Morning Gathering Hot Fruit DessertSource: https://www.triond.com/users/Chris+Stonecipher
This delicious morning Hot Fruit Dessert is loaded with various fruit such as peaches, pineapples, pears and cherries with a vanilla wafer crust topping. If you have a nut allergy, the dessert works just fine without the crush almonds.
Naturally sweet: Giada's grilled fruit skewersSource: msnbc.com
Thought your grill was just for burgers and hot dogs? Think again. Here, Giada De Laurentiis shows how adding heat to fruit can bring out natural sugars in creative summertime desserts.
'Sprinkles' On Food Is New Diet TrendSource: local6.com
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A sweet-and-salty mix of flavor enhancers sprinkled on food is a new weight-loss method some say is helping them cut portions and drop pounds.
The sprinkles, called Sensa, were developed by Dr. Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Treatment Center.
Vegetables for Dessert?Source: gourmet.com
In contemporary American cuisine, a few vegetable-centric dessert staples—such as carrot cake, pumpkin pie, zucchini bread, and sweet-potato pie—have become woven into our collective food traditions.

I got this recipe from a friend of mine when our husbands were stationed on Okinawa Japan. She told me the recipe came from someone else, but I never knew who. These cookies are fantastic and everyone gobbles them up.
1973: Teddie's Apple CakeSource: The New York Times
Teddie's apple cake, an oil-based, ring-shaped confection, ran in The Times in 1973. Unfortunately, the article gave no clue as to who Teddie was.
A Fruitcake Soaked in Tropical SunSource: The New York Times
A Caribbean Christmas tradition, black cake is to American fruitcake as dark chocolate is to milk chocolate: darker, deeper and altogether more absorbing.

My grandparents came to the United States from Puglia Italy in 1912. Like many Italians they brought their culture, traditions and recipes. Our family has especially enjoyed our traditional Christmas Eve dinner.

Or, how to spend half your life in the kitchen.
A Sip for Après-WhateverSource: The New York Times
Judging from the proliferation of upscale shops serving $5 cups of hot chocolate these days, New Yorkers don't need any après-ski excuse to indulge.
The Sweet HereafterSource: The New York Times
For Gail Monaghan, memory lane is paved with dessert.
HAPPY EASTER! Easter Surprise CupcakesSource: Sheila's Place
The entry for 3-5-08 on the Sheila's Place website is for the Easter cupcakes with recipe --
"There's so much for which to be thankful: new growth in the garden and new growth in our lives, the hope of heaven, the joy of friends, sunshine, no more getting snowed in, Easter dress …
Wonderful Ideas for 4th of July DesertsSource:
Author gives simple recipes that the family can make together, no matter how old or young, on the Fourth of July. Ranging from Red, White and Blue Jell-O Cups to 4th of July Cup Cakes.
Just DessertsSource: WaiterRant.net
Desserts are a high profit margin item. Restaurants are eager to sell them. Yuppies, brainwashed by the Food Network, have come to the conclusion that every dessert they eat has to be homemade.
Lemon Kid's Cupcake RecipesSource: cakeguru.blogspot.com
Cup cakes are a favorite treat for kids of all ages. Cupcakes can be decorated for all seasons and reasons. These are quick, easy cup cake recipe that kids can prepare with the help of an adult.