Hey friends❣️ This is the kind of casual dessert recipe I love to develop, especially when it involves almond. Almond is one of those flavors you smell almost as much as you taste ~ its unique aroma comes largely from benzaldehyde, a compound that’s also found in the scent of flowers. It's why almond has that warm, floral, almost intoxicating quality that feels so different from other flavors. I find all of this so interesting, and it helps explain why I can't resist anything with almond....

Hey friends❣️ Happy Sunday! It's been a fun recipe week here ~ and my latest just dropped a few minutes ago ~ you're the first to see it. Is it a rich chocolate mousse? A bowl of frozen custard ice cream? Nope, it's my morning bowl of probiotic rich yogurt, the chocolate hazelnut edit. Do I feel silly sharing such a ridiculously simple recipe? No way, that's what I'm all about. And this is life changing. Do I feel just a little embarrassed that it took chocolate and hazelnut to make me like...

Hey friends❣️ I'm not saying dessert is the most important thing in life. Far from it. But a really good homemade dessert is a pretty nice perk. And once you've come up with over 900 easy and creative dessert recipes, it's a little hard to slow down. I've got the wind at my back :) This Mint Cold Brew Ice Cream Pie was inspired by our local coffee shop ~ it was the drink that saved me on one especially hot and humid day. And on this Friday night in August, I thought it might come in handy for...