This weekend Husband and I went to visit Grandparents who had just flown back from visiting Mother-in-Law, who sent me a cookbook. Woo-hoo! Now I officially have 2 “real” cookbooks in my possession. The other one is just an insert from a newspaper, but nonetheless an excellent resource. I had an order for alfajores this…
Shiny Happy Cookies
Today I made my first double chocolate cookies since the reign of this blog. As I’d suspected, the key to a full bodied chocolate flavor in a cookie is derived from melted chocolate in the batter. These cookies are chocolatey goodness with a crispy outside and a chewy center. They’d be perfect for midnight snacking…
Old friends, new recipes
Yesterday a friend visited who I hadn’t seen for over a year. It’s always nice to catch up over a steaming dessert topped with vanilla ice cream. I’d been meaning to try a variation of sticky toffee pudding in the slow-cooker for quite some time, and her visit gave me inspiration to finally test it…
Banana Espresso Chip Muffins
Every day at about 3pm it kicks in. My major sweet tooth attack is like clockwork. I can’t do much about it, and a sip of diet Coke just doesn’t cut it. Yesterday my remedy was a delicious banana espresso chip muffin. It was perfectly moist, firm yet delicate, and most definitely sweet. Since I…
You are the sunshine of my life!
We met last summer on a warm, sunny August day (or was it July?) He was there waiting for me beneath the overflowing petals of the hanging basket above our lunch table when I arrived…with Mom and Grandma. Was he terrified? Nervous? Ready to scramble out the country barn-turned-gift shop-and-restaurant door? Not at all. He…
Candy Cupcakes
The phone rang twice with good news today. First, a friend let me know that she and I were approved to attend a free pastry creations class that is normally restricted to food professionals or restaurant staff. I’m really excited, because the course will not feature a single technique, but will cover many areas of…
Frosting, my hero!
It’s really amazing how a thick layer of frosting can save the day. Yesterday, Husband and I baked 2 cakes for a birthday today. Since he wasn’t feeling up to reading the recipe, I read it to him, as I baked a completely different recipe. In the end, we wound up with one beautiful yellow…
Alfajores Recipe with Home-Dried Coconut
On the weekends I decide what to bake for the upcoming week. Knowing I had alfajores on the menu, I decided to save $ and see what I could do to turn an ordinary coconut into flake coconut. Sounds a little Cinderella-ish, don’t you think? It just made since because coconuts are so prevalent here,…
Country Cooking
Last week, I had an unfortunate flop with my Old Fashioned Cream Pie. You can read about that in an older post. Good new is that this week’s OFCP came out wonderfully! I combined 2 recipes and ended up with this:Sugar Cream Pie aficionados may notice that it looks a little different than the norm….
Chocolate Crinkles, the next dimension
Since it’s Monday, that means I’m baking up some goodies to send to work with Husband tomorrow. Today’s main item is Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, but I’ve taken some liberties with them. Still not an über chocolaty cookie, it’s still pretty tasty. I’m convinced that the only way to get the decadent, rich, chocolate king of…
