Chocolate and pumpkin? Not a typical combination, I know. I’m not sure where the idea for combining the two came from. I’m positive I’ve had the combination somewhere along the way and once you’ve tried it, it seems so obvious. There’s something about the cinnamon and other spices combined with the chocolate… but then again, I would be happy with a chocolate covered stick. One continue reading …
Last weekend I made my first pastry crust from scratch. It was for a tart recipe that I was trying out. The crust turned out fine but the filling was just kinda not right. I’ll be working on a redo for a later post. Anyway, I prepped two different crusts one that was gluten free for the tart and another “regular” crust for a second continue reading …
Since we can soon say goodbye to summer, and the need to don a bathing suit for a while, why not key lime cupcakes, with coconut buttercream frosting, topped with toasted coconut? I like to call them “Say Goodbye to Summer Cupcakes.” The baker, I’m not. When cooking, I usually don’t measure, unless trying something brand new and even then sometimes I wing it, unless it continue reading …
So I found these pluots the other day, you remember? They’re the fruit that’s a cross between a plum and an apricot. I can’t say that I’ve had many plums or apricots in my life and certainly haven’t cooked with them, and a pluot? Didn’t even know they existed up until yesterday. So what do you do with a fruit that you’ve never eaten or continue reading …
. Okay, I wasn’t going to post this recipe, but last night when I sat down to take a bite–oh, my… I just knew I had to tell everyone across the whole wide world to try it, at least once. It’s a little basic and, quite honestly, doesn’t look that pretty. Yeah, it looks kinda… well… gross. *shudder* *cringe* Not a word you’re supposed to continue reading …
