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June 2010

Chocolate Pavlovas topped with Kiwi Fruit

June 28, 2010

June 2010 – Daring Bakers’ Challenge This months Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Dawn of Doable and Delicious. She challenged us to make Chocolate Pavlovas filled with Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse based on a recipe from Chocolate Epiphany by Francois Payard. A challenge consisting of two chocolate based recipes? There was no way I was [...]

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Tagged as: Cheese, Chocolate, Daring Bakers, Icing, Mascarpone, Meringue, Mousse, Sauces

Foodbuzz 24×24: World Cup 2010 – Cuisine Head-to-Head

June 27, 2010

Before you run off thinking someone has hacked into my blog… stop, wait, don’t leave. I promise there will be dessert, in fact, two types of dessert. A few weeks ago I submitted a proposal to Foodbuzz for their monthly 24×24 event which Showcases posts from 24 Foodbuzz Featured Publisher bloggers, highlighting 24 unique meals [...]

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Tagged as: Caramel, Cheese, Chocolate, Italian, Lemon, Lime, Liqueur, Sauces

Chocolate Hazelnut Sandies

June 22, 2010

These yummy cookies are being brought to you today by Sam at Oh! Nuts. Well not literally, but in a sense. A few weeks ago Sam contacted me and asked if I would would be interested in receiving a sampling of a few Oh! Nuts products. I wrote him back, thanked him for the offer, [...]

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Tagged as: all-purpose flour, confectioners' sugar, egg yolks, hazelnuts, light bown sugar, unsalted butter, unsweetened cocoa powder

Blue Cheese-Walnut Stuffed Dates

June 19, 2010

What are your thoughts on being “sweet-toothed”? Blessing or curse? I can’t decide… At home, everyone but my husband can go without dessert and not feel like they are missing out. He can take it or leave it, no problem. The boys and I on the other hand unless completely stuffed, find it hard to [...]

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Tagged as: Cheese, Dates, Nuts

B and PB Whoopie Pies

June 16, 2010

One quick glance through my blogs’ dream archive and you can see a particular baked good that month after month keeps making an appearance. Care to take a wild guess? Yes, Macarons… I know, I know, we’ll get to the whoopie pies in a sec. I just wanted to share with you something very exciting [...]

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Tagged as: Banana, Peanut Butter, Vanilla

Coco-POM Wonderful Sorbet

June 13, 2010

A couple of weeks ago the folks at POM Wonderful offered to send me a small case of 100% Pomegranate Juice to sample. It took me two seconds to respond to their request, yes please!! I was introduced to Pomegranates during one of my very first visits to Guadalajara. My aunt had a huge tree [...]

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Tagged as: Coconut, Lemon, Sauces

Chocolate Macarons, Lost in the Wild

June 10, 2010

Don’t let the pretty pictures above fool you. Sure these guys look pretty happy now, but it’s nothing like what they looked like a few hours ago. This morning while Tommy the Tortoise was quietly enjoying his lunch of yummy leafy greens, he was approached by his friend Paul the Platypus. “Tommy, Tommy, stop eating [...]

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Tagged as: Almond, Chocolate, gluten free, Meringue, Sauces, Whipped Cream

Caffeine Spiked Tres Leches Cake

June 7, 2010

This past weekend we were invited to a surprise bithday party for a family member who is visitng from Australia. Let me explain a little… the birthday boy who is a native Australian married my husbands niece a few years ago, they were living here in California until about six months ago, when he received [...]

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Tagged as: Birthday, Cheese, Chocolate, Coffee, Latin, Liqueur, Mascarpone, Mousse, Sauces, Whipped Cream