O.K. if you need a superstar of a cake to bring somewhere, and you want lavish praise and adulation, this one is IT. It is named the Hot Chocolate Cake and is from Fine Cooking Magazine. The crazy thing is this cake actually does remind me of the world’s best homemade decadent cup of hot [...]
Archive for September, 2010
The Hot Cocoa Cake and the Girl Who Cured My Fear of Marshmallows
Posted in Cakes, Chocolate, tagged homemade marshmallows, Hot chocolate cake on September 26, 2010 | 40 Comments »
Finger Dipping Good Pistachio Dressing and the Salad Who Wore It
Posted in Salads, Vegetarian, tagged Aarti Party salad, pistachio salad dressing, Ugly Duckling Salad, Versatile Blogger Award on September 24, 2010 | 14 Comments »
This pistachio salad dressing on top of that lovely salad you see there is– put your finger on your plate and dip it in the leftover puddles– good! I absolutely swear I have never ever said this about any salad or salad dressing in the world. Honestly. No fingers are crossed and my right hand [...]
If Han Solo Were a Doughnut…
Posted in Bread, Chocolate, Fried and Fabulous, Other Desserts, tagged chocolate glazed donuts, maple glazed bacon doughnuts on September 18, 2010 | 31 Comments »
I woke up this morning with one clear thought, “I MUST make doughnuts.” And if you are going to bother with the the huge vat of oil, wait for the dough to rise and eat a ginormous amount of calories, then you may as well jump in with both feet and make Maple Glazed Doughnuts [...]
It’s Raining Pumpkins, Spider Mites and Muffins—Oh My!
Posted in Bread, Pumpkin, tagged Starbucks pumpkin cream cheese muffins on September 15, 2010 | 23 Comments »
I had it all planned out since the inception of my blog. October was going to be PUMPKIN MONTH. A pumpkin recipe a day week for those people, like me, who are pumpkin obsessed maniacs. But like most other things, life had its own mission and I am simply a passenger hanging on with a [...]
A Spicy Apple Cake Gets Soused
Posted in Cakes, Celebration Cakes, tagged apple spice cake on September 10, 2010 | 21 Comments »
How could something NOT CHOCOLATE be this delicious? It has taken absolutely every ounce of strength I have NOT to lick my fingers when frosting this cake. It is a decadent creamy, caramel icing, and the cake itself is soft, rich and full of the spices of fall.
Fluffy Cranberry and Jam Scones with Cucumber Sandwiches
Posted in Bread, Other Desserts, Sandwiches, Vegetarian, tagged golden retriever, scones on September 4, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Typical Saturday morning at my house: Five a.m. rolls around, and my eyes slowly open up to glance casually at the clock. BIG MISTAKE! Once my eyelids move, my Golden Retriever, Sadie, trots over to my side and sits down, waiting to be petted or scratched. If I don’t acquiesce quickly enough, she begins scratching [...]


