Cook, Eat & Explore with Food Writer, Cooking Teacher & Cookbook Author, Nancie McDermott
Layers of lusciousness, from fine butter cake and juicy berries in syrup to whipped cream, custard, and lots of sweet berry goodness. My Summer Berry Trifle is an easy, endlessly-variable dessert which seems fancy at first glance. In fact, it's more fun than fancy, and here's how to make one you ...
Cupcakes? Always a big "Yes!" because they are: Portable! Hand-Held! Ready-to-share! Colorful! and cupcakes say "Celebrate!" My Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Icing are easy to make, easy to take, and easy to love. This post and recipe were created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some ...
One layer, one pan, one simple batter-mixing session, and you're ready to share a marvelously elegant and simply delicious Peach and Nectarine Torte. Peaches and nectarines, butter and brown sugar, plain or glazed: it's a keeper you'll love and make again. This post and recipe were created for ...
Sweet, ripe, and juicy blackberries say Summertime, and this old-time favorite recipe shows them off beautifully. Blackberry Roly Poly is fun to say, fun to make, and fun to share at any summertime celebration! This post and recipe were created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some of ...
When you say "Comfort Food!" I say: Bread Pudding. Make mine New Orleans-style, because the Big Easy is the home of this simple Creole Bread Pudding recipe. How about we let the good times roll, right into your kitchen? Bread Pudding = Simple, Smart, Satisfying, and Sweet Bread pudding is a ...
Welcome to my home-made Mardi Gras celebration! King Cake helps the good times roll in New Orleans and all the Mardi Gras-celebrating regions. My Mardi Gras King Cake recipe shows you bake up those good times and bring that colorful sweetness into your home kitchen! The City of New Orleans knows ...
Coconut custard pie brings old-time baking pleasure home and makes a simple, delicious dessert for friends and family, for guests, or for taking along to a potluck, a party, or an event at work or school. Easy-to-find ingredients, simple methods, everyday equipment: It's a fine everyday homemade ...
For busy-day cooking, or spur-of-the-moment simple satisfying suppers, fried rice is my go-to good-food-fast solution. For me, fried rice is as easy as making a sandwich! You may or may not get to that point in your kitchen journey, but even if you cook fried rice as an occasional item, you'll ...
Wintertime is baking season and this easy Pumpkin Caramel Poke Cake combines a luscious caramel, pillowy whipped cream, and crunchy pecans with a simple pumpkin sheet cake. Simple to make and a breeze to take along to potlucks or delight guests at home. I love the rich, sunny color of ...
Back in Taiwan for my umpteenth visit, with a mere week to savor the sights and sounds of an extraordinary city I love! Join me on a December stroll around Taiwan's amazing capital city: Taoyuan International Airport puts out a great big multi-lingual multi-colored welcome sign and people from ...