue reading →

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Argentinian Cookies in Israel!

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Smack in the middle of our Israeli vacation we stayed in the town of Ramot Naftali, a moshav (settlement) in the Upper Galilee. This was our “base” for three nights and every day we pulled … Continue reading →

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