Tag: dessert

  • Sweet Corn Tomalito

    Okay, this is one of those love-it-or-hate-it moments.  Personally, I love sweet corn tomalito.   What is sweet corn tomalito?  You know those really inauthentic (yet delicious) Mexican restaurants that seem to specialize only in the greasiest Mexican food and over-sized margaritas (I’m looking at you, Chevy’s & El Torito)?  You know that little scoop…

  • Chocolate Tofu Pudding

      Alright, I’ve seen these recipes for pudding made with tofu for soooooo long and have always been too scared to try them.  I don’t really know why.  There’s nothing in them that I dislike.  It just has kind of freaked me out a bit.   But I decided it’s finally time.  And although many…

  • Prosecco & Pear Granita Float

    Fresly pressed pear juice and prosecco granita. Melting away in a glass of more bubbly prosecco. Lovely light summer dessert.   Granitas are a perfect summer dessert.  The process is simple: take some kind of liquid (juice, alcohol, coffee/tea, flavored simple syrups, or any combination of those things), and freeze it.  But while it’s freezing,…

  • Marzipan Black Forest Soy Ice Cream

      I cannot tell you how excited I am to finally have this ice cream!  I thought of this idea when my blog was still brand new, but I did an unusual ice cream flavor right off the bat, and wanted to have a little more variety before I did this one.      Then…

  • Simplest Chocolate Croissants

      I try really hard on this blog, and for all of my meals, to make food that tastes wonderful but is nutritious.  I never force myself to eat something I don’t like, except maybe if it’s really healthy.   Well, the flip side of this philosophy is that I don’t usually eat things that…

  • Strawberry Crumble Bars

        How do you know it’s going to be a fantastic spring?   Perhaps when strawberries this gorgeous go on sale for 99 cents a pound:  

  • “Fisher Price” Oatmeal Peanut Butter Balls

    One of my favorite treats growing up!  My mom calls these “Fisher Price” because the recipe actually came with some Fisher Price toys that my sister and I had.  The original recipe is filled with tons of honey, instant dry milk (gross!), and was impossible to make with natural peanut butter.    Now they’re revamped! …

  • Lava Flow Sorbet

    Piña Colada sorbet.  With strawberry sauce on top.  What else can I say?   This recipe is inspired by one of my Hawaiian treats!  I had a couple Lava Flow drinks during my trip (spiked and virgin versions, both amazing!)  They’re piña coladas with some kind of amazing red fruit puree poured down the sides…

  • Blueberry Muffin Soy Ice Cream

    Welcome to Flora Foodie!   Even though there are already a million food blogs out there, I’m adding one more.    I recently became vegan, and thought this would be a fun way to track my transition.  I’ll be using Flora Foodie to follow my progress, making my favorite recipes vegan, creating my own versions…