Favorite Desserts (Red velvet cake, Cheesecake, russian, bread)

[desertgirl]

I agree. Mrs. Smith's is a great brand for bake-at-home desserts.

My favorite dessert is cheesecake. I found a brand at Albertsons called Jon Donaire's NY style cheesecake. It's sold in two slice servings which is ideal for me. It lasts a long time in the fridge. Most of the time, I just take one or two bites. DH hates cheesecake so I have it all to myself. I like it better than Cheesecake Factory. It's slightly sweeter but not too sweet.

When I go out, if there's creme brulee on the menu, I always order that for dessert. I'm tempted to buy my own kitchen torch and ramekin cups and make my own but it will probably be a disaster on the first try. lol.

[lorelei2873]

Nanaimo Bars. I even want to go to Nanaimo, British Columbia, to see if they're really from there and if they taste even better in Canada.

[venugoud]

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[MoMark]

I'd like to get a simple recipe for simple baked custard, either in pie form or a baking dish.
I made flan for Thanksgiving last year and I hated it. That condensed milk made it sickenly sweet, though my guests seemed to like it.
I love simple custard.

[DontH8Me]

Originally Posted by Cattknap

I made Ina Garten's apple crisp last week for my sons - it was pretty special.

Please share this recipe - it brings back fond memories of my grade school cafeteria (I know it sounds unbelievable, but we actually had real cooks at our school who made real food for us - breakfast and lunch!). They called it apple (or cherry) cobbler at my school, but it was really more like a crisp.

I love watching Ina - she is the 'Jacqueline Kennedy' of the food network compared to their 'Joan Rivers' (that would of course be Rachel Ray).

[Baja Boomer]

Originally Posted by cil

Easy:
Brownies and Orange Segments
One of my favorites might sound rather bizarre. It's a plate of brownies served with peeled, divided orange segments. That's it. You get your chocolatey brownie, you munch on it, and along with it you enjoy the tangy goodness of a fresh orange. The two flavors compliment each other.

Chocolate and orange go great together! Have any of you ever tried the Mandarin Chocolate Sherbet from Baskin Robbins? I haven't bought ice cream there for many years, but that one used to be my favorite. They only brought it out once in a while. Deep dark chocolate with an orange flavor-- yummy!

Here is a recipe:

Mandarin Chocolate Sherbet

Stir together and put into an ice-cream maker:
1 quart milk
1 6-oz can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 cup sugar or equivalent sweetener
6 Tbsp. cocoa powder (unsweetened)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt

Follow ice cream maker's directions.

Try it, you'll LOVE it!

[tasmtairy]

Chocolate, anything chocolate, and cheesecake. Favorite family recipes:
Dad is making brownies now....yummy, he and I are the choco-holics.
Husbands Cake...from my Mom. You won't believe the weird ingredient.
Caramel-Choco-Layer squares....easy
Chocolate-swirl cheesecake...Oh I need something sweet NOW!!
These are all very rich, huh?

[floridadreamer]

Tiramisu hands down. Afterwards a real cappuccino and biscotti.

A nice creamy cheesecake doesn't hurt though.

[Joeannajes]

I have a good one, for those who are watching the sugar and it is really yummy.

1 tub sugar free cool whip
1 box instant sugar free choc pudding
16 sugar free oreos cookies (crushed)
1 can sugar free cherrie pie filling

mix pudding as directed, mix in 1/2 crushed cookies and 1/2 cool whip to make a moose. layer in tall bowl.
pudding mixure first, cool whip, cherrie filling, and repeat. On top last 1/2 cookie crumbs.
Very quick, very yummy and a kid crowd pleaser. with out all the sugar.

[Wisteria]

Oh, gosh, there are so many!! But chocolate tops it for me.

These are my favorites are off the top of my head, and I'm sure there are MORE!

* Freshly baked, loaded with chocolate chips, cookies

* Warm chocolate fondue dipped in with orange slices, maraschino cherries, marshmallows, and angel food cake slices!! YUM!

* And the faithful carrot cake!

Well, I'm off to the store now -- too hungry now to wait -- chocolate please......byeeeee!