Thanksgiving: Chocolate Walnut Tart with Crisp Walnut Crust

Here is an impressive and delicious addition to the Thanksgiving feast:  Chocolate Walnut Tart with Crisp Walnut Crust.

Ultimate Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Intensely chocolate, moist and richly delicious, you'd never know that this is a zucchini cake.

Dark Chocolate Gelato

This is a very dark chocolate gelato.  Two kinds of cocoa combine to give the deep, rich color and flavor.

Just for Fun: Quick Croissants

While nothing matches real croissants, in a pinch you can make a very reasonable facsimile from pizza dough.  Here's how.

Ricotta Cheesecake Brownies

These brownies are enriched with fresh ricotta cheese, both in the chocolate base and the cheesecake topping.  Just the thing for dessert after a June dinner.

Moonlight Pies in Vermont

Chocolate graham crackers filled with maple marshmallow cream: moonlight pies in Vermont.

Ricotta Double-Dutch Chocolate Foam Cake

This is an iconic cake, not just a chocolate cake.  Fresh ricotta and swirls of double dutch cocoa bring angel food down to Earth, producing a unique  hybrid.  Fiori di Sicilia gives a subtle orange lilt to the rich chocolate flavor, making this one unforgettable cake.  Dusted with powdered sugar, it stands on its own as a very special dessert.  It also has enough integrity and substance to serve as a delicious platform for ice cream, mousse, or pastry cream and fresh fruit.