August 2010

Brownie Scones

August 27, 2010
Brownie Scones

Boy do I have a great recipe to share with you today. This recipe is adapted from Unplugged Baking by Nicole Rees. As I was flipping through the pages of Baking Unplugged I came upon this specific recipe – Brownie Scones, as you probably guessed… the flipping immediately stopped and the reading began! The first [...]

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Tagged as: Chocolate, chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, dark cocoa, espresso powder, heavy whipping cream, instant espresso, nicole rees, Vanilla

A day in the Spago Kitchen

August 23, 2010
A day in the Spago Kitchen

My day started bright and early… the alarm went off at 5 am, I had some coffee, read a few emails, and tweeted a little. An hour later I was rushing to get ready for my adventure in the Spago kitchen.

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Tagged as: almonds, Chocolate, Coffee, pastry chef, Sherry Yard

Best Ever Helado de Mamey

August 20, 2010
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Let’s take a stroll down memory lane… It’s a hot summer day in Los Angeles, I’m 8 years old, and my dad has just told me we are going to go out for ice cream. Woo hoo!!! We walk down the street to the bus stop on Sunset Blvd., sit down on the bench and [...]

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Tagged as: Coffee, Mamey, Vanilla

On the Move

August 18, 2010
On the move... kitchen.

Moving is no fun… but sometimes it’s for the best; which is the case for Daydreamer Desserts. And if one move wasn’t bad enough, this brilliant girl has scheduled two moves at approximately the same time. (I really don’t know why I do this to myself) Not only will this daydreamer be moving virtually, but [...]

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Summer Flick Macs

August 16, 2010
Dark Chocolate Macarons

This month’s Mactweets – Mac Attack Theme as you can tell by the title of this post is dedicated to Summer Flicks. The movie I had originally intended to be the source of inspiration is one of my favorite “guilty pleasure” movies, and not a huge blockbuster such as E.T. was. E.T. Images via IMDB

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Tagged as: Buttercream, Chocolate, gluten free, Pumpkin, Vanilla

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