Category: chocolate

  • Pretty posies and vintage tea cups: My birthday tea party

    Pretty posies and vintage tea cups: My birthday tea party

    About five years ago, I wandered into an antique shop and picked up a couple of lovely china tea cups. At the time, we were living in a townhouse and had no extra room for any tchotchkes, so I put them back. But I thought about them day after day until one day I returned…

  • White chocolate coconut truffles

    White chocolate coconut truffles

    I had flagged this recipe a year ago but I didn’t make it until this year, when I was looking for quick recipes I could make during the holidays. This seemed ideal because I could make it in steps – besides, I’d been eying it for a while since my friend Amy Lewis (whose recipe…

  • Christmas crack

    Christmas crack

      This year, I delegated most of my Christmas traditions and responsibilities in advance, knowing that when Baby 2.0 was born in November, the holidays would be hectic. Thank goodness for family… My sister knocked off all the presents on my list, she helped me decorate the house, and we hired someone to put up…

  • Pumpkin bread with dark chocolate and pecans

    Pumpkin bread with dark chocolate and pecans

      When I saw this recipe come across the wires at work from The Associated Press, it had me salivating. By the time the holidays have rolled around, I’ve usually made at least two or three pumpkin-based desserts so I had this high on my “To Do” list despite the fact I was heavily pregnant…

  • Bacon and Egg Candy

    Bacon and Egg Candy

      I cannot take credit for this delightful idea, I found it – where else – on Pinterest. Indeed, there were many versions but I liked this one the best. How cute would this be as the dessert at a breakfast or brunch party? Truth be told, I wasn’t hopeful that this would be as…

  • The case of the curious Christmas cake pops

    The case of the curious Christmas cake pops

      Christmas is well behind us, I know. I can’t even use Armenian Christmas as an excuse (it falls on January 6) but I think this post on cake pops still merits a read for those of you, seasoned or newbie, who are considering making these. While I have always dismissed suggestions cake pops were…

  • Dark chocolate Buche de Noel with meringue mushrooms

    Dark chocolate Buche de Noel with meringue mushrooms

      This is the single, proudest moment I’ve had as a baker this holiday season. I really thought I lost my baking mojo until I produced this whimsical Buche de Noel. I’ll admit I’ve made quite a few cheesy treats over my time. I like the glitz and the glam and the glitter and the…

  • White-Chocolate Cherry Shortbread

    White-Chocolate Cherry Shortbread

      This recipe caught my eye on Pinterest with the simple caption: “Apparently, the best Christmas cookie ever.” “Best” piqued my interest, and “ever” drove it home.  How could I possibly ignore the recipe for the best Christmas cookie ever? So I decide to make it on a whim and take it to my friend’s…

  • Canadian Living’s Really Good Rum Balls

    Canadian Living’s Really Good Rum Balls

      I considered not blogging about this recipe because I’m not crazy about this photo and I’m a big perfectionist. But, I’m also a realist and these rum balls were such a hit they’re all gone, and I can’t bear not to share the recipe with you. I’m not making them again just for the…

  • Sweetapolita’s Inside-Out (Mini) Neapolitan Cake

    Sweetapolita’s Inside-Out (Mini) Neapolitan Cake

      Isn’t this sweet? I made this mini cake with 4.5 inch springform fans for a dear friend of mine for her 30th birthday. I wanted to make something special so I thought I’d tackle a three-buttercream recipe. I was inspired from the cover of the latest cookbook from Miette (I just adore the bare…