Archive for the Category ◊ sweet ◊

23 Dec 2009 Cookies! Mexican Wedding Cookies and Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
Author: Christey |  Category: Christmas, Holidays, Photography, Recipes, chocolate, cookies, desserts, sweet  | One Comment

Things have been so crazy around here, that we haven’t had time to do our last two posts of the San Francisco trip, but they will be coming soon!

Until then, the holiday spirit suddenly whisked me away this morning, and I decided to make a run to the overcrowded grocery store to make my favorite cookies.

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03 Dec 2009 POM Cheesecake Minis
Author: petermarcus |  Category: Contests, Holidays, POM Wonderful, Photography, Recipes, cake, pomegranate, sauces, sweet  | 3 Comments

I tend more toward the savory than the sweet when I cook, but you can’t beat these two words: POM cheesecake.

I wanted to do little mini-bites, and I also wanted to experiment to see if I could incorporate POM pomegranate juice into the cheesecakes themselves instead of just in the sauce. One of the best things about experimenting when cooking is tasting the results!

These would make great appetizers or desserts for a mingling crowd. Since we’re right between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it’s the time for winter school and office parties, and these little minis would go over pretty nicely.
More pics and recipe inside

29 Jun 2009 POM Pomegranate Gnocchi with Pomegranate Chocolate Ganache
Author: petermarcus |  Category: POM Wonderful, Photography, Recipes, chocolate, chocolate chip, desserts, gnocchi, parisienne, sauces, sweet  | 5 Comments

A couple years ago, Christey and I ate at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon restaurant at the Venetian in Las Vegas. It was the first (and so far only) Keller restaurant we have visited. I had Keller’s gnocchi parisienne, which is a different way of making them from the more common potato or semolina versions. This recipe alone was the reason I bought his Bouchon cookbook, and I’ve since been inspired by several recipes.

Gnocchi parisienne are savory, but made from the more traditionally sweet pâte à choux dough. For the savory version, mustard, cheese, and herbs are added.

For June’s POM Pomegranate recipe, I decided to try to take the pâte à choux gnocchi back toward a sweet direction, and made a dessert gnocci with POM 100% pomegranate juice, served with a pomegranate juice and chocolate ganache.

Dessert inside!