Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Yum If coffee and cream really did get married and have a divinely beautiful baby, it would be Mocha Creme Brulee. The softness of heaven with the delirious richness of coffee . . . oh no we didn’t!!! Yes. Yes…
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Yum I just love patriotic holidays. There is something so striking about the snap of Red, White, and Blue. This dessert is perfect for either Memorial Day, or, conveniently, the 4th of July that follows soon enough after that your…
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There is something very classy about Lemon Meringue Pie. It’s the favorite of many people because it evokes memories of a lazy Sunday afternoon at Grandma’s house, sitting on the front porch with a slight breeze whispering around your face,…
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Yum Does looking at pictures of beautiful food make you say “YUM”? Well then, you’ll love the newest feature I’ve added to the blog– the orange “YUM” button you see up there, above the picture. Yummly is an awesome…
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Yum Marriage is hard work. When you’re going to work every day, and paying mortgages, and walking the floor all night with a fussing baby, it can be easy to forget just how much you love that person who…
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Yum Have you ever had a chocolate éclair– I mean, a real chocolate éclair? You haven’t?? Goodness. You are in for a treat. These little beauties consist of a delicate, hollow shell bursting with rich, golden cream and topped with a…
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Yum The French word “mousse” means, literally, “froth.” That is the perfect description for this dessert– a madcap mixture of decadent, chocolate flavor, and ethereal, light cream. Mousse is one of those showstopper desserts that isn’t terribly difficult to prepare,…
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Yum Imagine a dessert so amazingly decadent . . . so amazingly smooth and velvety and soft that you feel like one of its parents was a cloud, and one was an angel. That’s exactly what Crème Brûlée tastes like. And…
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