Maple and Bacon Muffins
I am a bacon devotee. I’m not sure if you have noticed, but I love the stuff! That’s why when I was challenged to create a sweet and savoury bacon muffin I jumped at the challenge! But, this is a tale of sadness, regret, but eventual triumph! Two months ago, on a cold January evening, I was contemplating new ways to use bacon in my baking when my husband asked, “Can you make a bacon cupcake?” A cupcake? ...
Dark Chocolate Mocha Cupcakes
Today is my birthday!! I won’t tell you how old I am … that would just depress me. But, I will tell you what does not depress me … Cupcakes! Especially when they are in fun red liners from acupcakery.com!! Red is my absolute favorite color, and the liners stayed nice and bright after baking. I love that! So, to celebrate my birthday I made a batch of cupcakes to share with you. Of course, you are not here to...
Toasted Coconut Pound Cake with Lime Curd
It’s April Fool’s Day … but I am not fooling around when I tell you that this pound cake is about the best I have ever had. I had half a bag of coconut sitting in my pantry since I made my Carrot Coconut Cupcakes and I didn’t know what to do with it. For a while I considered making coconut candy, but I was not in the candy making mood. As much as I enjoy candy, I prefer eating it to making it. So, it was...
Spiced Dark Chocolate Pudding
When I was in culinary school we made cardamom tea cookies which we dipped in bittersweet chocolate. I was certain it would be awful but I tried them and discovered that the pungent cardamom accented the rich dark chocolate very well. From that day forward I have been playing around with cardamom and chocolate. My latest experiment was so tasty I thought I would share it. Now, cardamom and chocolate is not for everyone. My...
Bacon Cheddar Cheese Bread
When I was in England last Fall I fell in love. Not with a person, or even the land or the culture, however fantastic they all are. No, I fell in love with the bacon. In England they serve, almost exclusively, back bacon. If you have never had this kind of bacon before it is a glorious mix of lean meat, similar to Canadian Bacon, with a streaky tail, similar to our bacon in the US. It is nothing short of a miracle, and I am...
Chocolate Glazed Chocolate Tart
A few nights ago my husband and I had the opportunity to have dinner with a very old friend. We had not seen him in a very long time and during our time apart he had gotten married to a lovely doctor who brought to the marriage her beautiful daughter. A year and a half ago they had an adorable daughter of their own. His family is beautiful. He is very lucky! He invited us to meet his new family and, of course, we agreed. I asked...
