Desserts

25-5 Health Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way by Miles Johnson

For your swank soirée, this variation makes a sinful fondue. If you have fondue forks, great! If not plain ol’ toothpicks will do.

25-3 Dream Homes Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way by Miles Johnson

A dessert this simple, delightfully refreshing, and light will make even the muggiest of Bakersfield nights seem like a cool retreat to the far north.

25-2 Summer Issue
Quick Bites

With berry season upon us, there is no excuse not to enjoy this “berry-licious” dessert that you can also make for a snack using local crops grown right here in the luscious fruit fields of Bakersfield.  Murray recommends you make this healthy dish with fresh, hand-picked cherries and boysenberries, but you can make it with just about any berry. And here in Kern County, we grow them in abundance.  And the best part is that aside from being deliciously refreshing, this treat is also great for your body.

25-1 Spring Issue
Quick Bites

Always on the look-out for a locally grown treat, we at Bakersfield Magazine asked Joe Coughlin, owner of Coconut Joe’s Island Grill House  to create a recipe exclusively for our magazine readers.

25-1 Spring Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way by Miles Johnson

More than a mere vehicle for sustenance, food unites us all. This couldn’t be more true when it comes to dessert: The one, great equalizer. But a good dessert doesn’t just taste sweet. It restores the palate and invites diners to explore greater future culinary depths. The right dessert makes everything else seemed balanced and at peace. Rather than an expected conclusion, a dessert completes, surprises, and leaves a lingering sense of wonder on the tongue. Yes, dessert can do all this. And it does when you’ve got the Spot Light Café to guide you.

24-3 Dream Homes Issue
Recipes

This is amazingly easy and tastes great.

25-6 Winter Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way by Miles Johnson

As an extra-indulgent treat, you and your partner will delight in a freshly-prepared Bananas Foster. Avoided because of its perceived complexity, a rich Bananas Foster is just the thing to bring you both back into the kitchen.

26-1 Dream Homes Issue
Quick Bites

Not only is this dish quick to prepare and sure to remind you of home, but the main ingredients come from home, too...Bakersfield that is! Using everyone’s favorite locally-baked Pyrenees bread, let this tasty bread pudding recipe be the perfect finish to a great family meal or simply a sweet treat to end a busy work day. Enjoy it warm with caramel glazed on top or serve chilled with whipped cream or a scoop of fresh ice cream.
(Editor’s Note: We know where you can get some!)

26-1 Dream Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way by Miles Johnson

For a refreshing dessert, I kept things super-simple. A box-mix of lemon cake, half of a diced mango, a half-pint of heavy whipping cream, and a few other household ingredients is all it took to complement my island theme without breaking the bank. The key is in the simple presentation, not complex ingredients.

26-5 Health Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way by Miles Johnson

To lunch or not to lunch, that is the question. What if it's too early for lunch and too late for breakfast? Easy answer: you brunch!

26-6 Winter
Quick Bites

The Bell Tower Club’s gregarious Head Chef, John McFee, happily created this dish for the readers of Bakersfield Magazine featuring fresh fruits grown in Kern County. Aren’t you special!

26-6 Winter
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way

Nothing says “I Love You” like a chocolate cake. And nothing says “Easy” like a flourless chocolate cake.

27-1 Spring Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way

Nothing says picnic more than a slice of apple pie. It’s a slice of Americana. If you’re trying to put together the perfect picnic menu, you will never find a dessert with a better “return on your investment” (that is, your time) than this one. You can whip this pie together in about a half-hour, using ingredients you probably have. All-in-all, this delicious, easy apple pie recipe is the perfect addition to your perfect picnic menu.

27-2 Summer Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way

Each and every one of these easy-to-prepare recipes is guaranteed to be a hit with your block party guests. 

27-3 Dream Homes Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way

A movie night snack you can prepare  in advance, so you don’t have to miss any of the movie. Even so, schedule an “intermission” to give people a chance to refill on goodies or take a bathroom break.
 

27-4 Corporate Relocation Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way

You always wanted to know how to make flan, right? Or perhaps you just want to know what flan is. It’s the traditional Mexican caramel-custard dessert, a natural complement of spicy food. A good recipe for flan is to a Mexican theme party as a cucumber sandwich recipe is to a tea party...essential. With or without a theme, though, it’s a great dessert. 

28-4 Fall Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way