Wilton Course 2 Final Cake

I finished Course 2 this week.  I will admit to not being all that excited about course 2, especially since I was taking course 3 at the same time and was more excited about working with fondant.  I wanted to take course 2 anyway because I knew that I would pick up some techniques that [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream (TWD)

We’re making another ice cream this week, and this time it’s vanilla.  I’m definitely a chocolate ice cream lover, so of course I had to find some way to spice this up.  I decided to add chocolate chip cookie dough to the batter.  It’s one of my favorite ice cream flavors, but I’ve never made [...]

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies (Daring Bakers)

The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network. I was excited when I saw this month’s challenge (I know, I say that a lot!).  I’ve been wanting to try homemade marshmallows again after [...]

Chicken Bouillabaisse

I love Ina Garten’s recipes, but sometimes I forget to look through her cookbooks or recipes on The Food Network when I’m looking for inspiration.  I was recently looking through Back to Basics, and thought this dish would be perfect to make on a gray, rainy Saturday when there wasn’t much else to do.  I [...]

Wilton Course 3 Final Cake

I am now finished the third Wilton course!  I was so excited to finally make a tiered cake.  I have really enjoyed course 3 and I love working with fondant.  It’s amazing what beautiful creations you can make with it!  For the final class, we had to bring in our cake layers covered with fondant.  [...]

Homemade Salsa

David and I eat Mexican food at least twice a week.  We never get tired of it!  We don’t go out to eat very often because I’d rather cook at home, but I do really love eating chips and salsa at Mexican restaurants.   We’ve already been frying our own chips using corn tortillas, but I [...]

Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream

I love raspberries, but I hate that they are so expensive.  I saw them at Cosco recently for a good price, so I picked some up.  I made cupcakes with half, but was left with trying to decide what to do with the rest of them.  I didn’t have enough for sorbet, but I have [...]

Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

I have been a fan of Bailey’s ever since I made the Chocolate Domino Cakes back in May.  I just love the flavor, and it’s great in chocolate desserts.  I have had these brownies on my mind for a while now, and just couldn’t wait any longer!  I cut the recipe in half and made [...]

Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cupcakes

I go running every morning, and often I think of things I want to bake while I’m running (what a great way to stay motivated!).  During a recent run, I thought about raspberry buttercream and how it would be perfect with chocolate cupcakes.  When I got home, I did some searching on the internet, and [...]

Strawberry Hand Pies

I had never really seen hand pies until last summer when I started to see them on blogs.  I thought it sounded like such a fun idea.  Cutting into a whole pie can be a pain (and very messy), but hand pies are easy to transport and easy to serve.  I knew I wanted to [...]