Category Archives: Desserts

Fall For Forelle Pears and Raspberry Pie

Love this time of year, when we immerse ourselves in mulling spices, squashes, pomegranates, persimmons, and pears!   Let me introduce you to the Forelle pears.  The light green pears with red freckles are an heirloom variety with roots in Germany.  Lucky for us,...
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Apricot Almond Cake

The combination of apricots and vanilla will always remind me of the warm, poached apricots and saffron dessert recipe I got from a publication on Ferran Adria of elBulli -- yeah, that Ferran, you know the Godfather of gastronomic cuisine...
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Orange Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti

Biscotti?  On LatinoFoodie?  Sure!  This twice baked Italian bread is perfect for any time of the year, but they are especially suited to holiday gift giving.  For the second year in a row we baked off dozens of scrumptious biscotti as gifts...
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