Blonde Chocolate Coconut Shortbread Bars
If you happened to ask Santa for blonde chocolate, today is your lucky day. The first time I tried Dulcey, the caramelized white chocolate made by Valrhona, I felt what I can only describe as a religious experience, and I can’t be sure, but I think I heard little angels singing somewhere in the distance. […]
Classic Passover Decadence: Flourless Chocolate Cake
Chocolate. Butter. Eggs. Sugar. That is all you need to make this wickedly dark and decadent Flourless Chocolate Cake. I don’t think that much about flourless chocolate cake when it isn’t Passover (I know, I need to get my priorities straight), but during this week when the only bread product allowed is literally known as […]
The Polar Espresso: Stumptown Shorties
I feel like an Ovenly fan-girl– I just can’t say enough about their magical little cookbook. Every recipe I’ve tried (here and here, plus Eggnog Sandwich Cookies) has been terrific; not since BAKED have I crushed so hard on a particular bakery’s treats. Brooklyn bakeries have captured my heart! One of the best things I had when I visited the […]
Autumn’s Last Stand: Salted Apple Bread with Brown Butter & Hazelnuts
Oh Autumn, you are ever fair and fleeting; I am not inclined to give you up after such a brief encounter. Even here in California, where the seasons quietly and seamlessly blend into one another, you are trying your hardest to chill the air and flaunt your stunning colors… And so, I shall prolong your loveliness just a […]
