There are so many hot cocoa recipes out there. And I’m sure they are all good. I mean how can you go wrong combining ingredients like milk, cocoa and sugar. But despite trying and testing many recipes, some simple, some more complex, I’ve always had this hot cocoa recipe as […]
Dessert
Brown Butter Pumpkin Pie
This year I decided to up my pumpkin pie game. I’ve been using the same classic recipe forever, same recipe that’s published over and over just about anywhere you look. I wanted to improve a few things: make it creamier, avoid any possibility of soggy crust, make it visually more […]
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Light, airy, chocolatey and absolutely delicious. And you know what?! It’s actually not hard to make. The cake layer comes together in under 5 minutes, bakes under 12 minutes. And the mousse is truly easy to put together as well. The hardest part about all of this, is chilling the […]
Triple Chocolate Banana Bread with Salted Pistachios and Chocolate Ganache
“OMG What do we have here?” Screamed out Jenn when she came by for coffee. “What is this creation? Do you make this all the time. It looks phenomenal.” The truth is, I don’t make it all the time. In fact, I prefer my banana bread, well, classic, no chocolate. […]
The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake – Easy One-Pot Preparation
This is an absolutely must have recipe for so many reasons. For one, it’s truly so delicious, possibly one of the best chocolate cake recipes. Two, it’s made in one pot in minutes, so your kitchen won’t be a complete disaster afterwards. Three, sheet cakes are amazing crowd pleasers as […]
Tips for a Perfect Smoothie
I believe delicious healthy things such as salads and smoothies should be very easy and quick to make. For me, the more complicated they are the less likely I am to make them. For these reasons, I don’t believe in recipes when it comes to smoothies. I am providing a […]
Famous Plum Torte
This simple and elegant cake is no ordinary cake. This is a famous recipe that was first published by the New York Times in 1983 and then again and again for multiple years in a row. This is one of those recipes that you can memorize almost immediately and contains […]
Pastry Cream – or Creme Patissiere
Wow, this creation is unbelievable! It’s easy to make, you likely already have all the ingredients you need and it doesn’t take long but tastes unbelievable! This wasn’t even on my list of recipes to post in the near future (although I’m not sure why, this cream is amazing,) but […]