Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles. I’ve never liked chocolate chip cookies.
Go ahead and throw tomatoes at me if you’d like, but I don’t like ’em. They’re just a plain old cookie, after all, with a few studs of chocolate chips in them. They’re nothing special to me, unless you get some cookie dough-action before it meets its fate in the oven. Red Wine Chocolate Truffles. Wishes. Make Truffles in the Microwave - really! The Easiest Raspberry Tarts You'll Ever Make Cookbook Recipe. Previous image Next image Finished tarts, filled and ready to eat.
Chocolate Caramel Tart (!?!) This recipe goes out to all of you chocolate lovers—don’t say I never did anything for you.
This chocolate and caramel tart has provided me with a bit of an adventure, nerd-style. You may recognize it from the cover of the current issue of Saveur which features it as part of a story on the beloved Marlow & Sons in Brooklyn. The tart looks beautiful, but I first come across the recipe a while back in Diner Journal, the quarterly culinary publication by the folks that own Diner and Marlow & Sons. If you haven’t already checked out Diner Journal, please do. It is such a beautiful publication, beautiful and inspiring. But back to the recipes: the two recipes for the same tart are quite different, and that is what intrigued me. White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Truffles. Yes, this is the post you’ve been waiting for.
I told you about the baking disaster I had this past Sunday in my last post, and this is what I have to show for it. I am still very happy with these, and think that maybe they’re even better this way, but it was still a pretty difficult Sunday afternoon! I originally wanted these to be cake pops with little jack-o-lantern faces on them (you can see a photo of the disaster they turned into below), but the cake and frosting combined were just too dense for that to happen, and the chocolate on top of that made them even heavier. Everything tasted so good, so I was so sad watching everything fall apart. The cake balls would stay on the sticks for a moment, then drop like the ball in New York on New Year’s down the stick and plop! There is one shining star in this whole mess – the cake!
Your cake ingredients. Begin by browning your butter. After the foaming subsides, it will start to become a bit more clear. This is my moment of shame. How to make cake balls. So I took some red velvet cake balls to a friends birthday party.
I've got to tell you, I'm even shocked at how good they are for WHAT they are!! Here is the recipe for all of those sweet, new friends that want to try it themselves! The domestic mama and the village cook. Oh baby.
Oh yes. You can have your dough and eat it too. No raw eggs here. Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart. I had a great story to tell you about these tarts involving me and my sister in Paris, a scrumptious round of Camembert grillé and a crunchy baguette, a long walk on foot from my sister's tiny apartment at rue Miollis (15ème arrondissement) to rue Cail (10ème), samosas at Krishna and shopping spices at Ganesha, then on our way back dropping ourselves in a small local pastry shop (not as trendy as Hermé or Aoki, but with it's own charm) for these little salted caramel life boosters and a looong walk on foot (again) to rue Cler(7ème) for a late Friday night Mojito with friends.
Yup, comfy shoes on our feet and large smiles on our faces – this is all we needed not to care about the rain nor the cool winter wind. But the cursor was blinking nasty on the white page and although my head was full of stories, nothing was coming out of my fingers on the keyboard. After a week the page was still white and the cursor was still blinking as if laughing at me. For the Crust: For the Caramel: Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Truffles. Method: Melt 1/2 cup of the chocolate in a double boiler over medium-low heat or in the microwave for about 1 minute.
Stir often to keep the chocolate from burning. Transfer to a large bowl. Add gingersnap crumbs, pumpkin, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, zest, cinnamon, salt and cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Transfer to a shallow bowl, cover and chill until just solid enough to roll into balls, about 2 hours. Line a large sheet tray with parchment paper. Three No-Bake Easter Treats. Holidays are all about getting together with family and friends, making memories and eating good food.
The oven is jam packed with roasting hams and tasty casseroles. It’s nice to get a few things done before the big day as well as give the oven a much needed break. Make sure to keep your meals simple so you can truly enjoy this Easter holiday. Nothing is more disappointing then working so hard that you’re not able to enjoy the holiday itself. These recipes will help to make your lives a little easier and keep the kids busy while you make some last minute preparations in the kitchen. I made these Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Eggs for the first time last year when I went back to spend Easter with my family. These ones were made with the leftover Strawberry Marshmallows I had stored away in the freezer. Kids can: Dip the eggs in chocolate and sprinkles. Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Eggs Makes: 24.
Chocolate chip cookie dough truffles. I've been in a cooking rut for the past two weeks.
It isn't that I can't find inspiration, my bookmarks folder is bursting at the seams with delicious recipes for goodness sakes.