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Raspberry Crème Fraiche Crepes with Maple Pearls and Chocolate Bucatini from Salty Seattle

Today is Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras or Pancake Day, depending on what country you live in. I’ve been celebrating today with dessert for breakfast with Pumpkin Pie Pancake from Scattered Mom as well as these awesome Gluten-Free Pancakes with Sliced Almonds from Celiac Teen. To wrap up my weeks of pancake celebrating, I wanted […]

Chocolate Nutella Sandwich Cookies Makes 20 sandwich cookies 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup ground almonds 7 tablespoons cake flour 5 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1/3 cup Nutella, for filling 1. Beat the butter in a bowl until creamy and fluffy. In a separate bowl, whisk together the ground […]

Because I am determined not to let you find me with glazed eyes lying motionless on my kitchen floor come February 15th, I’ve been thinking of some ways to cut back on sugar overload between now and Valentine’s Day (less than two weeks away!). Today I’m sharing a recipe for little chocolate sandwich cookies—white chocolate […]

Nutella Fruit Tartine Makes 1 serving 1 slice of bread 1 tablespoon strawberry or raspberry jam 1 1/2 tablespoons Nutella Fresh berries or banana slices 1. Toast the slice of bread. 2. Spread the jam over one side of the bread, then immediately spread the Nutella over the jam layer. 3. Top with fresh berries […]

Ho Ho Cake Makes approximately 14 servings Recipe Notes: This cake is very moist, so be careful when removing it from the cake pans. You can substitute a variety of toppings for the toasted almonds—crushed candy cane, fresh berries, chocolate curls, etc. For the Devil’s Food Cake: (adapted from Bon Appetit, December 2008) 2 2/3 […]

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” ~Larry Wilde, The Merry Book of Christmas There are moments in life that I wish I could package up and save for later to re-experience over and over. Christmastime took on a deeper meaning for […]

Mini Fig & White Chocolate Mascarpone Cream Tarts Makes 24 mini tarts For the Tart Crust: 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1/4 cup cake flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 ounces (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, diced 2 tablespoons chilled vegetable shortening 1/4 cup ice water, plus a few drops more if needed For the White […]

Fudge & Banana Custard Pie Custard recipe adapted from Cooks.com Makes one 9-inch pie, about 8 — 10 servings For the almond crust: 2/3 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup ground almonds 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1/3 cup powdered milk For the sweetened condensed milk custard: 1 2/3 cups water 3 tablespoons […]

I know I promised you guys a post about sushi-su and sushi rice, but you’re going to have to wait until next week for that! I’m about to leave for Camp Blogaway Food Blogger Conference and I’m busy double checking to make sure that I didn’t forget important things like my toothbrush and Deadly Chocolate […]

Kiss & Hug Cookies Adapted from Hershey’s Kisses Peanut Butter Blossoms Makes about 4 dozen cookies 48 Hershey’s Kisses Chocolates (pieces of milk chocolate can be substituted) 1/2 cup shortening 3/4 cup Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread) 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose […]

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