In case you haven't noticed, I love dark chocolate and cranberry together. I was searching through recipes and was just about to pound out some scones...and then my mind wandered to the dark chocolate that is in my freezer and I decided that I needed to make biscotti.Well, now I'm sick to my stomach. No! Don't get me wrong, these are delish...but here's what happened:So I mix the dough and its … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Pecan Cookies
Well, I'm done with finals, which means I am officially on summer vacation! Yay...time to bake! Well, I've been getting requests from friends for me to share my goods with them, so I've decided to bake cookies to share. I usually only make 1/2 batches of everything because I know I can never eat it all, and I end up taking a bite and then throwing the rest in my freezer (yes, my freezer is full of … [Read more...]
Coconut Macaroons
Do you know what I absolutely do not understand? The concept that baffles me?? How, exactly, people can hate coconut! And there's so many of them! I have trouble listing any of my friends that love coconut and I don't get it! Did you have a terrible childhood? Did you never turn out your pockets and find a melted Almond Joy? No Pina Colada? No Mocha Coconut Frappuccino?? No love? That's right, it … [Read more...]
Almost Lemon Macarons
(I have chosen to tackle the French macaron)Ok, Ms. Humble, I covet thy macarons. I have been staring and staring at post after post about Italian and French macarons and I have been convinced that I must, and will, master those cookies. First off, living in nowhere, AR means that getting any ingredients that cannot be found at Walmart involves going to our local co-op grocery store and paying out … [Read more...]
Mocha Meringues
Giving up sweets for Lent just means I get to be more creative with "dessert." This has lately been apples, graham crackers with some peanut butter, a Splenda-sweetened cup of tea...ok so it doesn't sound like real dessert, but I guess this is the price I pay for giving up what I love. I haven't baked in forever for fear of licking the bowl and the beaters (and then maybe spooning a bit of batter … [Read more...]
