Dessert Recipes

Homemade Ice Cream for Valentine's Day

Making ice cream at home is no easy feat. First, the home cook must purchase an ice cream maker -- typically at about $60 or $70. Then, the churned cream aficionado must master techniques such as tempering and things like emulsified egg yolks. And it all takes a very, very long time. Many ice cream ... More >>

Twinkie Withdrawal? Hedy Goldsmith Shows Us How To Make Red Velvet Twinks

The last batch of Twinkies has left the building. According to Fox News, the very last shipment of Twinkies was shipped to Chicago's Jewel-Osco grocery chain this week. 20,000 boxes of Twinkies, and 5,000 boxes of Ding Dongs, Zingers, and Orange Cupcakes were flying out of the store, in what was dub ... More >>

Miami Election Day Dining Deals and Freebies, From Villa Mayfair to Shake Shack UPDATED

We've heard all your excuses to not vote. The long lines, the confusing amendments, and how could your vote possibly count?We could tell you that voting is your civic duty, or that if you don't vote you don't have the right to complain for the next four years. But the real reason to vote?Free swag!W ... More >>

Bloom in Wynwood Needs Polishing

Make Raw Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream in Two Minutes

At one of my recent organic juice parties (if you're not sure what that is, click here), Jordan Wolfe, my friend and compatriot in all things healthy living, arrived toting the ingredients for his famous raw vegan chocolate "ice cream," which he proceeded to whip up in the Vitamix for the mind-blowi ... More >>

Answer: Mango-Coconut Ice Cream. Question: What to Do With All These Damn Mangoes?

This is the time of year in Miami when friends hand me mangoes. "I have more than I know what to do with," they are apt to say in these circumstances. In fact, it isn't that unusual for strangers to hand me mangoes. "I can't eat them all," they say, as if needing an excuse for giving fruit to someon ... More >>

Miami's Ten Best Desserts

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 in newsstands now.When dining out, it can be tough to make everyone in a group happy.; We ... More >>

Bianca at the Delano: High Prices and Snobbery Stir Memories of a Meaner South Beach

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Top Five Local, Tropical Fruits In Season Now

All photos by Emily CodikRobert, the owner of Robert Is Here, the timeless fruit stand and farm in Homestead, knows all about the variety of local Florida produce. He's been a grower for more than 50 years. Since it can be tricky to get to know the selection Robert is here to list the top five local ... More >>

Eating House, The Broken Shaker Turn Easter Candy Into a Boozy Brunch

On Sunday, the Easter Bunny will hippity hop over to Miami, leaving a trail of candy in his wake. You could just eat the Peeps and Cadbury creme eggs he leaves you-- or you can turn them into a delicious boozy Easter brunch.We asked Miami's favorite pop-ups -- Eating House and the Broken Shaker to s ... More >>

Make Your Own Peeps: A How-To Demo by Tudor House's Jamie DeRosa

When we heard Tudor House was making its own Peeps for Easter brunch, we were intrigued. We didn't think Peeps could actually be created by hand. We thought those adorable little marshmallow chicks were just hatched from giant candy chickens housed somewhere in a large farm in the Nevada desert.So w ... 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 >>

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 >>

Chow Down Grill, Morgans open in South Beach

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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 >>

Beyond Candy Corn: 5 Easy & Unique Halloween Treats

​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. Especially when that pretzel is dipped in white chocol ... More >>

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

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

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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 >>

DB Bistro Moderne: French elegance in Brickell

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.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

The 'Tude Gang

A new Surfside eatery’s aim is off

Chang's Changes Chinese

Though formulaic, cuisine is fresh and flavorful

The Depressing Room

It Really Is Good