Today’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe for Blueberry Crumb Cake was chosen by Sihan of Befuddlement. I like blueberries, but only in their firm, slightly sour state…meaning I am not a huge fan of a mushy berry. I am also not a fan of frozen fruit unless it’s going into a smoothie, so I was a …
From the moment I saw this recipe on The Repressed Pastry Chef’s blog, I knew I would be making it at some point in the very near future. Em posted this recipe for Pie (Pi) Day and it looked easy and delicious. When I was at the market last weekend, they had pie crusts on …
I stumbled upon a sale on cake mixes two week ago and stocked up on a some, hell they were 78 cents! Although I am not an avid cake mix user, I do have a couple recipes in my repertoire that are “doctored up” versions or regular old boxed mixes. One of these recipes being …
People love cheesecake, people love brownies…so why not make combine them and make one hell of a dessert? I have heard of cheesecake brownies, but I have never attempted to make them. However, last week I was feeling uninspired and decided to search for this concoction on foodgawker. There were several recipes that came up, …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!! I am a wee bit Irish; therefore, I wanted to throw together a St. Patrick’s Day inspired post. Last night I had a little time on my hands, so I thought I would whip together some Irish Soda Bread and some festive cupcakes. I have never made Irish Soda Bread before, …
I was at Starbucks on Monday getting my usual unsweetened Black Iced Tea when I glanced into the dessert case hoping to score a Rice Crispy Treat. There were no Rice Crispy Treats to be had, but at that moment, I laid my eyes on this amazing looking chocolate muffin. It was huge and sprinkled …
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is hosted by, Bridget of the blog, The Way the Cookie Crumbles. Bridget chose Dorie’s recipe for Lemon Cup Custard. At first this sounded amazing to me as I am a lover of all things lemon, but after I headed over to the P&Q I was contemplating sitting this …
I am posting an amazing recipe for a sour cream coffee cake. I stumbled across this recipe in the January 2009 issue of Fine Cooking magazine and immediately knew I wanted to make it. From December through February, I probably flipped back to this recipe a dozen times with the best of intentions. However, life …
Today is already February 28th…the end of the month means another Daring Bakers reveal.The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE’s blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef. We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe …
I first came across this recipe a week or so ago when I was browsing a cooking/baking message board. The author of the post said that the recipe for these cookies came from Williams Sonoma. Many individuals on the board were intrigued by the cookies; posts started popping up professing their love and proclaiming them …
This week’s recipe for Caramel Crunch Bars is hosted by, Whitney, of the blog, What’s Left on the Table? I am a huge caramel fan, so I was pretty excited to see this recipe on the list for February. The picture in Dorie’s book looks amazing, so I had some high expectations for these bars. …
I don’t know about you, but Oreo cookies rank high on my list of fattening sweet treats. There is something about the crisp chocolate cookie sandwiched together with a yummy vanilla cream that makes me drool a little! In fact, I find it hard to even have them in the house. I truly love them, …