Bread Roundup, Meme, Giveaway! You're Invited!

You're Invited!!Lots of fun coming this way at the Joy of Desserts blog. You are all invited to the Bread Roundup Tamy and I are hosting on October 15, 2008. We are looking for all kinds of breads, both sweet and savory and we look forward to your participation. Click on the link for details on the Bread Roundup. Special thanks to Mere for posting about our roundup in this week's Scrumptious

Easy Baked Peach Recipe On Scrumptious Sunday

You too can have baked peaches in the middle of the summer when you use my trick. I bake in my toaster oven. It doesn't heat up the entire kitchen and the small size allows for faster baking too. This recipe couldn't be simpler so even someone who doesn't cook much can get great results.Joy's Easy Baked PeachesIngredients for EACH peach half1 peach, peeled and halved1 splash of dark Jamaican

Quick & Easy, Fancy Watermelon Dessert Recipes

When most of us eat watermelon, we just eat a slice, maybe someone went to the trouble of balling the watermelon, but rarely does it go any farther.Yet watermelon can make a very refreshing dessert as a granita or sorbet, and my dad loved watermelon jam. Here are some ideas for great watermelon desserts where presentation makes a huge difference without much effort at all.Watermelon Coconut "

Tunisian Fruit Salad With Orange Butter Sauce

My grandfather was in the French Air Force and he was stationed in many places all over the world including Tunisia, so I have a few exotic recipes which have become family favorites. This one is easy, delicious and quite refreshing. It's something my paternal grandmother used to make in the summertime and uses some of my dad's favorite ingredients.As you can see, all it is is slices of oranges

Blueberry Cream Cheese Fool

A fool is an English dessert dating back to the 17th century, made with sweetened whipped cream and a fruit puree.

It was also very popular with the American Colonists and it is finding renewed popularity in part thanks to the latest craze of "verrines," desserts served in glasses. Verre is the French word for glass.

Today I'm adding cream cheese to the whipped cream which will make it a bit

Easy Peachy Sorbet Recipe For A Roundup

Here's a fast and easy recipe to make when the thermometer soars and robs you of all energy.Easy Peachy Sorbet2 cups frozen peaches (chunks or slices)2/3 cup apple juice, apple cider or champagneSugar to tasteSqueeze of lemonProcess all ingredients except sugar. Add sugar to taste. Process again.You're DONE!!It can dress up in crystal glasses with a sprig of mint for a fancy party, or dress

Beef! It's What's For ... Dessert??!!??

Here's the official Hot Beef Sundae recipe from the Beef: It's What's For Dinner folks.Now I think the good beef folks should get together with the good folks of Gilroy, California and add a scoop or two of garlic ice cream to their Hot Beef Sundae, and THEN they could really call it a sundae! They can send all the royalties for the new recipe right here to me. ;-)If you haven't tried or even

Cream Cheese & Lemon Flan Is Gourmet Fast Food

Ever had a cheesecake that was too dry or crumbly? Ever had a flan that fell apart and had no texture? Well, leave it to Julia Child to come up with not only a solution to these ghastly culinary mishaps, but create a dessert that is better than either of its original inspirations.My regular readers know just how much I love Julia and how she is the only chef whose recipes I do not ever alter.

Noodles For Dessert With Applesauce Kugel

Click on thumbnailfor complete details. This recipe is part of Scrumptious Sunday’s Pasta Edition where you’ll find more delicious dishes.For another Kugel recipe, don't miss Tamy's Pineapple Noodle Pudding which she just added as a bonus recipe for today's Scrumptious Sunday. She has three new Scrumptious Sunday recipes waiting for you at 3 Sides of Crazy.If you are not Jewish, you might not be

Hot Dessert On The Barbecue For A Sizzling Time

There are few summer cooking pleasures more fun than being outdoors and grilling on the barbecue. Of course most people grill meats and some will even bake casseroles on their barbecue, but the finishing touch to a complete meal prepared on the barbecue is to carry it through to dessert with those same smoky flavors or grill marks.This is a recipe we created on the spur of the moment on our last

Fruity Drinks For A Scrumptious Sunday

Happy Sunday to all!!Scrumptious Sunday is having a Fruity Drink Edition just in time for the warm, sunny days of late Spring and of Summer, so you can follow the link to more great refreshing recipes.The first three recipes are non-alcoholic which I prefer, especially when we are drinking outdoors, under the hot sun, however you can easily add your favorite alcohol to these. Rum goes well with

Buñuelos -- Traditional Mexican Fiesta Dessert

I don't make these at home, but I've had them at Mexican Fiestas and even American County Fairs since here in California we have such a very large and growing Mexican population. When done well, they are very good and light. At school, one of our son's teachers taught the children to make an easy version by using a regular store-bought tortilla and just a bit of butter and oil in a frying pan.

Happy Mother's Day! This Takes The Cake!

It's Mother's Day here in the United States and I share a bit of 21st. century silent film humor with all of you. Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms of the world!Visit the other Scrumptious Sunday participants for more of the Mother's Day Edition.

Fruit Pies -- It's Mostly In The Presentation

Even before we put food in our mouths, our brains have already made up about 90 percent of their minds whether or not they will like something. Smell has something to do with it, but what matters most of all is looks or the presentation.So today I am sharing with yousome photos from Flickr's public files to show you how important presentation is and to give you some inspiration for easy fruit

Banana Yogurt Cake To Celebrate The Royal Banana Blog Yumminess Award

Woo Hoo! I'm going bananas over my first blog award! Mercedes has honored Joy of Desserts with The Royal Banana Blog Yumminess Award and I'm celebrating with a Banana Yogurt Cake and participating in her cake edition of Scrumptious Sunday. I'm so excited to get an award and to get it so quickly. This blog is only a couple of weeks old. Thank you, Mercedes!!And to pass along the blog love, I

A Centered, Peaceful, Sweet, But Not Fake, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe

I took this fun little quiz to see what they thought my personality is and to share with you. I think it's pretty accurate too, and it is one of my favorite cookies. So, I'm also sharing my own recipe with you. ;-) What's YOUR favorite kind of cookie? I know, I know, it's hard to pick just one, so you can tell me several of your favorites.Oatmeal Raisin Cookie1/2 Cup brown sugar1/2 Cup

It's Party Time! Let's Have Dessert!

Welcome to my blog party!Look I have a new blog all about desserts and it's already party time!I love to have fun and I love desserts, so please join me at Joy of Desserts. I am French and have lots of great recipes, so Just add me to your feed reader and you won't miss a single delicious dessert recipe.I've already shared Sprinkles Bakery's Strawberry Cupcakes that everyone is lining up all the