S’more Ice Cream
February 17, 2010
One Scoop Chocolate Häagan Dazs+ One Graham Cracker Square+ One Jumbo Mallow=I want S'more.
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dÉclair your Love
February 13, 2010
Julia's Mastering the Art of French Cooking calls Pâte à Choux (cream puff paste) "...one of those quick, easy, and useful preparations...which every cook should know how to make." I can attest that it actually …
Happy Birthday To Me!! A 27th Birthday Cake.
February 11, 2010
To celebrate my 27th, Dave suggested we create a home cooking show. So, the camera rolled while I whipped up my cake: a chocolate mousse layer cake with vanilla buttercream frosting...Mmmmmm.The video is a two-part …
Birthday Breakfast: Aebleskivers
February 10, 2010
These fantastic little balls of Danish pancake-y goodness are a tradition in my family. Not only for Birthday breakfast, but for EVERY holiday breakfast of the year...but there's a catch, you can ONLY have them …
Toast and Eggs for your Sweetheart
February 6, 2010
Bread, meet heart cutter. Cut-out bread, meet butter in pan.Egg, meet heart-shaped hole. Salt and pepper, meet egg.Egg-in-toast meet spatula, flip!Toast, meet plate. Sweetheart, meet breakfast.
The Best Vanilla Cupcakes
February 4, 2010
I've been on the lookout for a great...really great vanilla cupcake. Somehow the best recipes always seem to be fancy dancy ones. Vanilla is cool too man! Today I think I found it. Billy's Bakery …
Ham and Cheddar Waffles
February 1, 2010
Sweet + Savory = Scrumptious!Add some chopped maple glazed ham and cubed aged cheddar to a 10 grain waffle and Sunday morning breakfast just got a little better;)We make it "Bob's Way"Beating 2 egg whites until …
Easy How to Truss a Chicken (and Roast it)
January 29, 2010
Google "How to Truss a Chicken." Go ahead. You'll find some articles and tutorials that make this s.i.m.p.l.e task look like a rare art form! As I've mentioned before, patience and details are not my …
Craft-It-Up: Sugar Cookies
January 28, 2010
As there was only one sewing machine (and because what is Valentines Day without sugar cookies!) I whipped up a batch using my new cutters. I used THIS recipe for the cookies and THIS for the royal icing. Before anyone came I …
Perfect Every Time Cupcake Frosting
January 25, 2010
Melanie, my Mother-in-Law, is a cupcake genius.About a month ago I tried to wing some frosting..."Oh, frosting isn't that hard, just put some butter, sugar and cream together and voila!" My recipe: about 1/2 cup …
Raspberry Chocolate Dome Cake
January 22, 2010
Last night I sat up waiting for Dave to arrive from his late class (boo hoo night classes!). While I waited, I watched THIS video of chef Michel Richard make THIS Raspberry Chocolate Genoise Dome …
Boeuf and Brulée
January 18, 2010
Among the French-themed gifts that Dave gave me for Christmas this year were two that I was especially thrilled about: Julia's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and a commercial grade kitchen torch. He knows …