In this take on the classic French baked dessert, I have swapped the cherries for seasonal blueberries and blackberries. This delightful blueberry and blackberry clafoutis makes for a delicious summer dessert or brunch recipe. Serve as such or with a scoop of ice cream! One of our favorite holiday mom-son activity is baking. We don’t…
Berry Tiramisu – An Easy & Kid Friendly Dessert
In this fresh take on the classic Italian dessert, this delicate berry tiramisu is made with fresh berries and cream cheese whipped topping. Layered with ready-made ladyfingers soaked in fresh orange juice, this dessert is kid-friendly too. Boy loves exploring new desserts and is always on the lookout for new recipes for us to try out. Actually what that means is,…
Spooky Halloween Blackberry Grape Punch
A spooky, dark fruit punch made with juicy blackberries and black grapes, perfect for the little goblins on Halloween Day!! We had our first namesake cold front over the weekend and I was caught unawares while at a family night event at the kiddo’s school. But it was a nice respite from the heat and…
Vanilla-Lime Cupcakes With Blackberry Buttercream Frosting
The little one “graduated” from Kindergarten last week and I made him these cupcakes to celebrate. His class actually had a double graduation. They were invited to be on the local TV show with their little caps and gowns and later that night, they had a beautiful ceremony hosted by the school as well. Little…
Sweet Spring Desserts {Strawberry Cupcakes And Coconut Milk Ice Cream}
Now that Spring has officially arrived, I am a happy person. I am so not a winter girl. The bundling up, chapped lips, and cold feet are not for me. Honestly, I shouldn’t even complain about winter because we Texans do not experience a fraction of the difficulties folks up North have to put up…
Homemade No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream {With Blackberry Swirls}
Growing up, mom always made ice cream at home. Sometimes for special occasions, sometimes just like that. She thickens the milk, adds flavorings (if any), blends the mixture and freezes it – with no ice cream churning machine. I actually preferred her slightly firmer ice cream to the store-bought version. Nothing beats the taste of…
Rustic Grape, Blackberry, Ricotta Tart & A Smoothie
Hmmm… what a weird combination for a tart, one might be inclined to think. This tart was inspired by two events. One, was when Nadja of Cause Baking Makes Happy posted a lovely grape, ricotta and thyme tart recipe. We go through grapes here like they are soon going to be extinct or something. Then…
