Baklava Sundae with Grilled Peaches

Top this with a drizzle of ouzo for a grown-up dessert.

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Buttermilk Icing

A few bites of fall anytime you please.

Poached Fig, Walnut, and Blue Cheese Tart

A versatile tart appropriate as an hors d’oeuvre or a dessert.

Well, we can add this to the no-cook, quick-and-easy list of ice cream bases. I adapted this from a recipe on epicurious.com that used way too little lemon and way too much cream cheese. -8 oz cream cheese, any fat concentration...

Mochi Ice Cream

Like a Japanese ice cream sandwich, sweet mochi dough encases ice cream

Roasted Pistachio Ice Cream

Packed with nut flavor.

Caramel Sundae with Cinnamon-Sugar Chips

An adult take on the childhood staple, this sundae combines caramel ice cream with a bittersweet chocolate sauce and crispy cinnamon-sugar chips.

Root Beer Float

The classic soda fountain specialty.

Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

A sweet topping that’s quick to make.

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Creamy, rich, and packed with vanilla beans.

Pistachio-Strawberry Ice Cream Cake

Strawberry, vanilla, and pistachio ice creams are layered for triple the ice cream magic.

Maple Ice Cream

Maple syrup is great for breakfast but better in a creamy dessert.

Cream Cheese Pinwheels

Crisp cream cheese cookies filled with raspberry jam.

Cream Cheese and Chive Scramble with Prosciutto

Creamy eggs tucked into a prosciutto package.

Italian Ice Cream Trance State

This week’s mission: fake fancy mac ’n' cheese, and real fancy gelato.