Salted Pistachio Brittle

Pistachios and coarse sea salt come together in this salty-sweet treat that’s delicious on its own or crumbled over ice cream or our Chai-Spiced Amaranth Pudding.
Continue reading » »Cherry-Basil Buttermilk Sherbet

This sherbet is like summer in a bowl: light, refreshing, sweet and perfumed with the quintessential summer herb (which has a surprising affinity for cherries).
Continue reading » »Kathleen’s Fresh Peach Pie with Toasted Walnut Crust

Ground nuts and a touch of whole-wheat pastry flour give this crust a healthier edge. It also has less fat than traditional pastry, yet there’s enough to make it satisfyingly tender.
Continue reading » »Lemon Verbena Honey Granita

Lemon verbena has a heady, perfumey fragrance that gives a surprising, sensuous flavor to this refreshing granita.
Continue reading » »Mexican Chocolate Brownies

This recipe is inspired by Mexican chocolate, which is sweet, cinnamony, and nutty. The chile powder adds a touch of smoky heat, but you can omit it if you like.
Continue reading » »Kitchen MacGyver Lemon Curd

This easy recipe for lemon curd can be made with just three basic kitchen tools.
Continue reading » »Strawberry Cheesecake Tartlets

You’ve probably realized by now that we here at Nourish Network love the itty mini dessert portions. And what’s not to love? You get to have your cheesecake–in this case a luscious, tart one topped with first-of-the-season strawberries–and eat all of it too . . . while not worrying about overindulging.
Continue reading » »Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Macerated Strawberries

Use room-temperature eggs, which will be easy to separate and beat to their full volume. (Hang onto the yolks to make Homemade Mayonnaise or Sweet Potato-Kale Bread Pudding.) Angel food cakes are made in an ungreased tube pan, which provides maximum surface area and traction for the cake to climb. The cake is cooled upside-down so it doesn’t lose volume as it cools. Some tube pans have little feet to hold the pan up off the counter while the cake cools. If yours doesn’t, simply invert the pan on the neck of a wine bottle or other bottle that fits into the hole of the tube pan.
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