Category Archives: Traditional with a Twist

Fruit-filled Almond Cookies with Fresh Grapes, Cranberries or Blueberries

Posted on November 16, 2013 by ButterSugarFlowers

This recipe started with a meditation on a grape. I’d been enjoying sweet, crisp grapes in the height of their season, and wondered what I could do to celebrate them in the form of dessert. After all, good grapes deserve … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged almond, almond meal, almond paste, baking, blueberries, blueberry, cookies, cranberries, cranberry, filled cookies, food, fresh cranberry recipe, fresh grape recipe, grape, grape cookies, grapes, marzipan, meringue cookie, recipe, stuffed cookies | 15 Comments

Orange and Black (Olive) Cake: A Dark Chocolate Delight

Posted on October 29, 2013 by ButterSugarFlowers

Like many kids, I was known to stick black olives on my fingertips at holiday gatherings, joyously waving my hands until I popped them into my mouth one by one. I loved the way the olives transformed my hands into … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking with Veggies, Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged baking, baking with vegetables, black dessert, black olives, black-on-black, chocolate olive cake, cocoa, cocoa powder, dessert, food, halloween, moist chocolate cake, olive, olives, orange, orange chocolate, orange chocolate cake, orange zest, recipe | 23 Comments

Wasabi White Chocolate Meringues

Posted on October 17, 2013 by ButterSugarFlowers

Whenever I have Japanese food, I look forward to the rush wasabi offers. First there’s its burst of tangy flavor, followed by an intense but ephemeral heat. Eating sushi recently, I was struck by the idea of creating a dessert … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged baking, cookies, food, meringue, meringues, peppery, recipe, spicy, wasabi, wasabi cookie, wasabi cookies, wasabi dessert, wasabi desserts, wasabi recipe, wasabi sweets, white chocolate, whtie pepper | 13 Comments

Fresh Figs and Mascarpone: A Cardamom Custard Pie

Posted on September 29, 2013 by ButterSugarFlowers

This recipe is inspired by my fellow blogger-friend, Diane. A few weeks ago she wrote about the delectable food and festivities on the north end of Boston (a place I’ve never been but now would love to visit). As usual, … Continue reading →

Posted in Pies, Tarts, Tortes & Cheesecakes, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged baking, cardamom, cardamom dessert, cheese, creamy, dessert, fall dessert, fig dessert, figs, fresh fig, late summer dessert, mascarpone, oatmeal, oatmeal crust, orange, orange zest, pie, recipe | 22 Comments

When Walnuts are Wonderful: Fresh Pear Walnut Torte

Posted on August 21, 2013 by ButterSugarFlowers

I don’t consider myself a very picky eater, but there are a few foods that make me cringe. Miracle Whip. Sweet baked beans. Greasy salami. Thousand Island Dressing. Walnuts. It’s true: walnuts are the least tempting of any nut, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Pies, Tarts, Tortes & Cheesecakes, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged baking, breakfast, citrus, dairy-free, dessert, nuts, orange, recipe, torte, vanilla, vanilla bean, walnuts | 18 Comments

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Category Archives: Traditional with a Twist

Orange and Black (Olive) Cake: A Dark Chocolate Delight

Fresh Figs and Mascarpone: A Cardamom Custard Pie

When Walnuts are Wonderful: Fresh Pear Walnut Torte

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