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Archive for February, 2011

Rolling Pin Phobics Wanted—Rugelach Unrolled

Posted in Cookies, tagged , , on February 25, 2011 | 35 Comments »

You see that beautiful rugelach right there…it comes from a rolled out ball of dough and yes, you can make it.  I am sure of it.

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Three Girls, Two Mochi Cakes and One World Thinking Day

Posted in Cakes, tagged , , , on February 21, 2011 | 32 Comments »

This modern day Mochi cake is a chewy, coconut flavored Japanese pastry that was introduced to me by my niece, Lindsey, a budding chef and possibly my numero uno commentor on this site.  She is enamored with Japanese culture; brings a Bento box lunch to school, reads stacks of Manga, bakes Japanese pastries and the [...]

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TGIF Peanut Butter Blondies

Posted in Cookies on February 18, 2011 | 26 Comments »

Sometimes Fridays come in the nick of time, like a life raft, just when you think you don’t have any more in you.  Finally, there it is like a perky invitation to your weekend; a weekend that surely (God willing) will be better than the week before it. These peanut butter chocolate chip blondies are [...]

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Jealousy and a Fully Booked Tomato Tart

Posted in Pie, Side Dishes, Vegetarian, tagged , on February 15, 2011 | 20 Comments »

Yes, this is a re-post, but it drove me crazy this morning to wake-up to my blog which was seeming to be blinking “VALENTINE’S DAY” in neon lights.   Since I was a good wife on Valentine’s night and made an elaborate dinner while leaving my camera locked up in its bag, I have no photos and no new post.  So I [...]

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Mini Raspberry Linzer Cookies for Dough-Nibbling Bakers

Posted in Cookies, Valentine's Day, tagged , , , on February 9, 2011 | 33 Comments »

These delicate, raspberry or Nutella filled mini Linzer cookies are rich and buttery, just slightly crispy and have so few ingredients, you are guaranteed to have them on hand. This recipe is from the Barefoot Contessa and requires NO EGGS which concerned me at the get-go, but after tasting them, I was sold and so was my Girl [...]

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Flash Back to the Eighties Inside-Out Ding Dong Cake

Posted in Cakes, Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, tagged , , , on February 6, 2011 | 39 Comments »

Just for the record, I think this dark, devilish and creamy cake is what you might imagine a Ding Dong would be if you were in heaven; if it were actually made for YOU by Dorie Greenspan and if it were made with Chuao Chocolate and served to you within hours of it coming out [...]

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Start Valentine’s Day on a High Note With Red Velvet Pancakes

Posted in Bread, Breakfast, Chocolate, Valentine's Day, tagged , , on February 4, 2011 | 34 Comments »

Can you think of a better way to start your Valentine’s Day morning than with rich, soft, chocolaty Red Velvet Pancakes?!  I can’t either.  They even get served with a luscious, cream cheese dipping sauce.  Pretty sweet, right?— pun totally intended…that’s just how I roll. Seriously, these are absolutely decadent and for the handful of readers [...]

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