desserts

  The moment I opened my eyes on our last morning in Hawaii, I reached for my phone. Squinting and blinking, I typed out a groggy reminder: “3 candy bars + 4 blocks cream cheese.”   Not exactly what most…

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By Ana Marie Aguas, Caity Heim, Jake Ferguson and Sara Ortega Last week, we were lucky enough to sample handcrafted marshmallows from Lodi’s The Rustic Puff. It might be hard to imagine a marshmallow as anything else but the rubbery white squares you find at the grocery store, but these marshmallows just might amaze...

We had such a good weekend. On Sunday, we decided to take a trip to Richmond. It is only about an hour and half from us, and I was there recently to visit the Sabra Headquarters. When I was there, I knew that I wanted to bring my family back to...

  On the eve of our vacation, Mom raced to Target for a few last-minute airplane snacks. Since going mostly gluten-free, she mainly munches on cocoa-coated almonds, dried fruit, and dark chocolate. (Yes, chocoholism is genetic!)   Recently, Mom came…

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There is absolutely nothing more rewarding than making your own ice cream. You start with some simple ingredients, make it hot, then make it cold, and freeze it – and magically, ice cream is the end result. I usually stay away from custard based ice creams when I am making them myself. I...

I can finally feel flour between my fingers instead of just sand between my toes. Both are equally satisfying, but one results in something far tastier—like this cinnamon roll pizza!

When most people hear the word “hula,” they picture grass skirts, swaying hips, and fragrant flower leis. An ancient tradition, dancers gracefully illustrate song lyrics with their hands and arms. My family even drives halfway around Kauai to watch a little girls’ hula show at least once on every vacation.

We’ve been a little fixated on donuts around here lately. Because I bake pretty frequently, I usually only get the family donuts once a year. For some reason, I’ve gotten donuts twice in the past few weeks, just recently from Doughbot Donut...

Two of my favorite tropical flavors! Serve with vanilla ice cream for a cool summer treat.

  On every tropical trip, my family walked over to the extravagant Hyatt hotel in the late afternoon on Tuesdays and Saturdays. (We stayed in condos nearby; we were too messy to spend a week cramped in one tiny room!) After strolling around...