Just like yesterday, I’m often curious to “find out” what might “happen” in the kitchen. And, I’m always willing to try. I’ve baked this simply pastry dessert in the past, using puff pastry instead of filo dough. It was truly delicious. And, even though I pose curiosity here, I really KNEW this baked brilliance would…
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Just as spring began to emerge this year, I said to Valerie, “I really want to make rhubarb rose panna cotta.” Of course, she smiled and said, “okay.” What else would she say? Any excuse for us to get into the kitchen and whip up a sweet or a savory storm leaves us both grinning….
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Mousse in a blender? I may not be a mousse expert, but when I saw this idea I was fairly certain that one did not make mousse in a blender. I went ahead and tried the task anyway, tweaking the recipe to my own liking, just in case. As I poured the liquid blender mousse into ramekins…
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Do you really need an excuse to eat chocolate chip cookies or cheesecake any day of the week, or any time of day for that matter? I don’t think so. And, to take it a step further, I don’t think you even need an excuse to eat them together ~
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So, I may not be as perfect as Martha Stewart when it comes to cookie aesthetics… but these sugar cookies are pretty darn near perfect in every other way. And, who doesn’t need another dose of sugar cookies one month following the holidays? The Perfect Sugar Cookie 1 1/2 cups Kerrygold butter, softened 2 cups…
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Remember those heavenly bourbon cookies I made just a few weeks ago. Well, I simply couldn’t get them off my mind. While they truly were amazing in every way – it still bothered me that I forgot the walnuts in the baking process – and I just didn’t feel the level of perfection in the…
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Well, okay, they’re not really peanut butter, but they really are super chocolatey, filled with strawberry jelly goodness, and phenomenally delicious. And instead of peanut butter – they are secretly filled with creamy ground cashews – even better. Trust me! We’ve all decided there’s nothing better than the combination of peanut butter and chocolate (any…
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As I was driving home from an early morning meeting, I pondered what to bake this day. Yes, I know. I love my life. I simply get to sit and dream of delicacies and and decadence to creatively craft and consume. In all reality, I live the same life as everyone else. Stresses here and…
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It sure seems like everyone insists on traditional pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. I have no problem with this. In fact, my bestie and I baked up a gorgeous leaf layered pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving this year as well. We gobbled it up – yes, we did. However, there is also a time and place for…
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Rum balls are a truffle-like confection of sweet, dense cake or biscuit material flavored with chocolate and rum. They are roughly the size of a golf ball and often coated in chocolate sprinkles, desiccated coconut, or cocoa. As their name implies, these cookies contain rum. Because they are not baked, the alcohol flavour and kick…
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