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
Chocolate Hazelnut Sandies

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

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