You can fill your choux pastry puffs with whipped cream, as a variation use pastry cream or ice cream. You can dust them with confectioner’s sugar, drizzle with melted chocolate or… my favorite, but I was too lazy to do it, with caramel.
Guest Foodie: Iveth Bodensteiner de Villanueva’s Croque Monsieur
Our friends Iveth and Mario (her husband) just moved to Colombia, so we have been keeping in touch through Facebook. While checking my newsfeed one night, I saw Iveth had posted a photo of what she had made for dinner. It was this Croque Monsieur…
Chocolate Cake Balls
This is the best chocolate dessert I have tried in a while. Really. I had already tried to make brownie balls before, which are extremely delicious and chocolatey. But this… this is just too much. You sink your teeth into the hard chocolate covering to…
How I Organized My Kitchen Cabinets (Tips for your own)
It can take months, or even years for messy kitchen cabinets to form before one day, you get hit in the head by a box of chicken consomme while you’re reaching for the pasta, and you decide that you can’t take it anymore. Take it…
Valentine Cupcakes for Two
You can bake just two cupcakes, for Valentine’s Day, an Anniversary, or that special occasion when you are craving a sweet but not feel like baking a cake!
Foodies Freebie: February 2012 Desktop Calendar
February is a busy month: Super Bowl and Valentines’ Day! We geared up recipes for both, including some nice surprises for Valentine’s, like this Luscious Chocolate Cake. We will post the recipe to it soon, and we know it’s going to become a favorite soon.…
Baked Beet Chips
Chips are a must have for every Super Bowl party. Why do you want to buy chips when you can make them? Beets chips are sweet, and they need little seasoning… Perfect for the party!
Strawberry Topping for Oatmeal
What can I tell you about a strawberry topping for oatmeal? Using regular oatmeal and adding this homemade topping definitely beats eating the instant variety… Hey, it’s good for you :)
Wine & Chocolate: What to pair
Wine and chocolate paired together? They’re natural companions. Both have complex flavors and notes, both have similar components and nuances in common. A wine and chocolate pairing follows the same kind of process as a wine or chocolate tasting, except you taste both together.