DAY Recipe

“When my daughter and son-in-law took me to Bridges in nearby Danville for my birthday, they told me the restaurant was in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire,” says Merrybell Loesel of Walnut Creek, California. “I was even more impressed by dessert than I was by the restaurant’s claim to fame—the chocolate pudding cake defies description.”
Warm Chocolate [...]

A decadent, impressive dessert that appeals to everyone’s inner Boy Scout or Girl Scout. Begin preparing this dish a day ahead.

Makes 10 to 12 servings.

INGREDIENTS
16 whole graham crackers (about 8 ounces)

1 cup whole almonds, toasted

3 tablespoons sugar

1/2 cup [...]

Pillsbury test kitchen home economists have heard it all. When they told me
some people were adding melted ice cream to a cake mix, I couldn’t believe
it. Well, that’s precisely what I did with this fun recipe. Choose your
flavor and let the ice cream melt. The only trick is that you must have 2
cups of melted [...]

Makes about 2.5 quarts.

INGREDIENTS
2 cup whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 large cinnamon stick
1 cup sugar
7 egg yolks
2 tablespoon crème de cassis
2 cups olallieberries (fresh or frozen)
DIRECTIONS
Combine the milk, cream, cinnamon (ground and stick), and [...]

Makes about 1 quart.

INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 1/2 cups whole milk
4 egg yolks
3/4 cup of sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups heavy cream, chilled
1 cup peeled and mashed rich ripe figs
1 teaspoon vanilla
DIRECTIONS
In a small skillet [...]