Chocolate Glazed Coconut Cream Puffs
No matter the problem, I feel like cream puffs are always the solution. With February firmly behind me I was really looking forward to a new month not riddled with medical issues for both me and my family. We did not get off to an encouraging start, with my husband battling a hacking cough and my beagle needing an emergency visit to the vet. (Both the beagle and the husband are on the mend, and I am ignoring that persistent tickle...
Cinnamon Pecan Swirl Monkey Bread
Happy Leap Day! February has been one bitch of a month for me personally, so to celebrate the end of it I decided to bake something really, really naughty. I was inspired by monkey bread, a heavenly concoction of cinnamon sugar covered dough that is baked in a sticky brown sugar and butter sauce. The end result is sweet, buttery, and perfect for sharing. Most of the recipes I found on the interwebs for monkey bread used a short...
Mini-Cheddar Corn Dogs
I know, the ‘Big Game’ is this weekend … but I have a shocking confession to make. I kind of don’t like football. We are a hockey family which means we love the quick pace, the action, the inevitable bout of teeth shattering fisticuffs, and the blare of the goal horn when someone tips the puck in the net! (In all honesty, I only like the Dallas Stars goal horn for obvious reasons.) Football, for all its...
Glazed Yuzu Pound Cakes
Last week I discovered that my local specialty market carries fresh yuzu when they are in season. I have never seen it fresh before, we usually only get the bottled juice if we are lucky, so I snatched up a few for experimenting. When I got them home and presented them to my husband, who is usually only mildly interested in my culinary finds, there erupted something of a yuzu controversy. I contend that the aroma of the yuzu...
Four-Cheese Grilled Pimento Cheese and Bacon Sandwiches
I am a sucker for a good grilled cheese sandwich. Not just any grilled cheese, mind. Yes, growing up I loved grilled cheese sandwiches made from processed cheese slices and that cotton candy white bread. Let’s just say my palate has matured. These days I have some pretty strict standards for grilled cheese. They are as follows: The Bread – The bread must be something crusty, a little rustic, and cut no thinner than...
Apple Cherry Oat Bars
So, the New Year is well underway and so many people I know are keen to eat healthy. I have nothing against eating a well balanced diet that incorporates healthy ingredients and cooking techniques with occasional indulgences thrown in to keep cravings in check. In fact, that is how I try to live my life everyday (with various levels of success … damn you bacon!). What I don’t like are those who think they can start a new...
