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 the ‘chocolate’ Category
little flour = gooey goodness
Posted in brownies, chocolate, tagged brownies, helms bakery on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Healthier muffins with chocolate chips
Posted in chocolate, muffins on February 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This might not make sense, healthier muffins with chocolate chips. But I did try to lighten a recipe from Williams Sonoma Muffin cookbook to include no sugar, replace the a portion of all-purpose flour with whole wheat, substituted canola oil for the melted butter and used egg substitute instead of the eggs. Result, really yummy [...]
Sprinkles for the Super Club
Posted in chocolate, cupcake, vegan cupcake, tagged vegan cupcakes on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Shelley, hosted a super/cooking/baking club today. There was originally no theme, but it evolved into a tapas party. And surprisingly three dishes contained tuna. Two raw tuna dishes and an eggplant caponata served with tuna in olive oil with bread. YUM! My contribution was my favorite chocolate cupcakes, Hands down one of the [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Posted in chocolate, vegan cupcake, tagged cupcake, vegan on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am thankful today that my mom is out of the hospital and doing well. Her hospital stay slowed down the cupcake production and experimentation. But now that she’s feeling better, I’m starting up again. I am also thankful that I have a husband who is a wonderful photographer and can showcase my cupcakes as [...]
The fun factor – a face that only a mother could love
Posted in chocolate, cupcake, themed cupcake, tagged cupcake, spider, themed cupcake on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For Halloween, I thought I explore creating some creepy cupcakes and boy did Al, my husband, and I have fun. Last year, I tried creating some owl cupcakes. It was the right theme, but the materials I used made it difficult. This year, I used items such as marshmallows (not vegan), Reese Pieces, chocolate chips [...]
