A collection of recipes and inspiration for creating memorable desserts
Browned. Butter. Butterscotch. Bacon. Have I got your attention now? With a few of the best B words in the English vocabulary, I know it didn’t take long! Probably about as long as it took my family to wolf down a batch (or three) of …
My forte is desserts, but I can hold my own in the savory side of the kitchen, too! When I plan a get together, appetizers are my favorite thing to make. Finger foods are more fun and they make less mess, which is my husband’s …
It’s hard to imagine bettering the beloved chocolate chip cookie. There’s a zillion recipes, each claiming to be better than the rest. Chocolate chunk, double chocolate, chewy chip, honestly there’s not a bad one in the bunch! But, when you combine all the best parts …
Sometimes accidents in the kitchen lead to the smoke alarms yelling at you, and sometimes it leads to something unexpected and delicious. Using bacon almost always leads to something tasty, and my latest kitchen mishap proved that theory to be true! Bacon Infused Caramel Dip …
Even if you’re not a lemon fan, lemon curd is likely to be the exception you’ll eventually make. I can say that because that’s exactly what happened to me! But then I was basing my dislike for lemon solely on yellow “lemon” candy, which is …
Can you think of anyone you know that doesn’t like chocolate? Even those without a sweet tooth often enjoy a “healthy” bite of dark chocolate. It’s a versatile ingredient that can be used so many ways that it can please anyone’s palette. Ganache is one …
French Macarons have been a hot trend in the US for the past decade. This light-as-air sandwich cookie keeps evolving and has as many people wanting to bake them as it does eat them! Macarons are a technique-driven cookie and therefore one of the most …
Dessert shooters are one of my favorite things to make. You can turn almost any dessert into a shooter, and they instantly become more fun to eat! I might have to apply this theory to the savory side with my four year old twins, maybe …
I consider cookies to be the comfort food of desserts. The aroma of fresh baked cookies often evokes childhood memories. They can be created to appease all tastes, and they are generally easy to make! But don’t count cookies out as boring or predictable–sometimes they …
The idea of a mousse always seemed so fancy. It’s not something I grew up eating and I don’t recall seeing it often on dessert menus. Last weekend, I asked our friends about their experiences with mousse to see if I was completely out of …