Toasted Coconut and Chocolate Chip Blondies
I had a craving for coconut the other day. As it happens, I had some coconut in the pantry. I also had some chocolate chips and my mind began working. I ultimately decided on blondies. For versatility, flavor, and general appeal you really can not beat a blondie. Toss in some toasted coconut and some chocolate and you have a rich dessert, or a super indulgent snack. Toasting the coconut is key to getting the most nutty flavor from...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies
Before we get started with the Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies a couple of fun news items …. First, as many of you know I am participating in an event sponsored by Electrolux in New York City to help raise awareness for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. It is a fantastic organization and you can help by donating here. Part of the event is a cake decorating competition. We have been placed in groups and my group consists...
Peanut Butter Cinnamon Blondies with Peanut Butter Frosting
The other day I was craving blondies and peanut butter at the same time. It often happens that I get dual cravings, and in this case it was easy to satisfy both with these incredible tasty blondies. To amp up the peanut butter flavor, and because I like a frosted blondie, I whipped up a very quick peanut butter frosting. The blondies were nice alone, but with the frosting they are something special and would make a perfect...
Dark Chocolate Chip Brownies
If you do not like chocolate jam packed inside a fudgy brownie, turn back now! This recipe is adapted from one we made in culinary school. The brownies we made were ok, but we did not use dark chocolate or dutch processed cocoa powder. I do and the result is superior. There is also more chocolate chips in my version. I see it this way, if you are going to have chocolate, why go half-way? These are really easy to get mixed up,...
Lime Bars
My husband loves key lime pie, but the filling is rich with all those egg yolks and sweetened condensed milk and he is not really into rich foods. One Saturday I was watching an episode of Everyday Baking on PBS which featured a recipe for Lime Squares with Pistachio-Graham Crust. They looked good, and with less of the lime filling I thought they would be perfect for my husband. First, the nuts had to go. Next, I added some...
