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Sometimes you just need a homemade chocolate cookie, perfect for those wicked chocolate cravings that I know absolutely nothing about. Obviously. Double Chocolate Brownie Cookies (Original recipe: Cafe Delites) 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup white granulated sugar 1/2 cup melted butter 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 egg 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1… Continue reading Double chocolate brownie cookies
Every Christmas, I challenge myself to at least one cooking/baking challenge. This year, I chose a Bûche de Noël, otherwise known as a Yule Log. It is a traditional French roulade (or jelly roll cake) filled with fruit and/or cream, covered in chocolate and decorated to look like a log. The most well-known in America is… Continue reading Bûche de Noël
An overdue handful of shots from this year's Thanksgiving
It's officially autumn, which means it's baking season around here! ((squeal of delight)) I knew I wanted to make something with apples. Since my husband loves apple crisp and cookies, I figured I couldn't go wrong with this Pinterest recipe. The base cookie is slightly different than the oatmeal cookies I'm accustomed to, but that's not… Continue reading Apple crisp cookie cups
Summer is coming, which means citrus! If you like lemon desserts, this one is sublime. The flavor is delicate; not too sweet, not too tart. The cheesecake itself bakes in a bain-marie, or water bath, a trick for assuring it is evenly baked and doesn't crack. Candying lemon slices to use as decoration is optional, but if… Continue reading Lemon Cheesecake with Mascarpone Cream and Candied Lemons
I am not a morning person. If I have to get up early, breakfast needs to be easy to grab in a sleepy stupor or it won't happen. Devoting an hour on a Sunday afternoon to stocking the fridge with these baked cups is one of my favorite ways to have healthy sustenance for early weekday… Continue reading Baked breakfast cups
There seems to be a distinction between cooks and bakers. Many who cook don't bake much and vice versa. For me, this is because baking is much more of a science. Inaccurate measurements can be fixed or faked while cooking, while that isn't so much the case in baking. The smaller margin of error can… Continue reading Good ole lemon bars
