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Dessert

Plum Cakes

August 17, 2018 by Nicole Coudal

Oven Roasted Plum Cakes

Julia Child’s birthday was this week – August 15, to be exact.   For those of us who love to cook, she was an inspiration because we learned so much from her, and we saw the passion and joy she displayed in her kitchen, so we celebrate her special day! I was really young when…

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Filed Under: Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: classic desserts, julia child, plums

Grilled Pineapple with Cinnamon-Rum-Orange Yogurt

August 3, 2018 by Nicole Coudal

Grilled Pineapple with Cinnamon Yogurt Sauce

Growing a pineapple is one of the most rewarding things you can ever do. All you have to do is place the green top of a pineapple into some dirt and wait for it to produce a flower — one that results in a perfect pineapple.  Easy, right? Like many things, it’s not that simple….

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Filed Under: Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: home garden, pineapple, summer dessert

Hershey’s Chocolate Cake

June 13, 2018 by Nicole Coudal

Hershey's Chocolate Cake

My pantry is never without a box of Hershey’s Cocoa.  While it may not be one of those high-end cocoas with a fancy name and a big price tag, it runs deep in the veins of my family. There was always a box in my mom’s pantry, which she regularly used to make their “Perfectly…

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Rosemary & Lemon Shortbread Cookies

May 25, 2018 by Nicole Coudal

rosemary lemon shortbread

Rosemary is a beautiful, fragrant herb known for remembrance and friendship.  It’s also a source of iron, calcium and B-6, and even has ancient healing roots for ailments like muscle aches, memory loss and hair loss. This stuff has it all! Because it thrives in a sunny climate and loves rain (we’ve been having a…

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Filed Under: Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: garden fresh, lemon zest, rosemary

Almond Biscotti

December 15, 2017 by Nicole Coudal

Almond Biscotti for the Holidays

When it comes to holiday cookies, I’m game for anything — thumbprints with yummy jam, spicy gingerbread, buttery shortbread, those little cookies with red or green cherries in the middle, cut out shapes covered in colored sugar — I love to bake ‘em AND eat ‘em. But there’s another cookie I especially love. Biscotti!  These…

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Gold Rush Griddle Cookies

July 27, 2017 by Nicole Coudal

Gold Rush Griddle Cakes

While digging through my grandmother’s recipe box, hoping to find inspiration for a post this week, I came across “Gold Rush Griddle Cookies” and my heart warmed. . . Since I was a kid (early 1970s, that is), my mom made these as breakfast treats. I’m not sure if she found the recipe first, or…

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Filed Under: Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: childhood, New England, sun-maid

Lemon-Orange-Rosemary Granita

June 28, 2017 by Nicole Coudal

Lemon Orange Rosemary Granita

June 21 marked the first day of summer, but here in Florida it has felt like summer for the last two months. Needless to say, it has been pretty hot, and two weeks of rain greatly increased our infamous humidity levels, making it ultimately feel like the surface of the sun. For those of us…

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Filed Under: Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: 4th of July, Summer treats

Blueberry-Basil Crisp

April 20, 2017 by Nicole Coudal

Blueberry Basil Crisp

There are few desserts I love more than warm, berry crisp. Think about it – your spoon breaks through that crunchy, buttery layer of goodness, then it dives deeper into soft, warm, gooey fruit.  And, as you raise that drippy spoon to your mouth, you can’t help but anticipate how delicious it will be once…

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Filed Under: Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: blueberries, blues berry farm, u-pick

Creamy Rice, Pineapple & Orange Pudding

April 14, 2017 by Nicole Coudal

Rice Pineapple Orange Pudding

When Easter rolls around I think of family dinners around my grandmother’s table.  Dinner usually included baked ham with sweet and cinnamon-y pineapple sauce, creamy scalloped potatoes, fresh asparagus and homemade rolls, and it has always been one of my favorite meals. But dessert was also a treat. She usually served lemon meringue pie (or…

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Filed Under: Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: family traditions, oranges, pineapple, rice pudding

Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

December 9, 2016 by Nicole Coudal

Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Folks who know me best have heard me say “Anything is better with cream cheese frosting or bacon,” and a combination of the two is simply over-the-top deliciousness, in my book. Today we’re talking about cream cheese frosting.  I simply adore it, especially when it’s on my favorite Apple Cake. I’ve written about this cake…

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Filed Under: Sweets & Desserts Tagged With: apples, cinnamon, frosting

Basil Infused Whipped Cream

October 13, 2016 by Nicole Coudal

Basil Infused with Berries

For years I’ve tried to grow basil in a pot in my home, only to see the poor plants get more withered and sad by the day. . . Well, things have changed at the Coudal house ‘cause we now have a garden and my basil is growing like gangbusters! The plants look so happy,…

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Olive Oil & Orange Cake

September 23, 2016 by Nicole Coudal

olive oil cake side view

Several years ago my friend Rosemary and I took a cooking class in Sarasota with Pamela Sheldon Johns, a talented chef who splits her time between California and Italy. She has written many cookbooks specializing in regional Italian cuisine, and she loves to share her passion for cooking with others. Her farm, Poggio Etrusco, is…

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