So I served homemade (yes Layne, homemade) marshmallows at my party and they were almost like a booby trap because everyone
who ate one had the tell tale dusting of powdered sugar down their front. Next time I’ll shake the extra sugar off a little better.
I have a lot to say about these marshmallows. First, they [...]
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Lillet Marshmallows
Posted in Dessert, Favorites, Uncategorized, tagged Dessert, home made, lillet, marshmallows, snack on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Little French Fudge Cakes
Posted in Dessert, Quick & Easy, tagged Cake, Dessert, chocolate, quick and easy on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We went to a dinner party on Friday and I needed a quick dessert to take. I looked through my Splendid Table cookbook, and this popped out at me because it was a) chocolate, b) looked rich and c) looked pretty quick and I had most of the ingredients. This is one of those great [...]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte
Posted in Dessert, tagged Cake, celebration, chocolate, Dessert, dorie greenspan, mousse, peanut butter, torte on October 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This is a Dorie Greenspan recipe I spotted on food blogs almost a year ago…too late, I think, to make it for Greg’s last birthday, and so
long that I’ve really built it up in my head and was expecting great things. And it did deliver. The torte has a few steps, but is relatively simple [...]
Chocolate Yogurt Snack Cakes
Posted in Cake, Dessert, tagged brownies, Cake, chocolate, Dessert, muffins, snack, snack cakes on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t you love the sound of a snack cake? It sounds like an after-school snack. But these aren’t at all like the Little Debbie variety…they’re really a cross between a brownie and a cupcake. Chocolately and slightly dense like a brownie, but still light and not too rich. These are great to make ahead because [...]
My Kind of Chocolate Birthday Cake
Posted in Cake, Dessert, Uncategorized on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Greg’s mom Marcia’s birthday was yesterday, and I offered to make a cake. I had found this cake a few days ago while searching on
epicurious.com and her birthday was the perfect opportunity to make it. It’s more of a dessert than a cake and perfect for people who don’t love big, overwhelming, frosting slathered cakes [...]
Meyer Lemon Semifreddo with Mixed Berries
Posted in Dessert, Favorites, fruit, tagged Dessert, frozen, fruit, ice creem, lemon on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This was far and away the star of the show last weekend. I saw this recipe in Bon Appetit a while ago and was drawn to it because it seemed like ice cream that you didn’t need an ice cream maker to make. And I love lemon and berries. Overall, this was pretty simple to [...]
Peanut Butter Cookies
Posted in Dessert, Quick & Easy, Vegetarian on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You may have heard from every Atlanta friend on Facebook that it snowed here on Sunday. It was pretty amazing- about 2-3 inches that actually stuck. We walked around in the snow most of the afternoon and that led me to a desire to bake cookies. I planned on trying a new oatmeal raisin cookie [...]
Greek Yogurt and Honey with Candied Walnut
Posted in Dessert, Greek, Quick & Easy, Vegetarian, tagged Dessert, Greek, honey, lemon, sweet, yogurt on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For Valentine’s Day we had a super special dinner at Kyma, thanks to a gift card I received at Christmas. It was an amazing meal, but maybe the most memorable dish was the Greek Yogurt and Honey that Greg ordered for dessert, which I scoffed at at first. Don’t get me wrong, I love Greek [...]
Paula Deen’s Coconut Cake
Posted in Cake, Dessert, tagged Cake, coconut, Dessert on February 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have to thank Amanda for introducing me to this cake from Paula Deen. It’s really a perfect coconut cake and made with my favorite cake components-1-2-3-4 cake layers and 7 minute frosting. It makes a cake with a light, tangy frosting and nice crumbly yellow cake layers. Seven minute frosting is unstable and doesn’t [...]