Following the not-so-ideal execution of my cocoa cookies where I ended up on a late night oven-shopping excursion, I thought I should get to know my new purchase a little better. I channeled my inner Ned-and-Chuck to bake up a recipe that's easy as, well, pie. Who couldn't use a slice of Pushing Daisies magic in their lives? This pie is almost-magical - I've never seen my family take to a dessert quite as quickly. It must've...

I went through a few Earl Grey ice cream recipes online trying to find one that I liked. The first version was from Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, which uses a traditional French custard style of ice cream using egg yolks. I probably left it on the stove for a bit too long, which cooked the yolks. It was still salvageable, but I wasn't impressed with the consistency.  I'd heard remarkable things about the consistency of the Philadelphia...