Moist and buttery, with cardamom and a hint of lemon, it’s hard to believe my Olive Oil Cake has no butter! The ideal dessert when you have a short amount of time to impress.
Category: dessert
Apple Peach Pear Cobbler
“Apple, peaches, pumpkin pie-i-i.” I had to use that lyric because I love that song. However, no, you read right, I have made an Apple Peach Pear Cobbler and again no, like the song, it is a special treat I have enjoyed since I was a youth. At a certain point in history, not long…
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Lisa’s Cherry Cheesecake Bars
Filled with antioxidant rich cherries and gluten free too, Lisa’s Cherry Cheesecake Bars will make your dessert table shine.
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Organic Mixed Berry Cobbler
Just about every ingredient I cook with is organic, which is inherent in the African American Heritage Diet approach. So, because I use the term “organic” herein the title, it has a purpose. The Organic Mixed Berry Cobbler needs to be exactly that because berries are number one on the Dirty Dozen list. The Dirty…
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Ginger Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich
Ginger Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches are the adult version of your childhood treat.
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No Nut Buttercup Smoothie
I used to tutor Brown, Black and White elementary school children in after school programs. The first Black principal in Tucson Unified School District, Dr. Anna Jolivet used to be the principal at a school I tutored at; her husband Clarence Jolivet was a descendant of Buffalo Soldiers, the Black men that moved West to…
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Hibiscus Ice Cream Float
The Hibiscus Ice Cream Float is the cool treat you’ll enjoy all summer long.
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Citrus Custard Cream Pie
Many years ago, I worked as a VIP flight attendant for 17 different NBA teams, several NFL, NHL and MLB teams as well as some notable figures in the music and film industry which has nothing at all to do with Citrus Custard Cream Pie. The NBA clientele included the Lakers, Spurs, Rockets, Mavericks, Kings,…
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Perfect Peach Cobbler
I did make a Peach Cobbler for the Christmas dessert table. All you need do is follow my Vegan Blueberry Cobbler recipe but add peaches, fresh grated ginger and nutmeg in addition to the butter (or vegan butter if you prefer) and sugar. I don’t add a lot of sugar because I want the natural…
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Cheesecake Elegante
African American Heritage Diet desserts are often fruit based or utilitarian, low sugar custard based pies, ice creams or rice puddings. So the fact I used to make Cheesecake Elegante as a kid is perhaps an anomaly. I saw the recipe in a cookbook at around 11 years of age, liked it, thus it became…
