Baked Sunday Mornings: Vanilla Bean & Chocolate Budino
I love me some Italian food, like most sane, interesting people who have a soul. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about pasta, pizza, and many other aspects of this succulent cuisine, but I admit that when I first looked at the title of this week’s Baked Sunday Mornings recipe for Vanilla Bean & Chocolate Budino, […]
Heart-to-Heart Conversation: Valentine’s Sweetheart Cheesecakes
Kiss Me… Be Mine… Sexy… XOXO… Dreamy… Sweet Talk….. Text Me?! I have to admit… I can’t stand Valentine’s Day conversation heart candies. To me, they are chalky and dry, and they just don’t taste good. However, those Sweethearts made by NECCO are one of the most iconic sweets for this holiday, and the quintessential […]
All the Cool Crumbs Are Doing It: Graham Crust
Who among us has not baked a pie/tart/cheesecake/bar with a graham cracker crust? Though there are plenty of other perfectly good pastry crusts out there, the graham crust is one of the tastiest, easiest, and most versatile crusts in existence– no pie dough to fuss with, no blind baking with pie weights. Perhaps most importantly, […]
Sealed with a Kiss: Chocolate Heart, X & O Cakes
The symbols of X & O representing kisses and hugs are of course among the most recognizable symbols associated with love and, by extension, Valentine’s Day. I never really knew where this came from, though I assumed that the letters simply resembled their corresponding affectionate gesture: X looks somewhat like puckered lips, and O looks […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Chocolate Ginger Molasses Cookies
I have been having a blast researching Valentine’s Day baking recipes for the past couple of weeks, as this is my first V-Day since beginning this blog. I’ve got some cute stuff coming in the next several days, though this week’s Baked Sunday Mornings recipe, Chocolate Ginger Molasses Cookies from Baked Explorations, didn’t really set off […]
Les Macarons, une Histoire d’Amour: Christmastime in Paris (Part II)
“Macarons only weigh a few grams, but that’s enough to leave your senses quivering with pleasure. Their thin, crisp shell, slightly rounded shape, tempting colours and tender interiors draw devotees to devour them with their eyes, and caress their smooth surface. Their flavours solicit the nose and, when one bites into that crisp shell, the […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Cheesy Focaccia with Sautéed Spinach (Hold the Caramelized Onions!)
There is literally *nothing* that I find more repulsive in terms of food than ONIONS. Except maybe a slab of pork or a can of tunafish. Fortunately neither of those are found in any recipes within the Baked Elements cookbook! When I saw this week’s recipe for Baked Sunday Mornings, I was not thrilled: Cheesy […]
