Sometimes I shock myself with the random things that I do. They really make me question just how completely awesome I am. I know I’m pretty awesome at cooking, sewing, wielding the camera, and navigating the overall strangeness of life, but there are things that I am NOT awesome at. Like I am not awesome… Read more
Tag: Chocolate
The Return…Of Almonds
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? It’s been a long and tough road this last year or so. Between work and personal stresses I just had to take a break from posting. That’s not to say that I haven’t been in the kitchen, I never stopped cooking and taking pictures, they just never made it… Read more
Rich Chocolate Cake-Style Brownies
Every once in a while I like to pretend that I’m a master baker or chef and go make something that I’ve never made before except from a boxed mix and expect it to come out perfect! Yeah and we all know how that one can turn out. Earlier in the year I had a… Read more
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Ah summer. I loathe the heat of summer. Why can’t it just be WARM and not BOILING outside? My poor fair skin needs to hide from the sun and avoid it unless wearing a strong SPF. But the heat is also the BEST time to make the ice cream. Home made ice cream. Minty fresh… Read more
Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cupcakes
Thats right. Dark chocolate salted caramel cupcakes. Have you ever heard of anything that just makes your insides just start dancing, anticipating the sugar high that is about to ensue? This causes it.
Peppermint Bark
I’m not that big of a chocolate fan, but my husband is. He loves the fact that I like cooking with chocolate, or making candies and he gets most of them. I got this idea from the peppermint bark that Williams Sonoma sells around Christmas. It’s horribly expensive but so easy to make. I ended… Read more
Hot Fudge Sauce
I have a confession. It’s rather sad but true. I’m really not that big of a chocolate person. Does that make me less of a woman? When looking at a dessert or something sweet, I never really went for the chocolate. Sure there was the required Snickers bar in the morning during high school for… Read more
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Yesterday was spent in the most delightful way. The sun has been shining, it is slowly getting warmer, and things are just looking brighter all around. Money is still tight with the economy, so what can you do when you want a nice treat on a warm spring day? Make your own ice cream sandwiches!… Read more
Sweet Brownies
My husband likes to “hint” at things he wants me to try and bake. I know he has an evil scheme to get an idea in my head and to get me to make it a reality. In my head it’s almost a conspiracy, an evil plot to do his bidding in the kitchen. What… Read more
Flourless Chocolate Cake
This cooking I did over the weekend just seemed to go so well! Last week I ran out of flour. No really, I actually forgot to buy myself some flour. I was at a loss all week because I wanted to bake something. I don’t know that I would have baked something but since there… Read more