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February 2010

Tiramisù

February 27, 2010

February 2010 – Daring Bakers’ Challenge And boy was it a challenge! MASCARPONE + SAVOIARDI BISCUITS + ZABAGLIONE = TIRAMISU! (All made from scratch!!) I’m always giving my oldest a hard time because he is such a procrastinator. I have no idea where or how he picked up this awful habit. Yet I see myself [...]

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Tagged as: Cheese, Coffee, Daring Bakers, Lemon, Mascarpone, Meringue, Vanilla, Whipped Cream

Stirring it up for a good cause

February 24, 2010

Well the LA Stir It 28 event went without a hitch! It was so much fun I wanted to share a virtual version of it with you. In case you missed my pre-event tweets, I promised I would bring Nanaimo Bars, and Insanely Chocolaty Cookies. But, I felt like that wasn’t enough so I added [...]

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Tagged as: Birthday, Cheese, Chocolate, Coconut, Nuts

Italian Pretzel Cookies

February 20, 2010

Is there such a thing? Before leaving for my trip to NYC a colleague of mine somewhat described them to me as a sweet semi-crisp, semi-chewy cookie in the shape of a pretzel with chocolate on the bottom. Once in NYC, since my hotel was relatively close (within walking distance) to Little Italy I had [...]

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Tagged as: Chocolate, Coffee, Italian, Lemon, Mousse, Vanilla

Stir It 28 – Los Angeles Soirée

February 17, 2010

Have you heard about the the Stir It 28 event making its way across the country? Or perhapps seen the #stirit28 hashtag on Twitter? Well I’m delighted to be a part of this nationwide effort to raise money for Haiti Relief. This special event will take place in four major cities: Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta [...]

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Tagged as: Caramel, Cheese, Chocolate, Lemon, Lime

Mod Squad Cake

February 11, 2010

This past Tuesday, 15 very fortunate Foodbuzz bloggers myself included, rolled up our sleeves for a very worthy cause. Electrolux and Foodbuzz invited us to help decorate 5 beautiful cakes in an effort to help raise awareness and support for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). With the help of Buddy Valastro and Kelly Ripa [...]

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Tagged as: Buttercream, Cheese, Chocolate, Frosting, Icing, Vanilla

Kelly Ripa’s Cake Off For a Cause

February 9, 2010

Good morning everyone, today is the big day! The plan for today is an early breakfast at the Tanuki Tavern. We will then head out to see Live! with Regis and Kelly. Perhaps you will be able to spot us in the audience… After the show we will have a couple of hours of free [...]

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Empire State of Mind

February 7, 2010

Well the day has finally arrived, today I fly out of sunny California to the Empire State… I’m all packed up and ready for my departure. I’m sneaking out of the house right in the middle of our Super Bowl party. “Oh… I’ll be right back, just need to go buy more ice. [wink, wink...] [...]

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Chocolate Dobos Torte

February 6, 2010

Or more appropriately… How to give new life to an over-baked flourless chocolate cake. The story started off with the best of intentions. The plan was to make a luscious flourless chocolate cake for one of my colleagues who recently accepted a new job in NY. I pulled out this baby off the cookbook bookshelf, [...]

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Tagged as: Almond, Chocolate, Coffee, Fall, French, Meringue

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