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: Almond, 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

Dark Chocolate Brownie Mess

August 12, 2010
Dark Chocolate Brownie Mess

This is quite an embarrassing post… but instead of sweeping my mistake under the rug I will go ahead and come clean with you. After all we learn from our mistakes and no one is perfect, right? It was Saturday afternoon and all was well. That is, until my nose caught a whiff of something [...]

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Tagged as: Birthday, Chocolate, Liqueur, Nuts

Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee

August 8, 2010
Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee

There are a number of reasons why food bloggers might plan a get together. Perhaps it’s to finally meet long-time fellow food blogger friends in person. Many times we get together for a worthy cause. Since we love what we do, we are always looking for ways to learn and improve our craft; we’ll get [...]

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Tagged as: Almond, Chocolate, French, Hazelnut, Liqueur, Nuts, Sauces

Mascarpeacheesy Pie

August 4, 2010
Mascarpeacheesy Pie

The funky title of this particular pie was something I just threw together. The inspiration however, originated from an old label of Nestle’s sweetened condensed milk I found nestled in a stack of clippings, handwritten, and typed recipes my mother recently gifted me during my last visit to Mexico. I translated the original recipe from [...]

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Tagged as: Cheese, Lime, Mascarpone, Peach

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