August 2009

Gianduia Gelato

August 7, 2009
Gianduia Gelato

I’m a simple girl… it doesn’t really take too much to get me excited, I’ll give you one particular example. [When I received this months issue of Gourmet Magazine, and I saw the image of three neatly stacked ice cream sandwiches on the cover. Sweet!!] The very first thing I did was scan the table [...]

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Tagged as: cornstartch, granulated sugar, hazelnut spread, hazelnuts, semisweet chocolate, vanilla extract, whole milk

French Apple Tart

August 6, 2009
French Apple Tart

This is my take on Ina’s French Apple Tart… for starters it’s a super versatile recipe. Swap the apples for your favorite fruit, swap the walnuts for your favorite nut, or omit them all together. Pre-made or homemade crust, you can’t go wrong. I just love how the walnuts add a new dimension to this [...]

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Tagged as: all-purpose flour, cinnamon, granny smith apples, granulated sugar, kosher salt, nutmeg, unsalted butter, Walnuts

Mexican Rice Pudding

August 4, 2009
Mexican Rice Pudding

My husbands birthday is coming up this week, and in his honor I decided to make one of his favorite desserts, arroz con leche (Rice Pudding) sans raisins. His mom would make it for him when he was a little boy growing up in Mexico, so it brings back many fond memories of his childhood. [...]

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Tagged as: cinnamon, granulated sugar, kosher salt, nutmeg, rice, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, whole milk

Mini Raspberry Coconut Cupcakes

August 3, 2009
Mini Raspberry Coconut Cupcakes

This weekend I was determined to make something containing raspberries… As I was browsing through my cookbooks, I came across this simple recipe from 500 cupcakes they were ready in a flash! I’m sure they would have looked much prettier had I used fresh raspberries, but I hadn’t gone grocery shopping and I had a [...]

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Tagged as: coconut extract, confectioners' sugar, egg whites, ground almond meal, raspberries, shredded sweetened coconut, turbinado sugar, unsalted butter, unsweetened flaked coconut

Sprinkles Red Velvet Cupcakes

August 1, 2009
Sprinkles Red Velvet Cupcakes

Not sure if you’ve had the pleasure of tasting a Sprinkles cupcake… They are incredibly good. The cake is super moist, and the frosting… what can I say, it is superb! For those who aren’t lucky enough to live close to one, for those who are annoyed because after a long day at work, have [...]

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Tagged as: Chocolate, confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, Frosting, Sprinkles, unsalted butter, vanilla extract

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