I finished the second recipe of my Helms Bakery assignment: the brownie. I have to admit, the recipe said margarine and I substituted butter. And because I melted the butter on the stove top, I slightly browned it. And like the blondie, I think it adds a little something. There isn’t much else in these [...]
Archive for March, 2010
little flour = gooey goodness
Posted in brownies, chocolate, tagged brownies, helms bakery on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dirty blondes
Posted in brownies, tagged blondies, brownies, helms bakery on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This recipe is great! I’ve never liked “blonde brownies” what’s the point without chocolate? But these were fabulous and the recipe came from the original Helms Bakery. Al thought they had chocolate in them, but were light in color. When he found out there was no chocolate and that they were called blondies, he questioned [...]
Gelato alla Fragola e biscotti al cioccolato
Posted in chocolate, Italian Dessert, tagged biscotti, chocolate, gelato, strawberries on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We had more of the chocolate biscotti tonight. This time with the strawberry gelato that we were originally planning on making for the Iron Chef cook off. But we ran out of time for the Iron Chef competition. This was a nice cap off for a great evening with friends, Mona & Emma. I still [...]
The best part of waking up is…
Posted in chocolate, Italian Dessert, tagged biscotti, chocolate on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I got the two thumbs up from the judges: Al & my mom this morning at breakfast. 2 thumbs up = keeper. The double chocolate was subtle, mini-chocolate chips got kind of lost. But I used extra brute cocoa powder from France which really made a difference. I loved this recipe because there was no [...]
Chocolate & Pretzels: what’s not to like?
Posted in chocolate, tagged chocolate, food & wine, pretzel on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I saw this recipe on Food and Wine’s web site, I knew I had to make it. But with one major alternation. Replace the milk chocolate with something darker. Then I had to find the opportunity to make it. So I invited people over for dinner. It was a perfect dessert for 12 people, [...]
Iron Chef: Strawberries
Posted in chocolate, tagged chocolate, cocovivo, iron chef, long cake, strawberries on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today my friends Shelley and Joe hosted their first Iron Chef party. It was a challenge because the common ingredient was strawberries. I actually had two entries: (1) strawberry and arugula pizza with goat cheese and pistachios and (2) a light cake roll with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. The strawberries were tossed with some [...]
