Category Archives: dessert

Passover Chocolate Orange Mousse Torte

Chocolate Orange Mousse Torte

With Passover and Easter coming this weekend, I wanted to create a recipe that everyone could enjoy for dessert. Actually, I was thinking chocolate. Because, aren’t you? Really?  And I got inspiration from a couple of different places that you might not immediately associate with each other.  It’s kosher for Passover, dairy-free, and gluten-free. It’s [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 5 Comments

Buckwheat Pecan Waffles

Eating healthier and dropping a few pounds is on the table (you’ll excuse the expression), once again.  This time, it’s my turn by doctor’s decree. I’m following my own advice – not going off the deep end, not going into deprivation mode, but rather, transforming some favorites into equally delicious alternatives.  Let’s face it.  If [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 11 Comments

Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes for Valentines Day

Valentine Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes

I’ve said it so many times, I’m surprised y’all can’t read my mind at this point: Winter is the best reason to live in South Florida. Putting the exclamation point on that, is Strawberry Season. For the next couple of months, we will be awash in the sweetest, juiciest strawberries ever. And the prices are [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 4 Comments

Mango Pistachio Ricotta Tart

This Mango Pistachio Ricotta Tart is for The Secret Recipe Club, created by Amanda of Amanda’s Cookin’. This is how it works: Every month, you get to scour the blog of another member of the club (assigned to you by Amanda), and pick out and cook or bake any recipe from that person’s blog. And [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 19 Comments

Peanut Butter Cup Pies #apieformikey

The food blogosphere came together this week to support our own Jennifer Perillo of In Jennie’s Kitchen and her young daughters, when the shocking news of her husband’s sudden passing hit us all like a slap in the face. And we did it in the best way we know how – with food. With peanut [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 5 Comments

Triple Chip Hot Cocoa Cookies

Hi, there! Remember me? Pink? Fluffy? It’s been a crazy last few weeks, between preparing Freakin’ Flamingo samples for the swag bags at Eat, Write, Retreat (#EWR11), making more jam (because it seems that everything’s in season right now!), and organizing (and baking for) the National Food Bloggers Bake Sale – Miami, benefiting Share Our [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 25 Comments

Warm & Creamy Mango Rice Pudding

Maybe it’s because it’s winter, but we’ve had a real yen for warm, creamy foods, lately. That’s extended to dessert, too. Our latest fixation? Rice pudding. These chilly days and evenings just call out for it, you know? It’s like a Snuggie in a bowl. Just to keep it interesting, I’ve been playing with the [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 9 Comments

Peanut Butter Cup Bon Bon Cookies

Yes, I said Peanut Butter Cup Bon Bon Cookies. A little bit today and a little bit yesterday. At the moment, we’re only going up to my in-laws’ condo about once a week, picking at cleaning things out. No, we’re not making a lot of forward progress that way, but what’s the rush? It all [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 13 Comments

Coffee Chocolate Chip Mini Cheesecakes & Mini Nutella Cheesecakes

I recently began cooking and writing occasional mini-reviews for Cooks & Books & Recipes, an awesome website that focuses exclusively on reviews of the latest cookbooks, featuring a sample recipe from each one. Okay, I’ve done two, so far. But if you’re thinking of buying any of the new cookbooks coming out, be sure to [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 10 Comments

Apple Cream Napoleons With Dulce De Leche

I made some Apple Ginger Jam for next week’s Tigress’ Can Jam (here’s the jam recipe), and I started thinking of various things I can do with it. Well, besides spreading it on a toasted bagel. Here’s the first thing I thought of: Apple Cream Napoleons With Dulce De Leche. Sinful, ain’t they? I can [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 15 Comments
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