So you know how everyone (myself included) is talking about how summer is winding down? Because if you are like me, you are super pumped and jumping up and down for Fall. I mean, boots, scarves, soups, football, pretty leaves. It's all just amazing and all I can think about.
by · Gooey and super fudgey brownies baked with a ton of love and mini peppermint patties to give it that extra Christmas kick! Topped with whipped cream and crushed peppermint candies, these Peppermint Hot Cocoa Brownies are the perfect treat on a cozy winter night! Well, my jeans a feeling a little tighter.
"My inspiration for this cake came from my desire to create a dessert combining my father's love for cake, my mother's love for chocolate and my love for bananas." It's divine! In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks.
Chocolate and Salted Cashew Brittle Tart from the book 'Sweet Paul Eat & Make' | Sweet Paul Magazine
My favorite chocolate tart recipe from my cookbook! Talk about decadent! I also call this tart "Jenny Craig's Worst Nightmare." The chocolate is key. The better the chocolate, the better the tart. But it doesn't stop there. Topping the creamy chocolate filling are shards of cashew brittle studded with flakes of salt.
The holidays can be a wonderful, yet stressful time. Buying presents in crowded stores filled with last-minute shoppers (a.k.a. me today at World Market on a Sunday night which was complete chaos), traveling near and far to visit friends and family, various holiday gatherings where you're asked to bring a dessert.
It was the summer of 2006. I was at an outdoor music festival with my friend Julie and we were full of adrenaline, alcohol and nicotine (yes, I was once a smoker). We danced our way through sets from Gnarls Barkley, The Raconteurs, Kasabian, Thievery Corporation and Brazilian Girls.
I first found the idea of pear caramel sauce in Preserving by the Pint by Food in Jars's Marisa McClellan, and I was intrigued - preserving fruit in a caramel sauce? A dairy-free caramel sauce, no less? I definitely needed to try it. I had the last few peaches from my Sweet Preservation box still kicking...
Have I told you guys how much I love summer berry season? It really is the best! At no other time of year do I get so excited to fill my cart with produce week after week at the grocery store. There's a definite hierarchy when it comes to the berries though.
Try this beautiful German chocolate cake that is rich and full of flavor and well worth the time and effort.
This post is sponsored by ALDI, but all opinions are my own. This Amaretto Cheesecake is the bee's knees. It is thick, creamy and full of Amaretto flavor, and it was a massive hit! I did not want to stop eating it.