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Dessert Recipes

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    December 5, 2008

    Hash Over: Home for the Holidays, Cut-Rate Lobster, Etc.

    Who knows why everyone takes such delight in gingerbread houses? The fate that befell Hansel and Gretel--or nearly befell; we only know the story through Bugs Bunny--when they encountered such a structure was none too pleasant.But last night, the Rosewood Crescent Hotel put the final bit of icing on ... More >>

  • News

    October 31, 1996

    Bread and Circuses

    When food legend Julia Child came to Texas spreading her gospel of good eating, no one was spared. Not even Big Tex

  • Dining

    November 14, 1996

    Delighting in the details

    Picardys is much more than shrimp--or even seafood

  • Dining

    May 29, 1997

    Amazing grace

    Jim Severson's new restaurant has the Wright stuff

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Appetite For Instruction: Spicy Chocolate Chile Truffles

    Demonstrated by Chef Rhonda Ruckman Listen up, guys--this one's for you. Any muscle-shirted mini-millionaire can make a fancy reservation, but the man who gets his hands dirty (kinda meant figuratively) will really score points on Valentine's Day. A handmade gift featuring a certain melting mood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Appetite For Instruction: Italian Buttercream Frosting

    Demonstrated by Michael Tyler from Beyond the Box Pastry chef Michael Tyler is certainly not the sweet, gooey type. But the man makes a mean buttercream. At Beyond the Box Catering, Tyler bakes up everything from eye-catching occasion cakes to rich, flaky croissants for weddings, parties and cor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Veggie Girl: Cosmic Cafe

    Fill in the blank: The best thing about Cosmic Café is... ...a deck of Tarot cards at every table. ...free yoga. ...unlimited mugs of soy chai. ...delicious plates of all-veggie food, whose prices all add up to multiples of nine. (We don't know why. We asked our waitress, and neither did she...b ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 5, 2008

    Review: Cafe R&D

    Café R&D serves up pretty, tasty dishes, but where's the meow mix?

  • Dining

    November 23, 1995

    Joey's 15 minutes

    The son of a famous Houston restaurateur gets ground up in the hype machine

  • Dining

    July 14, 2005

    Who Needs PR?

    Mofongo's pretty good--as long as you avoid the signature dish

  • Dining

    May 2, 1996

    The edible canvas

    The DMA's Seventeen-Seventeen is an artistic masterpiece

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Veggie Guy: Vegan 'Month Of Food'

    ​In the vegan world, we're in what's known as "VeganMoFo." No, not what you think--it's a global event that stands for "Vegan Month of Food." We celebrate VeganMoFo to encourage our omnivorous friends to try animal-free eats for an entire month. Not an easy feat here in Dallas--you know, consider ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    From Mom: Secret Toffee And Gooey Butter Cake Recipes

    This is mostly for Amy S., but a few others were interested so I asked mom to send the recipes. I'll just leave her to explain:I am sending 3 gooey butter cake recipes. The first one was in this week's St. Louis paper, from their files. This is not the one I make. ​ST LOUIS GOOEY BUTTER CAKE ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Appetite For Instruction: Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes

    Recipe Demonstrated by Tressa LeBouef of Citizen Sweet ​I have one. You have one. We all have one. Oh, the power of the sweet tooth and the way it takes over one's soul. You may be sitting on the couch at night and something comes on the television and puts you in the mood. You realize right then ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Sweets for Your Sweet Tooth: Bread Winners' White Chocolate Berry Cake

    Photos by Sarah Johnson ​White Chocolate Berry Cake Demonstrated by Cara Vasquez of Bread Winners We recently decided that Appetite for Instruction needs more sweets in its life. Sure, we've dabbled here and there over the past year in the baking department, but not enough to satisfy our City o ... More >>

  • News

    September 16, 2010

    The 2010 Big Tex Choice Awards Fries Up A New Batch of Artery-Clogging Eats, Beckoning State Fair-goers To Come And Get Their Grease On.

    Photos by Sarah Johnson ​White Chocolate Berry Cake Demonstrated by Cara Vasquez of Bread Winners We recently decided that Appetite for Instruction needs more sweets in its life. Sure, we've dabbled here and there over the past year in the baking department, but not enough to satisfy our City o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Chef Tell: Dessert Wars vs. World Series

    ​I'm gonna make a bold statement, people, and hope that you won't abandon me: Last night ate a dick. See, there I was needing to recap our Dallas-centric reality shows -- including Top Chef Just Desserts, of course -- and meanwhile, not only were the Mavs winning, but the biggest thing to happen i ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 18, 2010

    Nosh: Avner Samuel's Latest Is Fine, Affordable and a Touch Too Friendly.

    ​I'm gonna make a bold statement, people, and hope that you won't abandon me: Last night ate a dick. See, there I was needing to recap our Dallas-centric reality shows -- including Top Chef Just Desserts, of course -- and meanwhile, not only were the Mavs winning, but the biggest thing to happen i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    It's Em-Effing Cookie Baking Time:
    Black Forest Crinkle Cookies

    Alice LaussadeOr you could skip the baking and snuggle up with a bottle of optional ingredient.​'Tis the season to get fat on Black Forest crinkle cookies. They're chocolatey. They're cherry-y. These Black Forest crinkle cookies will blow your face off with deliciousness. They taste like brown ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    It's Em-Effing Cookie-Baking Time: Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies

    Alice LaussadeChocolate chip cookies with bacon? Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. (He suffers from angina.)​It's the holidays. A time filled with magic and wonder -- a time when wishes are granted. A time when getting completely blackout drunk is socially acceptable and everyone's nice t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    It's Em-Effing Chocolate-Eating Time: Peppermint Bark

    ​It's a Christmas miracle! No-bake treats that taste beyond delicious. All you need is a 11-by-17-inch cookie sheet, a hammer (sweet!), a freezer and a little patience at the stove. If you're no good at baking and you're really good at eating chocolate, this is the holiday treat for you. Stra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Boxed Fudge Kits vs. Homemade Fudge: A Skirmish for the Season

    fudging with the fudge kit​When I decided to pit boxed fudge against homemade fudge, I saw it as a way to repent for all those meals made from Bisquick and Stove Top. I pictured myself in front of my stove, delicately stirring a pot of sugar syrup to avoid scorching and sugar crystals. I pretended ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Build Your Own Omelet After Destroying Your Bank Account At Choctaw Casino Resort

    Photos by Andrea Grimes and Man O' The HourA bitty, bland Bloody.​Because nothing is as important as family time during the holidays, the Man O' The Hour and I left my parents' house on Christmas afternoon to drive up to the brand-spanking-new-ish Choctaw Casino Resort in pancake-flat Durant, Okla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Cake Balls: Easy to Make, Easier to Make Jokes About

    Photos by Brooke Nottingham​All innuendos and dirty jokes duly noted, I prefer my food in compact ball-shape. I like cheese balls, sausage balls, popcorn balls and meatballs. Thanksgiving always has and always will find a Butterball in my oven (sorry, Stephan Pyles.) So for dessert my natural ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    AMC's Dine-In Movie Concept Could Stand a Few Tweaks in the Dining Department

    ​Oscar nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, and if the Academy gets the least bit cutesy, I'll have hours and hours of movie-watching ahead of me. For more than a decade, I've made a ritual of seeing every nominated film in every category: I was probably the only person as crushed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Yosef Schwartz and George Shepherd, Stars of the Fresh Diet, Share Recipes With City of Ate

    Mushroom Crowns Filled with Pesto Chicken​In part one of this week's Three Course Meal, we shared a profile of Executive Chef and Chief Culinary Officer of The Fresh Diet, Yosef Schwartz, as well as a short bit about Dallas head chef of The Fresh Diet George Shepherd. In part two, we asked Sch ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 12, 2011

    Clear Fork Station: A Cowboy Oasis

    Worth a stop if you're in the neighborhood.

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Some Food Tips for When You're Dumb Enough to Camp

    www.tjhtees.com/tshirt/camping-sucks-tshirtsYes. Yes it does.​With summer here, inevitably someone is going to suggest I give up the burden of air conditioning, properly prepared food, washed hair and a comfy mattress to enjoy the pleasures of sleeping on dirt, swatting mosquitoes and eating u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    If You Can Find Texas Peaches, We Have a Recipe for You (Hint: Try Looking in Terrell)

    Lauren Drewes Daniels​It's a bad year to be a peach in the Lone Star State. A lot of North Texas orchards lost their crops this season to freezing weather and hail storms. Perusing the PickYourOwn.org website for the area, many farmers have thrown in the peach towel for this summer, but promis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Our Recipe For Peach & Calamari Ice Cream

    japaneseicecream.blogspot.comMmm, seafood ice cream.​You probably ate a lot of food this Fourth of July. We're not judging. We did the same thing. But while you were gorging yourself on hot dogs and that questionably warm potato salad, we made a dessert that's sort of nutritious, but more impo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Walking the Wok at Asian-American's Birthplace

    Kristy YangR&G Lounge's humongous Dungeness crab. We'd hate to see the one that got away.​(Here's part two of travelin' woman Kristy Yang's Walk the Really Long Wok from the Bay Area. Coming up shortly, something about Asian food closer to home. Check out last week's California Wok here.) San ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Fry Master Abel Gonzales Jr. Teaches Us How to Make Fried Cookie Dough

    DIY fried cookie dough. Oh snap.​Last week, my friend told me about a batch of cookies she made with Oreo cookies crumbled inside them. "It's a cookie in a cookie!" Pretty impressive. But what would obviously be more impressive? We had to fry it. (begin Ghostbusters parody) "Who you gonna ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Fried Brownies at the State (Fried) Fair of Texas -- I'm in Heaven

    Denise GarzaFried brownies will make you fried happy.​This year, Denise Garza (with her sister Norma and her niece Roxanne) made it to the second round of the Big Tex Choice Awards with Heavenly Deep-Fried Brownies. While the concept of frying a brownie isn't completely new to this fair (las ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Three Holiday Drink Recipes for the Festive Boozehound in You

    FlickrGive your eggnogg a cocoa makeover.​Whitney Filloon, our resident pastry chef/booze correspondent, took the week off from drinking to bring you these winter cocktail ideas. We have her assurances that she was sober when she wrote them. I enjoy a $12 cocktail as much as the next Dallas g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Before She Goes Vegan, Our Five Favorite Paula Deen Recipes (Or Are They Murder Plots?)

    Bakedbree.com​Oh, Paula, Paula, Paula. What happened? One day we're fat and happy making ooey-gooey monkey bread, the next we're being secretly photographed eating a burger on a cruise ship. Our gluttony has caught up with us. But Paula and I go way back. Ours is a tried and true relationshi ... More >>

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