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Chocolate Mousse Brownies
These brownies are equal parts fudge brownie and a fluffy light mousse. The combination doesn’t seem obvious at first, in fact they are quite opposite. But the secret here is in the balance of not only texture and density but also in richness of flavor. The cocoa powder on top also adds in some much …
Hot Chocolate Cookies
There is nothing better than curling up with some hot chocolate on a cold day and watch some Christmas movies on TV. There is something so warm and cozy about it all. These cookies have all the warm and cozy feels in cookie form. Light and chewy chocolate cookies with fluffy light marshmallows topped with …
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Peanut Butter Blossoms is a holiday classic. This recipe has been made for generations and generations. And I’m not one to break tradition. So I’m honoring the classic recipe below. What I love about this recipe is first and foremost the peanut butter cookie, secondly the melted chocolate kiss on top. And lastly, the left …
Gluten Free Chocolate Croissants
Croissants are one of my favorite breakfast treats and I also love experimenting with puff pastry. Recently, while picking up some frozen puff pastry I noticed a gluten free version next to my usual Dufour variety. Knowing a lot of people with gluten issues and or wanting to go gluten free so I decided to …
Peppermint Patties
The Christmas season brings with it a series of quintessential flavors, one of the primary ones being peppermint. Candy canes, peppermint mochas and one of my personal favorites, peppermint patties. The flavor epitomizes the season – fresh and crisp like the air yet somehow comforting and calming like a warm toasty fire. I’d always loved …
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
These are one of my favorite Christmas cookies to make and eat (even though I’m not suppose to). They are chocolate, with a secret burst of cherry which adds as a refreshing pick me up. The frosting is a 3 ingredient wonder that reminds me of homemade truffles. These are the first Christmas cookies that …
Halloween Brain Cupcakes ( Chocolate Raspberry)
This Halloween I wanted to make something festive yet delicious. Is it possible to make a cupcake scary? Well I don’t know about that, but its definitely gory and gross (in a festive way). I thought the color of the raspberry puree would work well as fake blood, and would perfectly color and flavor the …
Halloween Bats – Chocolate Cutouts
Happy Halloween! I love fall and Halloween. I think it’s because I have great childhood memories driving though farm country in upstate New York. We’d buy fresh fall produce from the farm stands and make the annual trip to Kights giant pumpkin patch to pick out our giant pumpkin. By giant I mean giant, 30+ …
Mocha Cupcakes with Espresso Frosting
Ever since I was about 12 I loved Starbucks. Growing up, on any given weekend you would find me and 10 of my closest friends there for hours sipping on frappachinos. Well not much has changed, we still do that when we get together. Although these days we sometimes choose an espresso or latte instead. …
Skinny Chocolate Orange Carrot Cake
This is going to be your new favorite guilt free chocolate indulgence. Simple, cheap and convenient ingredients all combined to create an extremely flavorful, moist and decadent chocolate dessert that you’d never guess is low-fat, low-calorie and not too sweet. This recipe came about because I had some extra carrots in my fridge (the whole …
S’mores Cupcakes
Countless summer’s at Girl Scout camp have taught me the ancient art of the S’more. Slightly melting chocolate and a slightly charred marshmallow between two crisp graham cracker makes for the perfect combination of flavor. This summer I wanted to transform the classic wilderness dessert into a dainty cupcake. This is the perfect dessert to …
Easter Bunny’s “Carrot” Garden
Jesus turned water into wine and I’m turning Strawberries into Carrots. Well, sort of. For Easter I wanted to make something simple, easy, and fun. This is one of those posts where its not the recipe that is complicated but rather how you present it. Sure anybody can make pudding. But its how you transform …
Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Valentine’s Day- Happy couples may call it an occasion to express their love and devotion. While cynical singles may call it an over-hyped “Hallmark holiday” . However I personally think the most overlooked part of this day is the fact that it is socially acceptable to consume an obscene amount of chocolate. Now that’s a …