dessert

S’mores Dessert Pizza on the Grill

06.21.2011 Sweet Things

Pin It Side Note: My husband is not a big fan of Nutella chocolate spread (crazy, I know) but he couldn’t tell it was used, just thought I’d share that if there are those who don’t particularly love Nutella. You could replace it with chocolate ganche or with just melted chocolate.

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Chocolate Marquise-A Daring Bakers Challenge

05.27.2011 Daring-Bakers-Challenge

If you haven’t heard of Chocolate Marquise don’t worry I hadn’t either until this months Daring Bakers Challenge. I am so glad that our hostesses Emma of CookCraftGrow and, Jenny of Purple House Dirt, chose this dessert for us because it was INSANELY GOOD! I’m not trying to toot 😉 my own horn here, this was a delicious dessert that […]

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Pavlova with Maple Mousse and Berries-A Daring Bakers Challenge

04.27.2011 Daring-Bakers-Challenge

The April 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Evelyne of the blog Cheap Ethnic Eatz. Evelyne chose to challenge everyone to make a maple mousse in an edible container. Prizes are being awarded to the most creative edible container and filling, so vote on your favorite (me 😉 ) from April 27th to May 27th at […]

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Sunday Spotlight Recipes and Strawberry White Chocolate Mousse Tart

03.20.2011 sunday-spotlight-recipes

It’s officially Spring, and how do I know…by the strawberries that are in abundance at the grocery store. I have a love for these little berries and I never get tired of trying out new recipes with them. Strawberry tart falls into the category of traditional, but using a chocolate crust is not so traditional. The white chocolate mousse […]

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Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

03.10.2011 Sweet Things

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Sunday Spotlight Recipes

03.06.2011 sunday-spotlight-recipes

It seems like the week went by too fast and I did little in cooking of new recipes this week. The few new recipes that I did try were not note worthy of blogging about. I’m not sure if they were mediocre recipes or the mediocre skills of the chef ( me :)) So here are a […]

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Chocolate Panna Cotta & Florentine Cookies – A Daring Bakers Challenge

02.28.2011 Daring-Bakers-Challenge

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Biscuit Joconde Imprime/Entrement Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache

01.27.2011 Daring-Bakers-Challenge

My 4th Daring Bakers Challenge and counting, also wondering why I signed up for this bakers challenge anyway! Oh yeah, it was for fun and to be a better baker. First, I had no idea what the heck Joconde Imprime/Entrement was by name, then when I saw the pictures I thought “yeah right”. I stressed […]

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How to make a Lemon Cream Crostata~a Daring Bakers Challenge

11.27.2010 Daring-Bakers-Challenge

November Daring Bakers Challenge was to master the crostata which is an Italian pastry or tart. Typically a crostata is a pastry filled with jam and a lattice top crust, but there are many variations. If your reading this and find yourself asking “what’s a daring baker’s challenge?’. It is a monthly challenge where […]