It all began with Sopa Azteca. On a whim, Husband wished to invite a few business colleagues to dinner, requesting Aztec soup be served. Dessert was another story. Soup,cheesecake? Soup, cookies? Nothing seemed quite right. You see, all week long I’d had my heart set on making an exquisite cake, something new and sophisticated, decorated…
Lindt who?
When I was a kid, my dad often travelled to Europe on business. To my mother’s delight, he often returned bearing a small box of Lindt’s Lindor Truffles. These were such a prized gift at that time, before Lindt stores invaded American malls and became just as familiar as Hershey’s. I still consider truffles to…
Sue Flay, Bobby’s mom?
Sue Flay- soufflé, get it? Can you tell I watch an overdose of Food Network? Inspired by Jamie at MyBakingAddiction, I went the way of the haughty taughty overpriced but elegant grown-up restaurants and made myself a chocolate orange soufflé for lunch. Its accompaniment, soy sloppy joes. Yes, laugh as you may. This is my…
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…
