I spotted this sparkly goodness at Delicious Delicious Delicious, and thought it was a lot of fun! I love kulfi! I had the most amazing pistachio kulfi in a street café in Delhi once, as well as some pretty good stuff in Rusholme years ago with my mum, and have always wanted to try and […]
What do you do when you come across the first strawberries of the season at your local farmer’s market? Make strawberry jam, of course. Here is a recipe for no-cook Strawberry Jam, a quick was to make a delicious treat.
Easy! Festive! Delicious! Refreshing! Pretty! This is my favorite go-to dessert after a simple, quiet meal for two or a blow-out family celebration. It works perfectly with a quiche brunch or a prime rib dinner! Adults love it made with Champagne and kids love it made with ginger ale. A delicious summertime treat! Ingredients: Rainbow […]
I ran across these adorable cookies the other day at the decorated cookie. Cute, huh? I love the little birds. But I also love that she shares the technique for decorating the cookies with Poured Sugar Icing… which I think I just might have to try! These birdies are the result of my experimenting with […]
If your kids are like mine, one of their main driving forces in life is the pursuit of dessert. They’re gonna ask for candy, so might as well give ’em homemade sweet treats. These cute bunnies are quick and simple, and a great project to make with your kids. Ingredients: 1 cup white candy melts […]
Need another tool in your arsenal of impressive pastry decorating? Over at Duh-licious, go read this tutorial to create these gorgeous caramel spirals! I could think of plenty of opportunities to use these in decorating some lovely desserts. Sugar Work: Caramel Spiral
Reader Allison, from the delightful newish blog, Radishes and Rhubarb, does her first actual rhubarb related post… And it’s a sweet one, dedicated to her mom, with a delish looking recipe for Rhubarb Cream Pie. The recipe is her mom’s, and thanks to Allison for sharing it with us! The other day my mother called […]
Jim’s a guy just trying to make cool pancakes for his daughter… well, he’s succeeding! I stumbled across this site the other day, and not only does he have some very interesting pancake ideas, but he also has how to videos on making some of them. Very cool. Here are a couple of the more […]
Welcome to Foodwhirl’s very first Interview! As long as I’ve been blogging about food, both here at Foodwhirl and at my personal blog, Dabbled, I’ve been running across some incredibly decorated cakes. And one name that kept appearing every time I’d look for interesting cakes to feature, was Debbie Goard of Debbie Does Cakes! Debbie […]
I published this over at my other blog, life, in recipes a few months ago, and I thought it might be nice to share over here for everyone’s upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Do you like cake and ice-cream? Do you especially like it when your cake and ice-cream get all jumbled up together and […]
Editor’s Note: Classic recipes like this one –updated for today’s world– make a great Mother’s Day Dessert! I’ve been testing all of this organic produce for my new business, Gaia’s Greens, and had an abundance of apples that I wanted to use in a dessert. Recently, I’ve had the heart wrenching chore of cleaning out […]
Do you read Saucy’s Sprinkles? Such personality, and fun recipes too… particular sweets related. I spotted these cupcakes and had to share them with you guys here. Saucy writes: So this thought has been swirling around in Saucy’s brain for a long while: how much stuff could she possibly jam into one cupcake? Could a […]
Foodwhirl readers are so creative! Here’s a great idea from Kathleen, at Gonna Want Seconds.. Magic Middle Peanut Butter Cookies. Chocolate on the outside, and peanut butter centers? Like a Reese’s Cup in cookie form.. Oh! My! Gosh! I mean seriously! I think I should rename these cookies to Danger Will Robinson Cookies. They are […]
I much prefer to bake cookies from scratch, but sometimes it’s nice to just pull out a package of cookie dough and have cookies in 15 minutes! And the other day I decided to let The Boy bake cookies ‘all by himself’ as a present for Daddy’s birthday. But storebought cookie dough doesn’t usually impress […]
Strawberries are finally in season locally, which means they’re once again affordable and fresh. My four-year-old LOVES them, so they are always on-hand at our house this time of year. I wanted something a little bit more sophisticated to serve with our Easter bunny cake, so I decided to try my hand at a strawberry […]
We don’t always have time to prepare a from scratch perfect treat… Here’s a fun and simple Easter goodie that looks as good as it tastes. Because really, can you go wrong with Oreos? From The Picky Palate: These colorful Easter Oreos are a must for your Easter table if you ask me!! When I […]
I’m fortunate to live in the Salinas Valley in California, some of the best produce in the country is grown here. However there are some crops we grow in abundance, and one of those is Strawberries. The Strawberries at the market were the smaller spring berries that are just the most flavorful and delicious. Perfect […]
This would be a great easy dessert for date night! Maybe paired with that apple flavored Candied Bacon Martini? Oatmeal Stuffed Apples for 2 Ingredients: 2 Golden Delicious apples 2 Packs of instant oatmeal (your personal favorite will do) 1/2 Cup packed brown sugar 2 Tablespoon of butter Pinch of cinnamon/clove/nutmeg to your taste 1/2 […]
We’ve already had an Irish Car Bomb Ice-cream recipe posted on the site, but I felt like I really needed to share this yummy concoction with you guys. I love bread pudding, and I felt like the flavors in an Irish car bomb would really lend themselves to an interesting dessert combination. I began by […]
Tapioca pudding is such a classic “comfort dessert.” But since some members of my family have sugar-restricted diets, I developed this version. I removed the refined sugar, added some dark chocolate, and now everyone loves it – even my sugar-eaters! A touch of espresso and a bit of vanilla delivers a lovely mocha flavor. This recipe […]
Twitter friend @rit responded to our call for Bacon Related Goodies for Bacon Week, with this lovely idea! (Well, technically he started out with the idea of French Toast Bread Pudding with Bacon… anyone want to take on that challenge?). Danae, aka The Busty Baker came up with this delish sounding recipe for French Toast […]
Welcome to day 1 of Bacon Week! Where we welcome interesting and unusual dishes where bacon and/or it’s lovely flavor is the star… Today we’re spotlighting The Cooking of Joy, and her inspiring dish, Bacon Caramel Corn! Bacon Caramel Corn It starts with the best and healthiest of intentions. When I saw that Boston Organics […]
So, you want a dessert with an Irish twist for St. Patrick’s Day? Maybe something tasty for the adults? Look no further! This ice cream dessert is fabulous. The story: A while back we had lunch at Six Feet Under across from Oakland Cemetery, and they had something similar to this for dessert. It was […]
I’ve been looking around for some good St. Patrick’s inspired creations, now that we’re in March, so we’ll start off with these delicious sounding Guinness Stout muffins, from Mega*Crafty. Cooking with beer, particularly stouts, yields tasty results, so pop a cold one and try it! (Stayed tuned later this week for my Guinness Ice Cream) […]
We’re loving this fun idea for an adult pudding… a delish looking Bailey’s Chocolate Pudding at Duh-licious! At first glance, this looks like a cup of dark chocolate hot cocoa, but take a closer look and you’ll find the ultimate after-dinner-dessert. Finally, a treat for the adults only– a simple, yet sinful take on a […]