Dessert Recipes

Still Savory After All These Years

An Interview With Ted Allen

C. StilesNectar Lounge at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek was host to the Christmas-ey dessert party, Sweet Dreams, this weekend. The event featured a huge spread of sugary cakes, candies, flash-frozen ice cream, and dessert sushi, which you can check out by viewing our slide show. But it also fea ... More >>

Yuca Look It Up

C. StilesNectar Lounge at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek was host to the Christmas-ey dessert party, Sweet Dreams, this weekend. The event featured a huge spread of sugary cakes, candies, flash-frozen ice cream, and dessert sushi, which you can check out by viewing our slide show. But it also fea ... More >>

Doug Rodriguez Is Back

New Latin cuisine moves to the Beach.

Ouzo's Goes South

As it becomes a bistro, the former Greek place slides in more ways than one.

Chang's Changes Chinese

Though formulaic, cuisine is fresh and flavorful

It Really Is Good

Though formulaic, cuisine is fresh and flavorful

Gaucho with a Sweet Tooth

Though formulaic, cuisine is fresh and flavorful

Recipes for Success

Look at what the chef is doing right, in his own words, er, recipes

Barton Gee!

Finally, a great restaurant that locals can enjoy

Asian Invasion

Finally, a great restaurant that locals can enjoy

Remembrance of Cuba Past

Finally, a great restaurant that locals can enjoy

Under the Weather

Finally, a great restaurant that locals can enjoy

More Than Just Moros

Finally, a great restaurant that locals can enjoy

Hooray for Hollywood

Finally, a great restaurant that locals can enjoy

Busman's Holiday

Finally, a great restaurant that locals can enjoy

Room to Rome

Finally, a great restaurant that locals can enjoy

Poetry to the Palate

Finally, a great restaurant that locals can enjoy

For Chef Patissiere Angela Garcia, It's Sweet Dreams with New Lovely Daze Special Edition Book: ROSE

Charwei TsaiCover art meets the culinary artsYou won't find a food stylist in the credits for this cookbook.  But there is eye candy, of a different kind.In Lovely Daze Special Edition Book: ROSE, pastry chef Angela Garcia explores the ingredient rose in dessert recipes paired with drawings and ... More >>

Ingrid Hoffmann's Creamy Mojito Shakes: Handy on a Hot Summer's Day, and for Post-Weekend Detox

Jackie SayetI declare this meeting chilled​For those of you more excited than confused at the prospect of detoxing with mojitos, we're sorry to burst your alcohol-coated bubble. The mojito recipe in this post is - gasp - virgin!  Where is an Edvard Munch "The Scream"-style font when you need ... More >>

Executive Pastry Chef Antonio Bachour Shines Sweetly at W South Beach Hotel: Pistachio Semifreddo and Olive Oil Ice Cream

Jackie SayetUnusual trio delights the palate.​During a complimentary press dinner Tuesday night at Solea, we were treated to a dip in humidity and a pistachio semifreddo that signaled talent was making pastries in the W South Beach Hotel kitchen.  The man behind this cooling and creamy lime g ... More >>

Hedy Goldsmith's Winning Pear Granita Recipe

Courtesy of the Pear Board​Hedy Goldsmith, executive pastry chef of Michael's Genuine Food and Drink, has been recognized by Pear Bureau Northwest as its December "Pear Panache" chef of the month for her Pear and Cardamom Granita with Pistachio Pomegranate Biscotti."Chef Goldsmith's granita is a s ... More >>

The Genuine Kitchen: Hedy Goldsmith is Sweet on Basil Ice Cream

James Beard Award-nominated Chef Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink brings his knowledge to your home cooking with a new column, The Genuine Kitchen. A guest blogger for this installment, Michael's Genuine Executive Pastry Chef Hedy Goldsmith shares a recipe and thoughts on basil ... More >>

Top 5 George Washington Carver Peanut Recipes

public domain image by Frances Benjamin JohnstonGeorge Washington Carver (front and center) with fellow staff members at the Tuskeegee Institute in Alabama in 1902. (Click image for full size.)​Black History Month is here, so let's talk about one of the greatest agricultural minds of the 19th and ... More >>

Exclusive Interview With Katie Lee

One of the stars of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Katie Lee is heading to Miami in two weeks to start whipping up some of her signature Southern-flavored recipes. The gorgeous cookbook author (she has two tomes out) and former wife of crooner Billy Joel, Katie Lee is a culinary force to ... More >>

Cushy Cakes Are Raising the Cupcake Bar

Courtesy of Melissa Wilde JarquinIt's getting harder and harder these days to distinguish between the slews of gourmet cupcake operations that keep springing up. So here's some help. Cushy Cakes uses Guinness Beer and Kahlua coffee liqueur in certain recipes. Owner and self-taught baker Melissa Wild ... More >>

Healthy Dad or Not, Granola is Where It's At

photo by Christina Staalstrom​Miami is full of health enthusiasts and Matt Pawlik, one of three founders of Mix My Granola, ​is no exception. An avid triathlete, granola is the fuel that keeps him going through his training and those grueling races. He even has his own blend appropriately called ... More >>

Summer Fruit: A Country Garden Cookbook

​This is the second of our ongoing series that spotlights interesting cookbooks. Some will be new and familiar, chosen because we think they're really good. Others will be highlighted as a means of introducing you to cookbooks you might not know about -- and that we also think are really good. Thi ... More >>

Great American Favorite Brand Name Cookbook

​This is a funny one. Six hundred pages, thousands of recipes, each and every one based on a well known American brand name comestible. Meaning you never use lemon, but REALEMON Lemon Juice from Concentrate. Sherried mushrooms go over Original MINUTE Rice, and brandy lace cookies are made with MAZ ... More >>

Cloned Coffee Cooler Recipes From Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks

Lee KleinThe real Coolatta; we've got the mock.​In 1987, Todd Wilbur of Orange County, California, started his Top Secret Recipes website, on which he dissects well-known name-brand foods and creates original recipes that clone their appeal. The site has been "undergoing construction" for quite so ... More >>

First and First Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Ray Hicks is a good Southern boy who grew up on comfort food and at his downtown eatery, ​First & First Southern Baking Company. He's bringing those flavors to Miami one deliciously gooey cake at a time.  From Coca-Cola cake to red velvet,  the only thing more American in this establ ... More >>

Nigella Lawson Caramel Croissant Pudding

This photo of caramel croissant pudding looks a lot better in the book.Yesterday we highlighted the just-released Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook by Lee Schrager and Julie Mautner. We'll remind you that Lee will be at the Miami Book Fair International this Saturday at 4:30 ... More >>

Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce and Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding: Cracker Thanksgiving Recipes

Courtesy of Janis OwensAuthor Janis Owens's great aunts Annie Lou and Ethel in Georgia in the 1940's​These recipes are courtesy of Janis Owens, author of The Cracker Kitchen: A Cookbook in Celebration of Cornbread-Fed, Down-Home Family Stories and Cuisine.  These are from her Cracker Kitchen ... More >>

Decadent Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes With Recipe Just in Time for Turkey Day

Photo by Nayda MercadoPumpkin Pie Cupcake​As Thanksgiving gets closer, the smells of cinnamon, cloves, ginger and all spice become increasingly more irresistible, especially when referring to dessert. Two words - PUMPKIN PIE.Despite the fact that pumpkin pie can be made all year round thanks t ... More >>

Hedy Goldsmith's Chocolate Cremoso Recipe

Ben Fink​As reported yesterday, pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith will be hosting a cooking demo at the Coral Gables Whole Foods this Thursday. Goldsmith will show participants how to make her popular chocolate cremoso. To help you prepare in advance, here's Goldsmith's recipe. If you plan to attend, rem ... More >>

Ten Best Desserts of 2010

Lee KleinHedy's dynamo doughnuts at Michael's Genuine​These are the desserts I enjoyed most during the past year. Looking over my list, I can't help but note that three contain bananas, and only one is chocolate-based. I love chocolate desserts, but so often the only restaurant menu choice is the ... More >>

Rosca de Reyes for Three Kings Day

​Yesterday was the first working day of the year and many resolutions went into effect. But come 5 p.m. you may decide the "giving up sweets" resolution was no good. Fortunately, just when you thought the holidays were over and there would be no more cookies, cakes or sweets for a while, here come ... More >>

Chef Araiza's Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding Recipe

Photo by Riki AltmanConsider picking up your croissants from the new Zona Verde at Alliance Française.​Hosting a lonely hearts party for Valentine's Day? Whip up a batch of Chef Andrea Sans Araiza's Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding and watch the phenylethylamine fly. Or, if you do have a specia ... More >>

From Oreos to Zagnuts: Ten Foods Vegans Eat to Scrape By

Oprah and 378 staffers recently took a one-week vegan challenge.​Or, "How to Succeed at Veganism Without Really Trying."Vegans are humans too. Like most Americans, we have only so much time to dedicate to food preparation. So it is an error when outsiders ponder the vegan lifestyle and automatical ... More >>

Apple Cider Beignet Recipe From The Rolling Stove's Troy Thomas

​This week we featured a two-part interview with The Rolling Stove's owner and chef, Troy Thomas. Check out the other parts here and here. Troy agreed to share his recipe for apple cider bignets with Short Order readers -- perfect since Mardi Gras is only a few weeks away.

DB Bistro Moderne: French elegance in Brickell

​This week we featured a two-part interview with The Rolling Stove's owner and chef, Troy Thomas. Check out the other parts here and here. Troy agreed to share his recipe for apple cider bignets with Short Order readers -- perfect since Mardi Gras is only a few weeks away.

Miss Saigon Bistro's Desserts Include Thai Donuts to Die For

John Zur Miss Saigon's Thai donuts. ​Miss Saigon Bistro has a dessert menu shrouded in secrecy. The little Vietnamese restaurant located in Coral Gables (there's also a location in Pinecrest) offers sweet treats that are sure to please.The place's look is a bit hokey and the service staff did ... More >>

Kane Steakhouse is able, but it's not Miami's greatest

View a slide show of Kane Steakhouse.

Vic & Angelo's South Beach: Coal-fired pizza and upscale Italian-American

See a slide show of Vic & Angelo's.

Beyond Candy Corn: 5 Easy & Unique Halloween Treats

By EpicuriousFunny bones are cute and sweet to eat​Say no to another Halloween candy rut! Here are 5 easy treats that will keep kids and grown-up kids happy this year.5. Funny Bones These little guys can be made in no time and are so sweet to eat. Who doesn't love a chocolate covered pretzel. Espe ... More >>

Celebrate National Chocolate Covered Insect Day with Chocolate Covered Grasshoppers

by Manataka American Indian Council​Today is National Chocolate Covered Insect day. You've probably consumed your fair share of bugs during your lifetime -- either as a kid stuffing dirt in your mouth or last week when you yawned while riding around on your bike.No need to panic -- most insects ar ... More >>

Chow Down Grill, Morgans open in South Beach

View a slide show of Morgans.

Nadia G.'s New Book: Recipe for Bitchin' Lemon Meringue Pie

Cookin' for Trouble makes us wanna play with our food.​She cooks, sings, and rocks out with her comedic brethren in her rock 'n' roll comedy cooking show Bitchin' Kitchen, now in it's second season. We had a chance to speak briefly with Nadia G. about her show, her new book and how she likes to st ... More >>

Five Ways to Keep the Resolution Diet You Start Every Year

Photo by Alex RodriguezIt's no stretch to guess that 85 to 90 percent of people tomorrow night will make a resolution to diet. But it's also no stretch to guess that around that same percentage of resolution diets will quickly be ditched.We've developed five ways to extend those two months ... More >>