November 2011
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Toasted Pecan Carrot Cake For...
my mommy! MOIST, FLUFFY, EASY, d-e-a-licous CARROT CAKE:
She bought carrots for carrot cake and although she is the absolute best cook in the entire world (especially the Thai world), she cannot bake because she doesn’t use measurements or follows any sort of recipe. This unfortunately results in (a) a dense block of tasteless cake or (b) a mushy mess of tasteless batter. Fortunately, she...
October 2011
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"[They're] So Fluffly, I'm Going to Die!"
Homemade Marshmallows?! YES.
I was watching Giada on the food network (my second favorite next to Ina Garten from Barefoot Contessa..how I dream of her life…mostly her home), but anyway, Giada made orange marshmallows from scratch. Looked easy enough…so i tried it!
Adapted from Giada at Home:
Hardware: Stand mixer, candy thermometer
Ingredients:
Butter to grease pan
Powdered...
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p.s. Pumpkin Spice Macarons with Cream Cheese...
I went a little french macaron crazy today and made 3 batches of macarons. To ring in the holiday season, I made PUMPKIN SPICE macarons with CREAM CHEESE filling. Yes, those must be in caps. I used the same recipe as my previous “Dear French Macaron“ recipe but added:
1 Tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/2 Tsp. Ground Cinnamon
to the powdered sugar and almond flour.
For the cream cheese...
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White Chocolate Oreo Reece's Pieces Cups.
Trick or treat? Definitely a TREAT! I made these for a Halloween party and they were a humungo hit.
My infatuation for white chocolate grows. In all honesty, I initially started this using milk chocolate. Then I ran out of milk chocolate and had to use white chocolate. Well low and behold - the white chocolate tasted way better. These are inspired by his top two favorite candies: Reece’s...
