Archive for September, 2013

  • Chocolate Cherry Loaf

    Chocolate Cherry Loaf

    September 28th, 2013

    Chocolate + cherry = unique + good, but maybe not for everyone.  You either like it or you don’t.  If you don’t like it, move on to something more boring like my most excellent Classic Shortbread Cookie.  If you do like the combo, then read on, partner. There used to be a chocolate candy with […]

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  • Dark Chocolate Banana Truffles

    Dark Chocolate Banana Truffles

    September 25th, 2013

    Wow. Gooey and chewy and sweet on the inside.  Crunchy dark chocolate coating on the outside.  (I know you’re sold.  You could stop reading now and just skip to the recipe, based on that succinctly wooing description, I know.) Another wow: this is the easiest recipe you’ll make since the Quickie Toffee Graham Cracker Cookies were […]

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  • Mistake with Food Processor and Truffle Goo

    Truffle Kerfuffle.

    September 25th, 2013

    Don’t mess with your food processor when you’re wearing a new white tank top* and dealing with dark chocolate. Don’t try to get all strongman-competitor-like when the spinny blade thing won’t come out (which then means the whole goddamned bowl won’t come off the actual machine itself); don’t wrestle with the blade unless you want a […]

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  • Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins

    Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins

    September 21st, 2013

      I have a thing for blueberries.  I eat a 6 oz. container every single freaking day, which means that we spend $2,186.35 on blueberries every year, give or take (the ‘give’ is when the berries cost more than $6 because the markets know they can take advantage of people who prefer the word ‘organic’ […]

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  • Classic Baklava

    Classic Baklava

    September 18th, 2013

    The Greeks knew what they were doing. In addition to a building a couple of buildings that some could call architecturally significant, they created the Greek salad (the real Greek salad, not the North Americanized version with lettuce that you get in a mall food court), and most important of all, they created baklava.  (I assume it […]

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  • Blueberry Hand Pies

    Blueberry Hand Pies

    September 14th, 2013

    Hand pies are all the rage these days.  So naturally I jumped on that wagon and whipped up six of them, happy to have something to do with the blueberries that seemed to be multiplying in the fridge.  Happy to feel like a trendy baker, hip with the baking times.  (I am the antithesis of […]

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  • Nectarine Tart with Ginger Cookie Crust

    Nectarine Tart with Ginger Cookie Crust

    September 11th, 2013

    With all of those nectarines going on, this dessert looks pretty darned healthy, doesn’t it? Don’t get me wrong, it’s not exactly guilt-free.  (If you want to pig out without the cloak of shame and guilt to weigh you down, try the Angel Food Cake, or the Guilt-Free Mandarin Orange Cake, or the Healthy Peanut […]

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  • Raspberry Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Cream Cheese Frosting

    September 7th, 2013

    These are almost too freaking cute to eat, but I’m sure you’ll get over it and down a few anyways.  What the heck- down a dozen- they’re mini cupcakes, for God’s sake! Okay, so there are some people that go all crazy for the combo of raspberry and chocolate.  (If it’s not for you, don’t abandon […]

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  • Brownie Blondie Layer Bars

    The Ultimate Brownie Blondie Layer Bars

    September 4th, 2013

    It happened. I was in a seminar the other week and my mind drifted towards brownies (as it usually does, especially when in seminars about things like accountability and execution and other scintillating business topics).  I was thinking about the half-baked batch of Buttery Blondies that I had wrapped up in the freezer, wondering what […]

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