La La Lemon Bars

Of all the desserts I have made (and that's a large number), my lemon bars are by far the thing that is most requested. I make them super lemon-y with a thick filling melts in your mouth like a soft dream. If clouds were made of lemon filling, this is what they would taste like.

I will have a step-by-step tutorial with loads of pictures soon but until then, enjoy this preview...

Blueberry Ice Cream Pie

Sometimes you have a day that just starts bad. Those days where you just wanna close the blinds, go back to sleep and start all over. Last Sunday was one of "those days" for me. After thinking it was Monday and therefore my day off, I turned of my alarm and proceeding to go back to sleep for another two hours. Only then of course I realized it was actually Sunday and I had plans that I had now slept too late to attend. Frustrated and faced with a suddenly free afternoon, I decided I needed some pie to cheer me up. Thank goodness for pie.

This recipe was adapted this Bon Appetit version that was called Peach-Blueberry Ice Cream Pie. Apparently peach ice cream is but a myth in my town because detailed scanning provided not a single brand that sold it. Instead I improvised and bought raspberry frozen yogurt because it sounded delicious and because then I could pretend I was being kind of healthy. (Let's be honest here, I was probably going to finish at least half of the pie in one sitting).

You can easily make this recipe gluten-free by using gluten-free ginger cookies (I bough mine at Trader Joes). My mom was extremely excited that I made a dessert she could have. Honestly, I can't taste a difference between using the gfree cookies and regular ones which is a nice treat for everyone.

Mixing the cooked blueberries with the frozen-yogurt was like making fresh cookie dough - so delicious I had to force myself not to abandon the whole pie and just sit on the kitchen floor there eating it out of the bowl.

Be warned, this was not the quickest dessert to prepare but if you have the time it is well worth it. I promise. After all, any time can be pie time!