What is it about dessert that inspires such awe and devotion? Dessert posts without fail garner more attention than savory meals - no matter how decadent those meals may be. Full TV shows dedicated to amazing creations of sugar and magic have taken over the airwaves in recent years. Even the most decadent degustation meals are punctuated and talked about and defined [more often than not] by the dessert choices at the end. Good desserts are the popular girl at the party, the new mysterious kid … [Read more...]
Almond and Cornmeal Pie Crust
When confronted with something as fabulous as Spiced Cherry Pie filling it is quite easy to go right ahead and eat it straight from a baking dish with a spoon. And while that is an amazingly appealing proposition, sometimes you need your pie filling restrained into a festive shape. Like say, a heart for a Lupercalia celebration - heehee. I've mentioned before that I'm not a fan of pie crust. This is a completely different animal all together. A little bit crunchy, a little bit nutty, rich … [Read more...]
Spiced Cherry Pie for Valentine’s Day, or not.
I've never been a fan of Valentine's Day. The idea of a holiday that instills in an entire culture that there is one best day of the year to proclaim your love? Ludicrous. One day to give flowers and chocolate and jewelery? Rubbish. One day on which you are less somehow because you are not partnered up? Insanity. I want romance because the sun is shining, or jewelery because the moon is full, or chocolate because it is Sunday afternoon, not because the greeting card companies say so. … [Read more...]
Nut-tella-type Choc-Hazelnut Spread
I have had this recipe sitting in a notebook, and these pics sitting on my computer, for a while. I've been meaning to make it again and get some better photos, but I have been reasonably chocolate-ed out lately and so it has gone to the wayside. However, today has been claimed as 'World Nutella Day' so even though I will re-make the spread and take new photos eventually, I felt it was my duty to post this today in both celebration and revolt. What's one more chocolate recipe before we get back … [Read more...]
How to: Disco Cake! Chocolate Cake, Sugar Cookie Pops, 2 kinds of Buttercream and lots of sparkle – it’s all happening here.
A few weekends ago I made a cake for my niece's 6th birthday - but this was no ordinary cake. At the core is my go-to Karma Chocolate Cake. There was Chocolate Fudge Icing and Vanilla Buttercream. There were Sugar Cookies as decoration - who uses cookies for decoration??! There were little silver candies and shimmery dusting powder. There were dreamy pink and purple swirls of icing. You see it was a disco party. And a disco party requires none other than a Disco Cake - with stars and … [Read more...]
Caramel Bourbon Bananas and Whipped Coconut Cream
I've been bad. Not bad because I used bourbon yet again. Not bad because I want to put this on everything I eat. Not bad because it is so amazingly addictively good. But bad because I've made you wait over 2 months for the recipe. How dare I. Back in November for our first SABH challenge I made a Deconstructed Chocolate Pavlova topped 4 ways. I made it through the Red Wine Pears and the Zabaglione and the Chocolate Pudding posts but then Christmas hit and I neglected to share my favorite … [Read more...]
Kale Chips
Chips and beer, chips and beer, chips and beer. Well maybe just chips, but still, they would be brilliant with beer. Also, if you have never had Chimay... what is there to even say about it... a spring evening with friends, an autumn afternoon in a beer garden, a winter's night curled up with a good book... Belgian, rich, a little bit fruity, and just simply amazing. However, if you are a perpetual 'gimme a pint of America-land Light' kind of person, while the chips will still go down a … [Read more...]
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