I love the saying, “If you’re gonna make a mess, you might as well make the most of it”, especially as it applies to cooking and baking. This, my friends, is a big mess of butter. Yep – a lot of butter. One and a half pounds, to be exact. I was softening it for… Read More Making the most of a mess
Oh dear, this sweet tooth of mine has kicked it up a notch this last month. I blame baby boy #2… or the heat… or genetics… or whatever! I planned a few treats and desserts for our 2 week meal plan, but apparently that was not enough this go-round. I found myself scrounging through the… Read More Cake with no eggs, butter, or milk? Crazy Cake!
These bars are the kind of thing your dentist warned you to stay away from. Sticky? Yes. Chewy? Yes. Sweet? Oh yes. Not-Quite-Scotcheroos I decided to call these “Not-Quite-Scotcheroos” because they’re like Scotcheroos, but not quite. Not very original, but there you have it. Why aren’t they scotcheroos? Reason #1 – I can’t find butterscotch… Read More Recipe: “Not-Quite-Scotcheroos”
I love brownies. So does my husband. I’m sure that Joe would love them, too, if we ever let him eat them 🙂 Anyway, I recently had to bake some brownies. I’ve been doing a lot more “from scratch” baking these last few years but brownies were one thing that I hadn’t attempted, for 2… Read More On the Fence Brownies
This past week has been full of birthdays and parties and celebrations! Chris turned 31 on Tuesday. I’m so happy that he was born and wanted to make sure that his day was still separate and special despite it being only 2 days ahead of Joe’s birthday. We celebrated with one of the desserts that… Read More Birthday Week
I’ve seen the recipe for chocolate avocado mousse floating around for the last few months. I even considered making it when I was doing my “30 Days, No Processed Sugar” challenge, but the thought of mixing avo + chocolate put me off. Then, I met a friend who made it and I thought, “If she… Read More Chocolate Avocado Mousse? More like Chocolate Avocado Fudge Frosting (and only 3 Ingredients)!
Joe and I took a walk to the Chocolate Boutique with my friend, Isabel. Joe was happy to be on the move and out in the sunshine… Joe in his sunnies He didn’t want to wear his sunnies for too long, though. Cheeky little bubby! We met up with Isabel and headed to The Chocolate… Read More The Chocolate Boutique
A word of caution: this dessert could lead to declarations of love and/or spontaneous marriage proposals. Use wisely! I decided to make Chocolate Death for a church get-together. Once a month our church has an open discussion on Sunday nights. It’s jokingly referred to as “stump the pastor”, because it’s a time when anyone can… Read More Chocolate Death
This story is long, but it’s funny, ridiculous, and has a happy ending! Yesterday, Chris got a free 1lb box of 36 dark & milk chocolate truffles. Boy, was he happy 🙂 He was so happy that he opened up the box and promptly ate 5 of them. Then, he was called away from the… Read More The Most Expensive Box of Free Chocolate. Ever.
As you all know, I like to try out new recipes. And you probably also know that I have been trying some from “Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth”, by Jill O’Connor. Today, as part of my NCLEX study break, I decided to try another recipe from this wonderful cookbook. Unfortunately,… Read More Mmmm… Cupcakes…
