This is my first week participating in Tuesdays with Dorie, the group dedicated to baking its way through Dorie Greenspan’s Baking From My Home To Yours. This week’s recipe, Chocolate Gooey Cakes, was selected by Leigh of Lemon Tartlet. I’ve always had a weakness for molten chocolate cakes like this, so I was super excited [...]
Filed under: Tuesdays With Dorie, cake, chocolate, dessert, restaurants on April 1st, 2008 | 16 Comments »
The Cupcake Hero theme for March was Marshmallow. Last month, for the liquor theme, I made Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes, but felt like they were kind of boring. This month, I spent hours pouring over recipes and cupcake descriptions, agonizing over the “perfect” recipe, one that would really stand out in what I figured would be [...]
Filed under: Cupcake Hero, chocolate, cupcakes, dessert, dulce de leche, pecans on March 27th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Chocolate and cinnamon, two of my favorite ingredients! I don’t think I’ve ever made any baked goods combining those two ingredients, and boy, was it time. Apparently I have been missing out. Why haven’t I done this before? Chocolate and cinnamon go great together, and I will be seeking out more [...]
Filed under: breakfast, cake, chocolate, dessert on February 27th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My husband (Picky Apple) surprised me on Valentine’s Day with two new cookbooks. It was really the perfect gift, as I keep adding cookbooks to my Amazon cart for “pretend” orders. (Do you do that with online shopping, or is it just me? Add all the things you want to your cart, just for fun….then [...]
Filed under: brownies, chocolate, dessert, pecans on February 21st, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Pecans, coconut, and chocolate are all favorites of mine. Any dessert that contains all of these things is a match made in heaven, in my opinion. I wanted to tackle a layer cake this week, and when I ran across this recipe in The Gourmet Cookbook for Inside-Out German Chocolate Cake, I knew I had [...]
Filed under: cake, chocolate, coconut, dulce de leche, pecans on February 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I saw this recipe for Peanut Butter Ribbon Fudge Brownies recently on Anna’s blog Cookie Madness. Her blog is full of delicious cookie recipes, and she’s always posting something I can’t wait to try.
Quick sidenote: Here is Anna’s recipe for Baked Spinach and Chicken Stuffing that won her $1,000,000(!!) as the Grand Prize in the [...]
Filed under: brownies, chocolate, dessert on February 4th, 2008 | No Comments »
Did you know that February 5 is World Nutella Day? No? Me either, until recently. Last year, several bloggers got together and gave Nutella its very own holiday, and they are continuing the tradition this year. I’ve previously mentioned my love for Nutella, so when I heard about this holiday, I [...]
Filed under: Nutella, chocolate, dessert on February 2nd, 2008 | 4 Comments »