Today is the beginning of a new recipe series I’m dubbing Fundamentals. I get a lot of emails from new bakers asking for basic recipes, tips, and product recommendations that will get them started with their newly acquired baking addiction. While I can’t guarantee rock star status, I can provide you with some practical tips …
Creamy vanilla bean flecked individual cheesecakes topped with a sweet and tart orange infused cranberry sauce.
If you’re like me, you are always looking for a meaningful gift for your friend or loved one that seems to have everything. Well, I have the perfect gift idea . . . at least for that special baker in your life. As you may know, I posted a tutorial on how to make your …
Chocolate Caramel Shortbread adapted from Nigella Lawson | makes 16-24 bars Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter; divided use 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 4 tablespoons light corn syrup 12 ounces semisweet chocolate 1 teaspoon vanilla fleur de sel (sea salt) Method 1. Preheat …
Back in the day, I would only eat white chocolate. I remember being a kid and blissfully gnawing off the heads of my pastel colored, white chocolate, bunnies on Easter Sunday. As I grew up, the appeal of chocolate in any form diminished. In fact, to this day I can take it or leave it. …
Six out of seven days a week I wake up completely content to start my morning with an iced coffee and no breakfast. Most of the time I eat a light breakfast because I know I should, not because I actually have a feeling of hunger. However, there is something about Sunday mornings that make …
If you follow my blog, you may remember that I have a thing for cheesecake. It’ s textural thing for me. The thick and creamy filling and crunchy, buttery crust is just a magical combination. Since I was announcing the givewaway winners in this post, I wanted to provide you with another recipe that utilizes …
Vanilla Beans… I love them, I love the flavor, I love the intoxicating aroma and I am just smitten with those lovely black flecks. However, I do not use them very often because they are quite expensive – a whopping $10.98 per bean at my local market. Plus when I do indulge in the $10.98 …
With summer in full swing here in Ohio, I find that my KitchenAid ice cream maker is being put to great use! Last weekend I picked up some really delicious, sweet cherries from the market and thought they would be the perfect addition to homemade vanilla ice cream. When I tweeted about my ice cream …
Of all the things I whip up in my kitchen, the most requested baked good from the boyfriend is chocolate chip cookies. He loves them warm right out of the oven, but will happily consume them after they have been in the cookie jar for days. Being a food blogger, I cannot easily be convinced …
I was very excited about this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe because I love and I mean love crème brûlée. According to wikipedia, crème brûlée is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hard caramel, created by burning sugar under a grill, or with a blowtorch or other intense …
Due to Labor Day, I had a lot of time on my hands this past weekend and did a lot of baking. I was inspired by this month’s Daring Bakers challenge and decided to try my hand at making pâte à choux. Some of you may ask…what the hell is pâte à choux? Well basically …
I love apples, especially Granny Smith apples! I had a bunch of them in the fridge, so I decided to make apple crisp. However, I did not stop there, I also made a homemade vanilla bean ice cream in my beloved Kitchen Aid ice cream maker attachment. I have made ice cream several times since …