Category Archives: Dessert

Peach Picking + Lazy Sunday = Peach Crisp

Posted on August 19, 2012 by chezsylvia

I’ve actually never gone peach picking.  Or at least not until yesterday. Instead of meandering North, like I would for apple picking, I meadered South, into Jersey, to join some friends in their annual peach picking trip. It was a … Continue reading →

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Gluten-Less Brownie Experiment: Take 1

Posted on August 5, 2012 by chezsylvia

The best brownie I have ever had to date was from a nondescript stand at the Pleasantville Farmers Market on the afternoon of July 14, 2012.  It was a gluten-free baked goods stand, which was probably why I paid it … Continue reading →

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Deserted Island Dessert: Coconut Banana Cream Pie

Posted on July 23, 2012 by chezsylvia

A friend of mine recently told me that she was asked who she wanted with her if she were stuck on a deserted island. Her answer? Me. Me? Really? I was flattered, but then she went on to explain why. … Continue reading →

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Grown Up Twist on a Kiddie Treat – Red Wine Jello

Posted on July 7, 2012 by chezsylvia

I’m not a fan of hot and humid.  Hot and humid means when I finish my run I am completely soaked from head to toe in my own sweat.  I’m not exaggerating like a woman at the gym who has … Continue reading →

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I Dream of a Chocolate Sponge Cake Roll with Tirimisu Filling

Posted on June 18, 2012 by chezsylvia

I am a dreamer.  I have a very active fantasy life where I have scenarios of all kinds playing through my head such as what it would be like to win the lotto, come face to face with a coyote … Continue reading →

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What I do on a Lazy Friday: Make Carrot Cake

Posted on June 9, 2012 by chezsylvia

It has been a long time coming. I needed this more than anything else. The pull was irresistible, I had to succumb to its pull. Lazy Friday, you win. I started the day by sleeping in.  Sleeping in, for me, … Continue reading →

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I am the Beast, and I made a Cheesecake with no oven

Posted on May 28, 2012 by chezsylvia

When I was much younger, Beauty and the Beast was my favorite Disney movie, and Belle was my favorite princess.  Or really “Princess” since she was not one by birth, and really, was the Beast a Prince or just a … Continue reading →

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Taking what I got to make what I want: Banana Brown Rice Pudding

Posted on May 4, 2012 by chezsylvia

This week has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster.  So many things going on! First, I got good news at work.  Really good news, like news I’ve been waiting for kind of good news.  Yet, with good news … Continue reading →

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Breakfast for Dinner Party: Breakfast Pizzas and then some

Posted on April 29, 2012 by chezsylvia

As I was approaching my big 30th birthday, I hemmed and hawed between all sorts of ways I wanted to spend my birthday.  I was having a bit of a bi-polar type crisis over it.  One day I’d be thrilled … Continue reading →

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It’s Ice Cream time!

Posted on April 15, 2012 by chezsylvia

Man oh man it’s hot out!  Took the dog out for a run and he almost overheated.  And it’s only April?  What is going on?  Since it seems we skipped spring and moved straight into summer, I will now officially … Continue reading →

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