4/29/10

Clementine Darling Tart with Chivalrous Chocolate Crust


Yes, Anastasia.

Clementines don't seem to get the attention they so richly deserve. I admit that I love lemons and limes, but I also think that their reserved cousin should have her day in the sun.

4/27/10

Tuesdays with Dorie: Chocolate Chunkers


I'm 31. That isn't old, right? Well, please tell that to my contact lens-ravaged eyes. Since I'm as near-sighted as Mr. Magoo, I tend to over wear my contacts to the point that I feel useless without them. Last week I spent 3 minutes talking through the bathroom mirror to what I thought was my cat.

4/20/10

Best Cocoa Brownies


Have you ever felt, for no apparent reason, as though something big was about to happen? I don't know why, but there seems to be something looming on the horizon. I say looming because I'm not sure yet if it's a good thing, the clouds are retaining a soft air of ominousity, but that could just be the over-thinking realist in me.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Sweet Cream Biscuits



Thanks to a french father and an east coast mom, I can make almost-perfect dessert crêpes rolled up with lemon juice and sugar and a scrumptious butterscotch tart. But I never had the pleasure of learning how to make biscuits.

4/13/10

Tuesdays with Dorie: Swedish Visiting Cake



A huge Thank You to Nancy of the blog, The Dogs Eat the Crumbs, for hosting this weeks Tuesdays with Dorie. I think a lot of us have been waiting patiently for someone to chose this recipe. Why? Because of Dorie Greenspan's mouthwatering description.

4/10/10

Peanut Butter Cookies


Depravity, thy name is peanut butter.

It's quite difficult to find a recipe for peanut butter cookies. They're as rare as tip-accepting hair stylists and Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream.

4/8/10

Supernatural Brownies



Before I started a food blog, this was my favourite brownie recipe. With all the caramelized, cream cheesed, and frosted versions that were made, I'd almost forgotten about these darlings.

4/6/10

Lime Glazed Coconut Shortbread



This is going to be a pseudo Tuesdays with Dorie post. The actual recipe was supposed to be a Coconut Tea Cake but at the last minute I realized that I didn't have any coconut milk, and I was out of rum (I plead the fifth on that one.)

4/1/10

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Shortbread Bars



These bars remind me of the wealthy, spoiled cousin of peanut butter Twix candy bars. If I were a peanut butter Twix candy bar, I would secretly hate these bars.