Daring Bakers Challenge: Chocolate Pavlovas With Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse

The June 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Dawn of Doable and Delicious. Dawn challenged the Daring Bakers’ to make Chocolate Pavlovas and Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse. The challenge recipe is based on a recipe from the book Chocolate Epiphany by Francois Payard

I won’t ever forget the day that I made these pavlovas. I [...]

National Food Bloggers Bake Sale

Let’s talk about cookies and bread. I’m hoping that these two simple favorites can help to fight hunger in our country. Bread is the most basic of food, recognized all over the world as a staple. And cookies, well, everyone loves cookies! I’ve chosen to donate cookies and bread for the [...]

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

It has been way too long since I’ve made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. When my friend Susannah announced that she was coming to visit me, I asked her what kind of cookies she’d like to snack on. Oatmeal chocolate chip was her answer, and I couldn’t have been more thrilled.

These cookies have the [...]

Homemade Candy Cane Oreos

I think most people agree that Oreos are some of the best cookies out there.  Chocolate cookies with creamy frosting in the middle.  What’s not to love?

This homemade recipe uses all natural ingredients, producing a result that surpasses the store-bought variety (in my opinion)!

Christmas Sugar Cookies

I know that I won’t have a white Christmas this year.  I gave up that dream when I moved to southern California.  But I am lucky enough to be able to ice skate outdoors once a year.  I’m not sure that the environmentalist in me is thrilled with the idea of creating an outdoor ice [...]

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Do you prefer cookies or muffins?  Well, now you can have your pick.  Or, if you can’t make up your mind, make both!  That’s what I did today.

Halloween Sugar Cookies

I make sugar cookies for Christmas every year, but this is the first year I’ve made Halloween sugar cookies.  I finally learned how to use royal icing so I needed an excuse to practice.

Royal icing is the kind of icing that dries hard (and quickly, I might add!).  It’s usually seen on professionally decorated sugar [...]