We went to a wedding this past weekend, and had the opportunity to visit an orchard. I’ve never picked my own apples before (as far as I can remember, at least) so this was a new experience for me. I did have some Cider House Rules flashbacks (twist at the stem, don’t take the part [...]
I know it is September, and temperatures are still approaching 90 degrees. But that means that things that come out of the oven are still not room temperature, so I’m good to eat bread pudding. Really, I want sticky toffee pudding, but I want someone to do all of the work for me. I’ve seen [...]
Tags: bread pudding, dessert, sweets
No, I haven’t fallen off the Earth and died. With birthdays, four-day-long school field trips, and a bout of making easy things like sloppy joes and chicken on the grill, I just haven’t had much need for posting. This week, I should have at least a few new recipes, as I attempt to [...]
This cake was waited for all week. This cake has pieces of it promised to people I work with. I will have to wrangle it out of my house in the cover of night to let it see the light of day tomorrow. It will be quickly consumed. It is that good. (Even though, for [...]
For this dessert, I got to play with blowtorches. How awesome is that? I can think of nothing better. I was going to make a Cooking Light recipe, but then I found this one, which doesn’t have any “lowfat powdered milk” business, just cream, eggs, and sugar, basically. I kept the [...]
I was going to make a plain mascarpone mousse (is there such a thing?) but the majority of the recipes I stumbled across had ricotta, which I detest the texture of unless it’s hidden under layers of cheese and tomato sauce. In my searches, I found this, which sounded wonderful, and went very well [...]
Today is mommy’s birthday. Happy Birthday mamasita!
To celebrate, I worked really hard to convince my mother not to buy a sheetcake at the grocery store and convinced her I should make her cheesecake instead. (This was difficult, I assure you. Ha.) I’ve made this chocolate cheesecake many times, always with [...]
Tags: cheesecake, chocolate, dessert, recipes
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