*UPDATED 12/26/2011* I first saw this recipe on Deb’s Smitten Kitchen a while back, and bookmarked it.  Then forgot about it.  Luckily, I saw it on Jenn’s Use Real Butter recently, and that gave me the kick in the pants I needed to make this delicious, moist, easy, incredible chocolate cake.  Jenn and Deb weren’t […]

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These may not look like much, but boy, were they good!  My usual go-to scone recipe is one by Dorie Greenspan, namely her Cream Scones.  But, cream has a lot more calories than buttermilk, and I wanted to expand my repertoire, so I dug up this recipe and fiddled with it a bit.  I added […]

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For the most part, I don’t care for flavored coffee or chocolate (there ARE exceptions).  In particular, I dislike cinnamon in chocolate.  So, I really tweaked these brownies a lot.  Eliminated the cinnamon.  Cut down the coffee to 3/4 tsp, and baked for 35 minutes.  These brownies are thin, and incredibly rich, but if you’re […]

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Starting today, I’m going to post a chocolate recipe a day for the next five days.  I have a serious chocolate craving and, by golly, I aim to satisfy it.  I am not a chocaholic (I’d choose a citrus dessert over a chocolate one in a restaurant), but once in a great while, I get […]

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This month, little ol’ me had the opportunity to choose what we made for Recipes to Rival, a group of cooks who experiment with savory dishes.  For some reason that I cannot fathom, I thought posting day was July 5.  The reason I can’t figure out why I thought that is because we always post […]

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The June Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart… er… pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating back to the 1800’s in England. According to our hostesses, the tart is  made up of […]

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The theme for Frugal Fridays is to use ingredients I have on hand so they don’t go to waste.  Recently, I made some Italian Knot Rolls and, because I halved the final recipe, I had some biga left over.  While perusing one of my favorite baking books, King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using […]

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I had everything I needed to make this week’s dish.  Andrea of Andrea In The Kitchen picked Coconut-Roasted Pineapple Dacquoise, and after reading some of the reviews, I was looking forward to making it.  Until I discovered that a mouse had eaten my coconut. Let me back up.  Master Chow and I have lived here […]

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(First, sorry for the lousy photos – I’ve been having lighting issues.) Take a rich buttery brioche, and add bacon and cheese to it.  Then thank the Italians for this marvelous creation that they call Casatiello. Now, how does this fit into my Frugal Fridays theme of using everything on hand to make something and […]

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Going up later today! Friday:  Casatiello! On another note, here is a scary article about wheat crops that every baker should read. I tell you, I’ve been having a heck of a time taking photos lately; lighting issues, blurriness, etc., and my brioche and Casatiello photos are no exception.  At any rate, I opted for […]

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