Desserts

Gratineed Pineapple

May 16, 2012

I can’t believe that I have had this recipe in my files since 2008 and have just gotten around to trying it.   I thought it looked delicious when I saw it at Noble Pig  and printed it out, but it kind of worked its way to the bottom of my now huge box of [...]

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Creme Brulee and Thoughts of April in Paris

April 2, 2012
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In my previous post I wrote about one of Ina Garten’s recipes, Chocolate Orange Mousse,  in her wonderful book,  Barefoot in Paris.   I didn’t give Ina’s recipe my usual rave reviews because it fell short of my expectations from reading the recipe and I was disappointed.  I have to be honest and confess that [...]

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Chocolate Orange Mousse..Not What I Hoped For

March 29, 2012
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I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later.  I use Ina Garten’s cookbooks all the time and have tried so many of the recipes in them that I take for granted they all will turn out the way I picture them in my mind.  It isn’t that this recipe isn’t delicious, it just [...]

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Lemon Almond Torta

March 9, 2012
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Pin It I have done more baking in the past few weeks than I have done in the past year and rather than satisfying my sweet tooth I have managed to stir up my taste for sweets to the point where I feel deprived if I don’t have something freshly baked sitting on the kitchen [...]

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The New Joy the Baker Cookbook ~ A Review

March 6, 2012
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Pin It I was one of Joy the Baker’s enthusiastic fans long before I signed up for the Cookbook Spotlight and Cook-Off hosted by Heather at girlichef that celebrates the launching of Joy’s new cookbook. Her blog is one of the many I visit on a regular basis and I have always loved her recipes so [...]

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Vanilla Bean Snickerdoodles

February 28, 2012
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Pin It   We are in week 3 of the Cookbook Spotlight and Cook-Off celebrating the new Joy the Baker Cookbook by Joy Wilson.  The past two weeks Heather of girlichef fame selected our recipes for us, but this week we are making a recipe of our choice. If you would like to see a [...]

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Chocolate Fudge Brownies with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting from a new cookbook by Joy the Baker

February 14, 2012
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Pin It Chocolate Fudge Brownies with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting When I received an email from my friend Heather at girlichef announcing a blogging party  celebrating the release of Joy the Baker’s new cookbook I immediately responded  ”I’m in..I”m in!  I have followed Joy’s blog for ages and have tried many of her wonderful recipes so [...]

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Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake

February 3, 2012
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Pin It More than 3 months have passed since the farmer’s market closed for the winter and I’m beginning to crave all the fruits and vegetables that we enjoyed through the summer and fall.  I found this recipe for buttermilk blueberry cake at Alexandra’s Kitchen and knew right away that I would like it. What [...]

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Pecan Toffee Tassies

December 22, 2011
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If you have room on your Christmas cookie trays for one more cookie this is the recipe you have to try.  Pecan Tassies have been around forever – who hasn’t made them at least once ? – and they are always the cookie I take to cookie exchanges because I know that everybody most people love [...]

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Nurnberger Lebkuchen ~ German Gingerbread

November 30, 2011
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 One of the oldest and most beautiful Christmas markets in Europe is the Christkindlmarkt in Nuremberg,Germany. The Christmas Angel opens this famous market on the Friday before the first Sunday of Advent and when it closes on Christmas Eve more than 2 million visitors will have browsed the almost 200 stalls and feasted on Nuremburger bratwurst, [...]

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