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Tommy Centola
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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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Tommy Centola
Nov 13, 20223 min read
Try traditional pie recipe
Last time, I shared with you a different type of pie, the savory pie. Today, I want to share some traditional pie recipes. I think that...
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Tommy Centola
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Molasses Glazed Pecans
Pecans are a very Southern ingredient. Here's an interpretation of a candied pecan. 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 1/4 cup...
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Tommy Centola
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Crepes Hope
In my first cookbook, I have recipes named for my my two dogs, Bruno and Abigail. Since my first book, we have gotten 2 standard poodles....
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Tommy Centola
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Deep Fried Pecan Pies
This week, I'm reaching into my cookbook Creole & Cajun Comfort Food for a couple of desserts. Pecan pies are the only type of pies for...
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Tommy Centola
Jul 28, 20221 min read
Hurricane Frozen Cups
Time to the this childhood treat and make it an adult favorite. It won't freeze as hard as our mom's did because of the rum. It's still...
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