Spiced Dark Chocolate Soufflé
I love things that look difficult but are in fact quite easy. Soufflé is one of those desserts that people assume is terribly difficult to make. I think it goes back to cartoons and movies where someone is making a soufflé that comes out tall and perfect only to have it collapse in spectacular fashion. When I was in culinary school I dreaded soufflé day, knowing that they were so terribly hard to make. I quickly discovered the...
Apple Fried Pies Made With Puff Pastry
First, thank you to everyone who voted for me to make it to Round 4 of Project Food Blog! I am so excited to be participating in this round because we are going to have one of my favorite evil treats!! The challenge: Sure, you can take a pretty picture. But your task here is to go above and beyond and use photography to create a step-by-step, instructional photo tutorial. It could be anything from how to bone a chicken to how to...
Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting (Just Desserts Challenge)
Oh goodness, this is our second Top Chef Just Desserts Elimination Challenge … Challenge! On the last episode of Top Chef Just Desserts the cheftestants were challenged to create bake sale goodies. I love bake sale goodies, as my thighs will attest, so I was all in on this one. Bake sale treats are meant to be homey, but that does not mean they are simple. Since the air has suddenly become crisp (I know it can’t last, it...
Breakfast Bread Pudding
What happens when you combine breakfast and dessert? Answer: Magic! I had actually been contemplating the breakfast/dessert idea for a while. What spurred me into action was the email from the folks at FoodBuzz to let us know that Nature’s Pride would be holding their Bread Ambassador program again. Nature’s Pride will select a few lucky bloggers to get a free trip to the FoodBuzz Festival this year and to present their...
Peach Cream Pie
I recently went on a road trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas. One of my road trip rules is to find off-the-beaten-path places to eat. I prefer to eat where the locals eat, since they often have the most unique, and tastiest, food. Why eat at a chain place, or, even worse, a fast food window? We hit Texarkana around lunch time and, using the trusty iPhone, we found a place called Bryce’s, a cafeteria which has been around since...
