As I’ve gotten older, I have developed a nagging sweet tooth.  Not a good thing, but reality.  One of the desserts I really enjoy is ice cream.  A couple of days ago, I was

On our grounds around the house here in Panama, we have all sorts of edibles growing.  Oranges, lemons, plantains, coffee, pigeon peas and bananas among them.  A few days ago, Ramon delivered a bunch

The goal was to purchase a 5 pound bag of tart red cherries.  After all, I am in Michigan surrounded by the Lake and fruit orchards.  I knew they would have to be frozen

Recently I was gifted with several “just picked” ripe figs.  They are an unusual looking contraption, looking as if they were “designed” on a slant!  Anyway, I had been given a couple previously and

Having a couple of plantain trees is a unique blessing for a boy raised in Dallas, Texas … at least in my family.  My Mother never placed a batch on the large lazy susan

In the restaurant, we offered a chocolate sundae which we served with a cookie.  It was a very simple cenfection inspired by a Chinese recipe I ran across years prior.  This is a great

A whole fresh pineapple produces a big pile of sweet, delectable fruit. Here in Panama, they are always available and travel a short distance to market … super fresh; not to mention they are

Whenever I serve a pie, I enjoy hearing the ooohs and aaahs over the crust.  The thing is, making a pie pastry isn’t difficult at all … folks just think it is.  In this

What can I say? I have a sweet tooth. I haven’t always been so cursed. When I was younger, I much prefered another slice of pizza to an ice cream cone, for example. However,

When I began cooking seriously in 1983, I first explored making pastries.  About the third sweet I made was a batch of Orange Rolls; sort of cinnamon rolls flavored with orange instead.  Lately, I’ve