Category: dessert
The Secret of the Palmier
There was a mad rush at my desk yesterday as word spread through the office that there were cookies. Gotta love it. There is nothing better than hearing the mmm’s of people enjoying something you’ve made. That’s enough to get me cooking even more frequently to share. In truth, the cookies were for my husband’s [...]
Fall Feast-ival: Apple Cake Recipe
So when I was trying to decide what to make first in honor of FitFare’s Fall Feast-ival, two thoughts came to mind: pumpkin and apples. These are the two fall produce items that I most associate with fall. Now I L-O-V-E pumpkin, but I haven’t worked much with apples. That, to me, sounded like a [...]
Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am not a big fan of oatmeal raisin cookies. Really. I rarely touch them. So you can imagine my surprise when that was exactly what I wanted – no craved – last week. It must be the hot weather getting to me…or the medicine for the bronchitis (yes, ladies and gentlemen, I managed to [...]
Recipe: Vanilla Frosting
Vanilla Frosting adapted from Betty Crocker’s Cookbook yields about 1 3/4 cups 3 cups confectioner’s sugar 1/3 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 tbsp skim milk Combine the confectioner’s sugar, butter and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer (or other medium sized bowl). Blend on low for 2-3 minutes. Turn mixer [...]
Recipe: Chocolate Ganache
Chocolate Ganache adapted from Betty Crocker’s Cookbook yields about 1 1/4 cups 2/3 cup heavy cream 6 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces Place the heavy cream in a small saucepan on a burner over medium heat. Cook until just shy of boiling. Remove the pan from the burner and stir in chocolate. Continue [...]
Triple Chocolate Chunk Chocolate Cookies
…a very bad girl. I made these triple chocolate chunk chocolate cookies. YUM. Let me tell you. They are simply amazing. The combination of flavors is exquisite. My husband was so excited about them that he ate three as soon as he came home. But then again, so did I. That’s why I have been [...]
ARF: Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes
I used this cupcake recipe from All Recipes, and cut out a cone shape from the center once they cooled. I filled them with the filling from this Hostess knockoff recipe. Then I coated the tops with a simple bittersweet chocolate ganache. Due to the flawed methodology of my filling (it would have been better [...]
Crepes
On Mother’s Day morning I decided to treat myself by making a special breakfast: crepes. I’ve never made them before so it really was a trial and error experience. Two or three of the crepes were tossed before they could be consumed due to failures on my part. But the last four were perfect. For [...]
Chocolate Chip Pie
Chocolate Chip Pie serves 6-8 1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell (I used a graham cracker premade one) 2 large eggs 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 tbsp vanilla extract 10 oz chocolate chips (I used Hershey’s Mini Kisses) Preheat oven to 325 [...]
Strawberry au chocolat
I love strawberries. Always have. As a child, I would dip them in confectioners sugar and savor every sweet and scrumptious bite. As an adult though, I have a bit more of a sophisticated take on how I love my berries – smothered in fine chocolate. Mmmm…. So I got creative the other afternoon, and [...]
