A Taste of Valentino

It’s Daring Bakers time again! The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE’s blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef

We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Wendy as the challenge.

A Christmas dare

Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. It must be Daring Baker’s time!

It’s cooooold, time for some ice cream

When it starts to get cold out, oddly, I crave ice cream.

Cookie Pie?

Crispy Pie Dough PLUS Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough EQUALS COOKIE PIE! Cookie Pie 1 recipe of your favorite crispy pie dough (pate sable) 2 eggs 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. finely packed brown sugar 1 c. butter, melted and cooled 6 oz. chopped chocolate Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line [...]

Was I too good for Cupcakes?

Random fact: I’ve never made cupcakes. I’m not quite sure why, but I usually shy away from them. Maybe they seemed too basic, maybe I just didn’t see all the fanciful flavors of cupcakes out there these days, or maybe I just never had a decent reason. This week was different. Usually I like to [...]