Chocolate recipes - page 17

I?m sorry for the long and pretentious title this week ? well sort of. Usually, I like to keep recipe titles as short as possible for the sake of clarity and focus (and because I'm easily confused). Although, I think a pompous sounding title is quite fitt

It's christmas and that means baking your fool head off, no? And everybody expects something a little different from those of us who talk of nothing but food day in and day out. They want chocolate chip cookies from their grandmother but they want matcha

I have never baked so much in so little time. Phew! That was a LOT of baking happening in my kitchen. I must say,my oven is still grateful. It hasn't given up on me :-) But trust me, it feels so good to be near the oven during winter...keeps you warm and

I've been dreaming of banana cream pie ever since I had a taste of Melissa Chou's (Aziza) deconstructed version inspired by The Essential New York Times Cookbook . I thoroughly enjoyed Chou's elegant take on the dessert, but I had a hankering for so

These are really really easy to make and there is not even any cooking involved. Is that cheating ? They were SO easy to make, it FELT like cheating. I made these at 3am on Saturday morning. No joke - honestly I did... On a Saturday, our shop NATURAL

Before I die, I fully intend to try every imaginable chocolate chip cookie recipe available. (I?m just getting a good start... bear with me while I document one more ) National food brand companies put their top tried-and-

Mooncake season is here and I've always like those little golden pillows of lotus paste and pandan paste and red bean paste. Until a few years ago you could only find two or three traditional types of mooncakes but now you can find all sorts of new Snow S

Oh!! I miss my cakes so much!! I have not been reporting to my cake blog since the start of the June School Holiday.... seriously, I was enjoying this June School Holiday with my 2 girls to the ultimate :D We went out almost everyday for the past month an

This week's SMS was chosen by Ellen of Blue Tree Green Heart : chocolate orange macaroons. After having spent two glorious weeks house sitting for my in-laws, I returned home on Friday and these macaroons had the honor of being the first thing I baked

Recently, I had a little visitor, who loves chocolate and walnuts. Every time he visits me, I have some chocolate chip cookies ready and waiting for him. This time for a change, I thought I will make something else for him with his fav. ingredients. I h

Confessions of another "Curious Cook" about this weeks Heavenly Cake. Perhaps, I should title this post BBA - Baker with a Bad Attitude . I like to think of myself as positive and willing, even excited to try new things in the kitchen. It was with anx

I can t believe that Elia is turning 18 today!! My little girl has grown into a beautiful woman, who will soon be going to university, she will have the right to vote, etc., etc., but she will always be our little girl. Happy Birthday Elia!! T

While browsing the ice cream section at Trader Joe's, I came across some soy ice cream. I thought about getting a tub of chocolate, but then I saw these mini soy ice cream sandwiches. I had never tried soy ice cream before, but I wa

My husband thinks I complain about too much, but really folks, how much is an ordinary citizen supposed to accept without complaint? I think I tolerate quite a bit actually, but there has to be a line drawn in the sand SOMEWHERE. Remember the great Toll

This is the cake that I made for a special friend. His girlfriend's parents were celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary ! I was so happy when he asked me to make this cake. My first 3 tiered cake...for a big event! I even found th

It's crunch time kids. Time to seriously get out there and do some Christmas Shopping and start thinking about what we're baking for family, friends and neighbors. Somebody kick me in the rear to get me started will ya!! LOL!! We've got some pretty terrif

An early Father s Day, a birthday, a day to celebrate family and friends, what other great reasons do we need to eat cake?! As with most cakes, this cake was fun to make and fairly easy to assemble. This Strawberry Celebration Cake is two 10 round d