Wholly Mole Brownies
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under tea treats, faves, Desserts, Cookies | 5 Comments
I’ve been playing around with adding the flavours of Mexican Chocolate to my brownies with almond and cinnamon along with a little chile powder for a nice spicy warmth. My brownie recipe is pretty basic and it lends itself to experimentation which is lucky because we love brownies around this house!
I first made these and added only […]
A Trio of Cookies for My Sweet
Posted on May 5, 2008 - Filed Under Cookies | 12 Comments
As a child I spent many hours on the road between Southern California, Nevada and Utah. My sisters and I were always going to visit my Gran and Gramps or going camping or to the beach or going back and forth between my parents yadayadayada. I wasn’t a particularly good car traveler- my parents usually had to give me […]
Cocoa Almond Spiral Cookies
Posted on February 21, 2008 - Filed Under Cookies, Recipes, Uncategorized | 10 Comments
If you like the flavours of chocolate and almond together you’ll enjoy these Cocoa-Almond Spirals. They are great to keep on hand in the fridge for a week or your freezer for a few months. Then you can slice and bake off a cookie as you wish- or stock a glass jar with them and see your cookie […]
Bountiful Biscotti Baking with my Beloved
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under tea treats, faves, Cookies, Recipes, Uncategorized | 13 Comments
Every year Rick and I have a baking day to make homemade gifts for a dozen, or so, of our wonderful neighbors. This year we chose three kinds of Biscotti to make- Cranberry Orange Almond, Chocolate Hazelnut and also Pistachio Cherry.
We enjoy spending the afternoon holed up in our warm, cozy kitchen while the snow falls thick and […]
A new world and Raspberry Chocolate French Macarons
Posted on December 5, 2007 - Filed Under faves, tea treats, Fun Stuff, Cookies, Recipes, Uncategorized | 7 Comments
I finally made the (so popular) French Macaron that has made its way from Pierre Herme to one of my all-time favorite bakers- the lovely Helene at Tartlette. Helene is always an inspiration and if you haven’t been drooling over her blog you’ve really been missing out on something great! (check out her latest Gingered Peanut Macarons- […]
