Tag Archives: Dessert

Nanaimo Bars

In today’s What’s This Food?!, host Daniel Delaney takes a look at one of Canada’s favorite sweets, The Nanaimo Bar. First made on the Vancouver Islands, this no bake candy bar is perfect for picnics, pot-lucks, and road trips! And … Continue reading

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Pumpkin

On Today’s seasonal episode of What’s This Food?!, host Daniel Delaney explores his favorite pie filling and seasonal classic: Pumpkins!

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Scones

On today’s What’s This Food?!, host Daniel Delaney goes over the history of scones, a traditional Scottish quick bread served in the morning or during afternoon tea. Additionally, Dan whips up a batch of his own using both cocoa powder … Continue reading

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Mochi

In today’s episode, Dan responds to a video request to learn about mochi, the Japanese pounded rice treat. He makes some from scratch and uses it to create the traditional sweet, Daifuku, or sweet red bean stuffed mochi.

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Azuki

In today’s episode of What’s This Food?!, Daniel Delaney learns about azuki, the small red bean that’s super popular in Japan, and makes a traditional sweet filling with it, an azuki bean paste.

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Plantains

In this episode of What’s This Food?!, Daniel Delaney takes Grilling Week to dessert, looking at the tropical plantain and grilling it with a brown sugar glaze for your next backyard fiesta!

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Shortbread

In today’s episode of What’s This Food?!, Daniel Delaney takes a look at the Scottish baked treat, shortbread, and shows us how to make it at home!

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Baklava

In today’s episode of What’s This Food?!, Daniel Delaney learns about the traditional sweet n’ flakey pastry, baklava, which has Middle Eastern and Mediterranean origins. Don’t be afraid of the phyllo (fillo) dough, Daniel shows how easy it is to … Continue reading

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Leeks

By request, today’s What’s This Food?! covers the layered vegetable, the leek, and takes an untraditional approach by making a sweet braised dish with raisins and pine nuts – which makes a great dessert alternative!

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Dragon Fruit

On today’s Whats This Food?!, Daniel Delaney learns about the tropical fruit, Pitaya, aka “Dragon Fruit,” and uses it to make a fresh, palate cleansing granita!

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