Have a Heart: Lavender Shortbread Valentines
Whether you’re celebrating with a valentine, galentine, or your pretty self on this most illustrious of Hallmark occasions, everybody deserves a heart today! I realized that I didn’t make anything ultra-chocolaty this year, which frankly is an egregious oversight on my part, as a person who would frolic in a river of chocolate if it were socially […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake with Milk Chocolate Glaze
Ah, February. Hearts, chocolates, long-stem red roses, and yes– it is the time when Cupid roams the land in search of would-be lovers to stick with his aphrodisiac arrow. I admit that I celebrate Valentine’s Day with a hearty eyeroll, but I do love all manner of heart-shaped baked treats and anything slathered in chocolate. […]
Adventures in French Pastry: Blonde Chocolate Tarts
You guys… YOU GUYS. You know how sometimes you need a little time or distance from an important experience before you can truly understand it or reflect on it? That’s how I feel about these dreamy Blonde Chocolate Tarts. I haven’t fully grasped the magnitude of these little tarts, since it was just a few days ago; […]
Love Letter to a Bakery in Red Hook: The BAKED Brownie
What says ‘I love you’ better than deep, dark chocolate? To me, the purest confectionary expression of love is a classic treat: BROWNIES. There are a million brownie recipes out there. Some are fudgy, some are cakey, some are heavenly, some are downright terrible. You can stop looking now; this is the best one. My […]
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 […]
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 […]
