Bittersweet Decadence Cookies
Courtesy of Alice Medrich, Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-In-your-Mouth Cookies About these cookies Alice says, “Richer than sin, with an irresistible jolt of unrelenting bittersweet chocolate, these...
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This recipe is actually a classic recipe that I got off of the Baker’s unsweetened chocolate box. I use 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract and I underbake the recipe so that the brownies have a crusty...
View ArticleHazelnut Chocolate Mousse Tart
While this recipe involves some time and dedication, it isn’t difficult. It was inspired by a recipe in Sunset magazine, which I’ve adapted. For instance, the original recipe called for two tablespoons...
View ArticleHave Room for One More Chocolate Dessert?
It feels like a cardinal sin to post a decadent chocolate recipe in a blog during the first week of the new year (2013). Well, almost. As you can see it didn’t stop me from doing it. I’m posting this...
View ArticleAndrew and the Queen’s Best Chocolate Fudge
True old fashioned fudge (not the kind with marshmallow crème) deserves to be elevated to the same lofty status as really good truffles and other high-quality, handmade, small-batch candies. You need...
View ArticleA Knock-Out Vanilla-Bean Ice Cream Sandwich!
Fresh off the press, Jennie Schacht’s latest book, I Scream Sandwich is out in time for summer. Here’s what she says about the following recipe: The It’s-It company began selling scoops of vanilla...
View ArticleBanana Bread
Bananas are a perfect fruit, full of potassium, conveniently packaged, and while sweet actually have a low glycemic index, meaning that the sugars break down slowly and won’t spike your blood sugar....
View ArticleTin Roof Ice Cream
My grandsons were asking my daughter for stories about her childhood and she told them about the box freezer her grandparents kept in their basement filled with ice cream. Wide eyed, they wanted to...
View ArticleFrozen Custard with Chocolate, Mexican Cinnamon, and Chile Recipe
Helado de chocolate mexicano From Yucatan: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition, by Chef David Sterling David says, “When I eat this memorable and rich ice cream, I am always reminded of what the Mayas...
View ArticleHeavenly Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe
Excerpted from THE BAKING BIBLE, © 2014 by Rose Levy Beranbaum. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Heavenly Chocolate Mousse Cake Serves 8 to 10 Oven...
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