I had 8 egg yolks leftover from the buttercream recipe. I did a quick google search and found a site (http://www.fortysomething.ca) that provided recipes to use up extra egg yolks by the number of egg yolks you have! How genius! I opted to make the caramel crème brulee. I only made homemade crème brulee once so I …
My sister’s birthday seemed like a fabulous time to practice my buttercream and cake decorating! I took a cake decorating class a few months ago at the White Flour Cake Shoppe. They make the most gorgeous cakes with beautiful flowers. The class focused on their flower and decorating techniques; however, they did not give out their …
I had a taste for some chocolate chip cookies so I made Ina Garten’s version but turned them into bars. I usually make these with regular sized chocolate chips, but this time I opted for the mini chips. I made these a while back for a potluck at work and people really liked them. …
Soooooo, I made these biscotti but I am not posting the recipe. I think the recipe I followed was incorrect (it called for 4 cups of flour and 6 eggs which I think is too many eggs compared to other recipes I have since researched). The dough was super sticky and hard to work with, so …
This post is a little late since I made these for Valentine’s Day, but these chocolate sugar cookies can really be made any time of year and in any shape. I think they came out pretty well, and had a great chocolate taste without being too sweet. I used the recipe from The Art of …
Every year we go to my cousin’s house on Christmas Eve and I normally bring dessert. There is usually cherry pie, cheesecake and brownies. This year I opted to try two new recipes – one for Ina Garten’s “Linzer Cookies” and one for Maple Pecan Streusel Bars. (I have not included the recipe for the bars …
We are doing a cookie swap (aka cookie exchange) at work. I chose to make decorated sugar cookies. I was at Crate and Barrel a few weeks ago and picked up The Art of the Cookie cookbook. The book focuses mostly on decorating different types of cookies but does include several base recipes, one …
Last year I took an apple strudel workshop at Laurel Run Cooking School. So this fall I decided to go to the nearby orchard, Rex Gees Orchard, when apples were in season and make some strudel. I had my mom help out (I learned from my perogi making weekend that 2 cooks can be better than …
I bought the Kitchenaid ice cream maker a month or so ago and decided that the 3-day weekend for labor day would be a good time to try out some recipes. I decided on gelato instead of icecream for two reasons: 1) gelato is fabulous and makes me reminisce about Italy; and, 2) it’s made …