February 2012

Little Bites – Oscar Party in the Hills

February 27, 2012
Caramel Apple Bon Bons

The Event… an Oscar themed Party

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Tagged as: Bonbons, Chocolate Caramel Apple, Dark Chocolate Tart, French Macarons, Oscar's, Pavlova, Peanut Buter Parfaits, Snickers Popcorn, The Supper Club

The Josie Mojito

February 24, 2012
The Josie Mojito

The inspiration for this cocktail was simple and straightforward. It came in a small box in the form of an assortment of Routin 1883 Syrups. Add a bottle of Dragon Berry Rum a colleague gave me for Christmas and the general idea was born. Coming up with a name for it on the other hand, [...]

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Tagged as: 1883 syrup, bacardi, cocktail, dragon berry, dragon fruit, mojito, passion fruit, pitaya, rum, Strawberry

Tuesdays with Dorie: Chocolate Truffle Tartlets

February 21, 2012
Mini-Chocolate Truffle Tartlets

I love to improvise and experiment, sometimes the results are spectacular, other times not so much. Regardless, it always results in a learning experience. Such is the case with todays post.

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Tagged as: baking, Chocolate, tartlets, Tuesdays With Dorie, TWD

Double Stuf Oreo Martini

February 17, 2012
Double Stuf Oreo Martini

This wasn’t as easy an infusion as I expected it to be. I initially started by infusing regular Oreos, but after a week of “infusion time” I tasted my concoction and decided I wanted more of the “Stuf” flavor versus chocolate. So started over and decided to use Double Stuf Oreos instead.

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Tagged as: cocktail, double stuf oreo, infusion, martini, Oreo, vodka

Blueberry French Macarons with White Chocolate Coconut Ganache

February 13, 2012
Blueberry French Macarons Filled with White Chocolate Coconut Ganache

Sure, French Macarons aren’t probably the first thing that comes to mind when you think of dessert at a Super Bowl party. That is unless the hostess of the Super Bowl party happens to LOVE making French Macarons; then of course, it is to be expected.

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Tagged as: blueberry, Coconut, dessert, French, macarons, super bowl, white chocolate

Pineapple Upside-down Cake Martini

February 10, 2012
Pineapple Upside-down Cake Martini

This time, I’m afraid I can’t take credit for creating the aforementioned marvelous dessert inspired martini. Because this creation my friends, was actually brought to you via one of my Buy.com colleges who happens to share the same passion for cocktail concoctions as me. We also share the same difficulty when it comes to restraining [...]

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Tagged as: cake vodka, caramel vodka, maraschino cherries, martini, pineapple juice

Tuesdays with Dorie: White Loaves

February 7, 2012
White Loves

As soon as I read that Laurie and Jules of Tuesdays with Dorie were planning on tackling Baking with Julia, I was overjoyed. Although I was familiar with some of the recipes from this book (I had previously checked it out via my local library.) I didn’t own a copy so, I immediatly place my [...]

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Tagged as: baking, bread, Tuesdays With Dorie, TWD, yeast

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Shooter

February 3, 2012
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Shooter

Time to confess… so, I’ve had this bottle of Torani Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough syrup tucked away on the left hand side of the top-most shelf of my pantry for some time now. It’s been sitting there a little longer than I care to admit. It’s partially hidden behind the constantly rotating boxes of cold [...]

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Tagged as: shooter, shot, torani chocolate chip cookie dough, tres leches liqueur, vodka

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