S’Mores Cheesecake

For someone who once claimed to not like cheesecake much, I certainly have turned around.  I’m still not a huge fan of plain cheesecake (I don’t like the strong cream cheese flavor), but I am discovering just how many fancy versions of cheesecake are out there, and now I want to try them all!  I [...]

Chocolate-Crunched Caramel Tart (TWD)

I have had my eye on this forever.  Every time I flip through Dorie’s book, I want to make it, but then I get too busy with other things.  I was so glad to get the excuse to make it!  I halved the recipe and make it into two 4.5-inch mini tarts using my springform [...]

Double Ginger Chews

Ginger cookie might seem like more of a Christmas cookie, but I think they should be enjoyed all year round.  For the longest time, these Ginger Cookies were a favorite, escecially with David, but I wanted to try a different version to find out his thoughts.  I thought they would be similar, but it turns [...]

Chicken Tikka Masala

I haven’t had much experience with Indian food, but I found myself wanting to try it one night.  I thought I was taking a big risk when I made this, as I wasn’t sure if we would like it.  Luckily, there was no reason to worry, because we loved this!  It is now one of [...]

Apple Spice Bars

I love baking with apples, especially in the fall.  As much as I love chocolate, apples and pumpkin come in a pretty close second.  I made these delicious bars last year after a football game when we had people over to hang out (unfortunately we lost that game), so I will forever associate these bars [...]

Red Chile Chicken and Rice with Black Beans

David and I just can’t get enough Mexican food, and I love finding new recipes to try.  I have heard such wonderful things about Mexican Everyday in the blogging world and I know I’m going to have to add it to my collection soon.  I came across this recipe and knew it would be something [...]

Pumpkin Blondies

Before last year, I was never into baking or eating things with pumpkin in it, except for pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving.  I tried Hershey’s Pumpkin Spice Kisses and made these brownies, and I was sold.  Pumpkin fever had me.  I baked a few pumpkin goodies last year, and couldn’t wait until this fall to try [...]

Brownie Bottom Lemon Cheesecake

This recipe caught my eye when I was looking through the May 2009 issue of Bon Appetit. You almost never see lemon and chocolate together, so I wanted to try it.  This recipe is from the same people who published Baked: New Frontiers in Baking. Bon Appetit did a feature on diner dessert makeovers and [...]

Zucchini Spice Cupcakes

These have been popular on blogs all over lately, and it was no surprise that they were chosen for the Martha Stewart Cupcake Cupcake Club.  They were very easy to make, and the cream cheese frosting was the perfect topping.  It was a typical mixing of wet and dry ingredients, and reminded me very much [...]

Apple Turnovers (TWD)

I’ve always liked apple turnovers, but I’ve never made them.  It’s hard to beat a warm apple dessert, so I was hoping these would be really good.  The dough was pretty easy to make and work with.  It was very similar to the Strawberry Hand Pies I made over the summer.  Once you chill the [...]