Dark chocolate peppermint ganache, moist, flourless chocolate sponge cake, and minty whipped cream filling make this flourless chocolate mint cake roll perfect for Saint Patrick’s Day or Christmas. Saint Patrick’s Day is just a week away. Becks is coming home on Monday for spring break and she’s bringing one of her friends. My son, Tim,… Continue reading flourless chocolate mint cake roll
Flourless Double Chocolate Jaffa Cakes are a more chocolaty twist on an old favorite- moist chocolate sponge cake topped with orange curd and dark chocolate. Perfect for an afternoon snack! I recently read an article on Jaffa Cakes on the BBC. There’s a huge debate in England about whether these treats are cakes or cookies… Continue reading Flourless Double Chocolate Jaffa Cakes
Peppermint Oreo stuffed brownies topped white chocolate peppermint bark start with a mix so they whip up in no time. I love our local grocery store, HEB. They have great selection, the lowest prices in town, and they give so much back to the community. Folks from outside Texas always ponder why we’d have a… Continue reading Peppermint Oreo stuffed brownies
White Chocolate Blackberry Glazed Lemon Berliners – light fluffy donuts topped with a sweet blackberry glaze and filled with lemon curd. Perfect for breakfast or afternoon coffee. With all the fresh strawberries around, I’ve been on a strawberry binge lately. Time for something new. I’ve never made donuts before so I thought I’d give them… Continue reading White Chocolate Blackberry Glazed Lemon Berliners
Got leftover crepes? Layer them with some dark chocolate pastry cream, whipped cream and strawberries and you have a wonderful Chocolate Strawberry Crepe Cake. A few weeks ago I made some Grand Marnier crepes. They were delicious but there were a lot of them and only one of me so I looked around for something… Continue reading Chocolate Strawberry Crepe Cake
Fresh strawberries and a little rose wine give Strawberry Champagne Macarons a subtle pink champagne and strawberry flavor. Make them heart shaped for Valentine’s Day or round for any other occasion. A few weeks ago I was thinking about taking some more cooking classes at Sur La Table and saw they were making heart-shaped macarons.… Continue reading Strawberry Champagne Macarons
Strawberry hot chocolate is perfect for a cold day. You can also serve it cold for a decadent treat on a hot day or add a little Grand Marnier or Limoncello for a fun adult treat. I’m having Green’s homestyle Rugelach and Babka with mine! I’m still using up older strawberries. The joys of Costco.… Continue reading Strawberry Hot Chocolate
Chocolate sugar cookie tart shells filled with a light strawberry mousse make these Strawberry Marshmallow Mousse Tarts perfect for a romantic dessert. The mousse only takes three ingredients and is great on its own too! The last couple of weeks have been really busy at work. We had our annual reviews due last week and… Continue reading Strawberry Marshmallow Mousse Tarts
Freshly made almond biscotti is bursting with almond flavor. Nothing you buy in the stores even comes close! You’ll never go back to store bought once you make these. Becky is the pickiest eater out of my three kids. My oldest ate almost anything and even liked vegetables over fruit. My middle child loved his… Continue reading almond biscotti
Grand Marnier gives these crepes a light citrus flavor and makes the edges crispy. Grand Marnier crepes are very versatile. Serve them with powdered sugar and lemon for traditional French lemon sugar crepes or top with fresh fruit and chocolate sauce. About a week ago, one of our readers asked for a lemon sugar crepe… Continue reading Grand Marnier Crepes
