Tembleque

Tembleque

Tembleque is a traditional Puerto Rican coconut pudding which may just have the highest return for effort of any known dessert. The dish uses only 5 ingredients, is vegan, only takes a few minutes to cook (though it has to chill a while), and is 

Ca Phe Trung – Vietnamese Egg Coffee

Ca Phe Trung – Vietnamese Egg Coffee

If you enjoy the decadence of a traditional Vietnamese coffee like I do, prepare yourself for a whole new level of luxury. Ca Phe Trung is a coffee drink made with condensed milk and egg yolks which is popular in Northern Vietnam.

Shrub Cocktails

Shrub Cocktails

After all of the holidays, travel, and events of the past few months, I am taking around six weeks off the booze, which is not an easy thing for me to do. During the early days of covid I think a lot of us developed 

Eggnog Creme Brulee

Eggnog Creme Brulee

I am an absolute sucker for custards, which makes this eggnog creme brulee my new favorite way to have that old holiday favorite. Eggnog is already pretty decadent, but it’s Christmas time, why not gild the lily?

Buslife Thanksgiving Guide

Buslife Thanksgiving Guide

Here are all of our recipes for your vanlife Thanksgiving. We have both angles covered here: you can follow the elegant path and roast a turkey on your stovetop with pumpkin pie or crème brûlée for dessert, or you can knock out the feast quickly 

Pumpkin Mousse

Pumpkin Mousse

I love mousse as a camping dessert because it is just about as close to effortless as you can get. All you need is a powered whisk and a few minutes, and you can make a really delicious, decadent dessert. This recipe has all the 

Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Pancakes

As we said goodbye to the Pacific northwest and started our journey back to Colorado for the holidays, the seasons quickly changed for us. Hugging the coast in Oregon and California, the weather stayed quite temperate, but as we entered the great Nevada desert, the 

Melopita

Melopita

Melopita is a Greek crustless honey cheesecake. It is also one of the absolute easiest desserts to make. Just mix up a few things, pour it into a pie tin, toss it in the oven, and voila: delicious dessert. The name melopita translates literally to 

Ditchberry Cobbler

Ditchberry Cobbler

After close to a year with the circus, we are finally back on our own, back in our bus, and back to traveling in whatever direction we choose at whatever speed we like. And it sure does feel good. Years ago, when we were just 

Crepes Four Ways

Crepes Four Ways

Crepes were my father’s Sunday morning specialty. He would crank them out by the dozen, while all of us kids sat at the table, scarfing them down and battling each other to get the next one fresh out of the pan, stuffing ourselves until our