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Frozen Chocolate Bananas Recipe

Bluth-style bananas, just in time for Arrested D!
May 23, 2013 4:01 pm
frozen chocolate banana recipe
Photo: Vegan Feast Catering on Flickr

Now that I've gotten that out of my system, George Michael was right. Not about whether it's legal to touch your cousin in the state of California (still not), but that there's pretty much no recipe for a frozen chocolate banana. You dip it in the...chocolate, then roll it in nuts and freeze it in a cooler full of evidence. Or ice. You can't have a party without ice. The non-recipe, after the jump. 

No-Bake Persimmon And Goat Cheese Cheesecake Recipe

Persian cookbook changes up a rich dessert classic
May 17, 2013 2:02 pm

Chef and cookbook author Louisa Shafia's The New Persian Kitchen is filled with traditional and modern takes on Persian cuisine. You've seen cheesecake in every flavor and variation — except persimmon, right? Tangy, creamy goat cheese pairs perfectly with sweet, earthy persimmons for a truly impressive dessert.

Boston Cream Pie Recipe

Learn how to make Massachusetts' official dessert
Apr 29, 2013 4:02 pm
Photo: Jonathan Lovekin

Leave it to blogger and TV show host Lucinda Scala Quinn to feed us just the way we want. Her recipe for Boston cream pie is everything we ever wanted in a pie-cake. Or cake-pie. Either way, it's wicked delicious.

Matt and Ted Lee's Caramel Cake Recipe

A rich caramel cake recipe from the South Carolina
Apr 26, 2013 2:01 pm
Photo: Squire Fox

Matt and Ted Lee, James Beard Award-winning chefs from South Carolina, recently released The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen (high up on our list of spring cookbooks to look out for). Inside is a wealth of classic homestyle and elevated Southern food we couldn't wait to sink our teeth into. Next up, a sticky-sweet caramel cake that won't disappoint.

Caramel Pecan Tortoises Recipe

Gooey, nutty chocolate treats in reptile form
Apr 16, 2013 4:02 pm
Photo: Joseph De Leo

We're crazy about the Hand-Crafted Candy Bars cookbook! Screw all those preservatives and artificial crap, we're going back to old-school candymaking techniques with these Caramel Pecan Tortoises. Cute, but importantly, functional.  

Ben & Jerry's Eric Fredette May Have The World's Best Job

Flavor guru talks the secrets behind the ice cream
Apr 10, 2013 2:01 pm

Eric Fredette’s job is probably better than yours. He has worked at the Vermont-based ice cream company for the past 16 years as a “flavor guru.” We caught up with the man in charge of developing flavor combinations to discuss everything from booze to barbecue ice cream, with just a swirl of Guy Fieri mixed in.

Easy Avocado Shake Recipe

An easy recipe for a sweet Filipino avocado shake
Apr 6, 2013 2:01 pm
photo: Tristan Kenney on Flickr

Nobody does noodles, chicharrón and shaved ice like East Village Filipino gastropub Jeepney. Chef and co-owner Tomas Delos Reyes shared his simple recipe for avocado shakes, a spring/summer treat that needs little more than a ripe avocado and a moment of your time. 

Falling For The Bizarro Desserts Of Malaysia

After the laksa, things really start to get weird
Mar 25, 2013 9:02 am

"I'd grown comfortable demurring at desserts I found too weird, concluding that what a person prefers as a meal-ender is largely cultural. However, when I found myself in Penang, Malaysia recently, I didn't realize it but I was about to have these notions challenged." More, right this way...

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