Posts Tagged ‘chocolate’

Long Time Coming

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a certain little something…something a little tricky, a little fussy, but always worth it…when it works. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.

Daring Bakers August 2009 – Is My Dobos Burning?

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus:  Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.

Makin’ Friends… With Cake!

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Although I moved to the Very Big City all by myself (well, I brought Bowser, but he’s the kind of company that just makes a racket until I feed him), I manage to not feel lonely most of the time. In fact, less than a week after I got here, I was lucky enough to [...]

Daring Bakers July 2009 – Better Late Than Never!

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Holy crap y’all. I’m back on the internet! Before I start regaling you with tales of my adventures and new recipes, I have a little catching up to do. Namely, my Daring Bakers post from LAST MONTH, which I unfortunately did not have time to write before I moved. Though I made these the week [...]

Salt & Pepper Sandwiches

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Salt and pepper sandwiches don’t sound all that appealing, I suppose. OK, how about salt and pepper ice cream sandwiches. Still no? All right, how about salt and pepper triple chocolate ice cream sandwiches? Yeah, there we go. Now I’ve got your attention. So here’s what you do:

Perfection Ensued

Monday, July 20th, 2009

If you know me and/or my blog, you know I am always happy to take special requests from friends and family. So when my best friend’s mom requested chocolate chai meringues for her birthday, I was more than happy to oblige and the gears in my head started turning immediately.

Pops!

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Since I’ve become so hopelessly addicted to my ice cream maker, I’ve been trying to come up with ways to share the things I make with others. Unfortunately it is very hard to transport and share ice cream, so I was thinking about putting it in paper cups. Which somehow made me think, “huh, I [...]

Traveling Cakes

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

I’m back from my apartment hunt and still catching up on basically everything, so this will be short. And sweet, or so I’m told.

Happy Birthday!

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Hooray! It’s my birthday!

Foodie-Friendly

Monday, June 15th, 2009

I don’t like that word – foodie – much. It’s a silly non-word. However, I can’t think of a better way to describe my take on a classic, easy bake sale item.