Comments on: Dessert Binge

By: MarkS

MarkS — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:16:00 +0000

My dad used to make my sister and me split a 5-cent Dairy Queen cone on our way home from Wed. night church. Talk about cheap!

By: Fajita

Fajita — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 02:11:00 +0000

Dark chocolate, but seriously, it’s for the antioxidants.

By: Deana Nall

Deana Nall — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:11:00 +0000

About frozen bananas…

I used to get those at Dairy Queen when I was a kid. Haven’t seen them there in years, though. I also had a babysitter — an elderly woman — who kept homemade ones in her freezer.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:28:00 +0000

Ah, desserts have the ability to draw out comments from everyone! Why so much passion about dessert? Because it has to do with grandmothers and moms and special family recipes and kicking back with friends — to say nothing of the joy of something sweet. Thanks!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:42:00 +0000

Would you mind devoting a series of blogs to desserts? When you talk about guacalome and dessert I can sense your passion. Any thoughts about desserts that incorporate avocados?

By: Phyllistene

Phyllistene — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:29:00 +0000

Can I just echo your sentiments and say that there are too few people in the world who have had the opportunity to partake in Chocolate covered bananas. I mean really!

A few weeks ago I made them for the quasi healthy study break snack, and I was ridiculed by all observing.

Although I would always prefer the ever eloquent chocoloate covered strawberry, the banana is just as satisfying and remotely health conscious!

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:02:00 +0000

Did you notice that your dessert blog brought about more conversation than any of your recent blogs? I think you’ve found a new connecting point. Try it in your next sermon.

My favorite? strawberries and/or bananas dipped in chocolate.

-Sara

By: chrismith

chrismith — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:39:00 +0000

i thought it was very wrong for someone to mention blue bell ice cream when some of us one-time texans can no longer get our hands on it (and it doesn’t mail well). my favorites include strawberry shortcake (from mama dips in chapel hill, nc) and french silk pie (baker’s square). great stuff.

and my mom makes a chocolate cinnamon cake that is out of this world.

By: James

James — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:50:00 +0000

Cheesecake Factory’s Carrot Cake cheesecake……mmmmmm……it’s almost work the plane ticket to Texas!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:43:00 +0000

Have a heart, guys! I’ve gained five pounds just reading this thread. :>)

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:25:00 +0000

I may not be accused of being fancy - but they are my favorites nonetheless:
~ Homemade Vanilla ice cream
~ New York style Cheesecake

By: TKP

TKP — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:41:00 +0000

Mmmmm, desserts I love:

poppyseed angelfood cake my mom makes for my birthday with mint icing and real whipped cream,

basically real whipped cream in general,

Cheesecake Factory’s tuxedo cheesecake,

snickerdoodle,

Rosalinda Walker’s amazing homemade chocolate syrup with her brownies and homemade ice cream,

Man i’m so hungry right now…

By: Ron Barbee

Ron Barbee — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:15:00 +0000

Peach or cherry ‘dump’ cake. It’s very simple. Take a can of pie filling, ‘dump’ a box of yellow cake mix on the top, and ‘dump’ a stick of butter or margarine on top of that. Bake until a touch brown and you have the easiest cobbler ever made. It’s best when heated and a scoop of ice cream is put on top.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 20:47:00 +0000

Carrot cake… if in Tennessee, J. Alexander’s is the best (I just black out my wife saying between each bite “how do they make it so moist…how do they make it so moist”). Trader Joes also has an incredible, humbly packaged carrot cake: the best dessert you can find for 3 bucks.

In St. Louis, Ted Drewes frozen custard is a must.

My grandmother-in-law makes a german chocolate cake that is worth driving across the country for; my wife is a disciple of her kitchen prowess, which I gladly support.

And when I was rich with student loan money, the melting pot’s “yin & yang” (white and dark chocolate with strawberries, bananas, poundcake, etc). Now that we are repaying the loans, the home version is worth the mess.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 19:20:00 +0000

Sugar Cookies from Jefferson Street (either baked or as dough swiped directly from the flour-coated, waxpaper wrapper in the freezer). When in town at the right time, Sugar Cookies from Estella Drive rates a close second.