Tommy Centola
Orange-Basil Granita
Granita is basically flavored ice. It's a very refreshing way to end a meal. 1 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves 2...
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Tommy Centola
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
Baked Alaska Mousse Cups
Here we go. No oven necessary. Chocolate Mousse (recipe from last Thursday) Strawberry Mousse (recipe from last Monday) 1 cup sugar 1/2...
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Tommy Centola
- Aug 29
- 1 min
Chocolate Mousse
The great part about this week's recipes it that you can also serve them on their own. Wait until you see how we use them on Monday. 2...
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Tommy Centola
- Aug 26
- 1 min
Strawberry Mousse
I going to share a couple of recipes this week that will be ingredients for next Monday's recipe. Bear with me. 2 tablespoons water 1/2...
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Tommy Centola
- Jul 25
- 1 min
Frozen Strawberry Pie
Here's an easy summer dessert. To make it even easier, use a premade graham cracker crust. 3 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs 3/4...
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Tommy Centola
- Jul 22
- 1 min
No Churn Peaches Foster Ice Cream
Need some relief from the heat. Here's a couple of cold desserts to serve. 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup firmy packed dark brown sugr 3/4...
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Tommy Centola
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Grasshopper Ice Cream Sandwiches.
The Grasshopper was reported created at Tujague's restaurant in 1918, making it a truly New Orleans classic. Let''s grab the ice cream...
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Tommy Centola
- Jun 24
- 1 min
No-Churn Grasshopper Ice Cream
Here's another set of recipes this week, where you need the first one to make the second one. It's all about the Grasshopper. 2 cups cold...
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Tommy Centola
- Jun 20
- 2 min
Blueberry Gateau
Today's recipe, along with both of next weeks, will be all about blueberries. Let's start with this blueberry cake 1/2 cup plus 2...
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Tommy Centola
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Berries and Cream
For the next two weeks, I will be focusing on fresh berries for dessert ingredients. Today's uses 4 different berries. 1 pound fresh...
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Tommy Centola
- Sep 7, 2023
- 1 min
Skillet Pecan and Chocolate Blondie
A blondie is a brownie without cocoa in the batter. Here's a great skillet dessert. 1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar 1 cup...
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Tommy Centola
- Sep 4, 2023
- 1 min
Mini Satsuma Vanilla Bundt Cakes
My sweet tooth is acting up. Time for a couple of desserts. Life is short, eat dessert first! 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2...
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Tommy Centola
- Jul 24, 2023
- 1 min
Black and Blue Fruit Salad
It's berry season. Blue and black berries are plentiful. Here's a couple of recipes for those fresh picked treats. 2 cups fresh...
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Tommy Centola
- Jun 15, 2023
- 1 min
Peanut Butter, Banana and Chocolate Girl Scout Pie
If you are like many, when Girl Scout cookies come out, you buy as many as you can. Here's a recipe that uses two favorite flavors. 1...
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Tommy Centola
- Jun 12, 2023
- 1 min
Brown Butter-Fig Pie
Who want's some pie? This week, I'm sharing two versions. If you really want to be ambitious, you can make your own pie crust. 9-inch...
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Tommy Centola
- May 29, 2023
- 1 min
Louisiana Coffee Cake
Looking through my collection of cookbooks, I came across the official cookbook of the Louisiana World's Fair. I thought that this week,...
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Tommy Centola
- Apr 13, 2023
- 1 min
Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
These cookies are a great accompaniment to the Key Lime Sorbet. The also are great on their own. Either way, they will take you away to...
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Tommy Centola
- Apr 10, 2023
- 1 min
Key Lime Sorbet
Time to head to the Florida Keys. The most popular dish to come from those islands is the Key Lime Pie. This week, lets make some Key...
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Tommy Centola
- Jan 5, 2023
- 2 min
Mardi Gras Pound Cake
Here is a bundt style King Cake. It still has all the flavors of King Cake with a different shape. 1 1/2 cups butter, softened 2 1/2 cups...
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Tommy Centola
- Jan 2, 2023
- 2 min
Cinnamon Roll Wreath
Carnival season is upon use. How about 2 variations of a King Cake. Let's start with a bakers dream. 1 cup warm milk (105 to 110℉) 1...
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