Chocolate Croissants [Recipe]


Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet

Ever since I posted my Butter Croissants Recipe (the instructions of which I just edited slightly to make it a little easier, btw), I’ve been itching to make chocolate croissants – and well, it finally happened! The secret to this success? Simple. Follow the the directions for making my Butter Croissant Dough exactly. When you’re ready […]

June 14, 2016

Nanaimo Bars [Recipe]


Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet

Ok, so I have to clarify: You probably saw the word “Healthy” and assumed that this recipe was the equivalent to a raw carrot dipped in dark chocolate. Before I leave you making that assumption, however, let me clear the air a little: These are not carrots disguised as Nanaimo Bars. These are a real, honest-to-goodness dessert… And […]

June 7, 2016

Miniature Cherry Pies [Recipe]


Food, Recipes, Sweet

Cherry pie: If there’s anything filled with nostalgia as being “The best dessert ever,” from my childhood, this would be it. I remember one time in particular, my mom had made a large dessert spread sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and we had a group of people come over to visit for a few hours. […]

July 16, 2015

Miniature Lemon Meringue Pies [Tutorial]


Food, Recipes, Sweet

They’re small – they’re fabulous – and they’re incredibly simple to make. Yes, you heard me correctly. YOU could be eating these very soon. And here’s all you gotta do to teleport this much awesome from your computer into your kitchen. You Will Need:  – 1 recipe of my Easy Pie Pastry  – Lemon Pie Filling, […]

July 9, 2015

Baby Onesie Cookies [Tutorial]


Cake Decorating, Cookie Tutorials, Cookies, DIY

They are cute; and YOU (yes, you) can make them. Here’s how! 😀 You Will Need:  – Baby onesie Sugar Cookies, or Chocolate Sugar Cookies  – White fondant icing  – Rolling pin, fondant smoothers, and straight pins  – Baby onesie cookie cutter  – Royal Icing or clear piping gel  – Piping bags and tips  – Gel […]

June 11, 2015

Twix and Tea


Chocolate, Cookies, Food, Miscellaneous, Sweet

Do you ever find that when you go to type certain words, they always end up coming out wrong?  Example:  Twix.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve typed “Twixt” today.  It just happens, and it’s like I can’t stop it. :-/ Oh well.  If you find any “Twixts” in this post, you can […]

October 24, 2013

Chocolate Souffle Cakes [Project]


Chocolate, Food, Recipes, Sweet

  Souffle.  I have been wanting to make a souffle for a while, because A) It looks cool, and B) I’ve heard that it’s hard.  Actually, I think I got that impression from the old Audrey Hepburn movie, “Sabrina,” when she attends Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in France and learns to make a souffle.  […]

March 5, 2013

Cupcake Apron


Chocolate

Hey peeps! A while back, I bought myself this adorable apron… And well, I couldn’t help myself… I bought one for you, too! (Mm-hm.  It’s like a dress.) The thing is, I only have one, and there are more than one of you.  So a contest, this shall be! **EDIT:  This contest is now CLOSED!  […]

October 19, 2012

Lemon Berry Mousse Cake [Project]


Recipes, Sweet, Uncategorized

This week’s project was this delectable looking cake, Lemon Berry Mousse Cake.  Why did I want to make it?  Well, three reasons.  First, it’s so pretty.  Second, it’s so good.  And third, I have yet to master the art of mousse. I have found that different mousse recipes tend to yield slightly different results, which […]

October 9, 2012