Category Archives: Desserts
Saint Nicholas Cookie Cutters!
Today is the feast of Saint Nicholas, today known as Santa Claus. This is the same Saint Nicholas who boxed the ears of Arius at the Council of Nicaea. Which is way cooler than the modern “lump of coal” nonsense … Continue reading
Cookie Cutters
I was going to blog a couple of recipes today with pictures. Alas, my camera battery is dead and the charger is no where to be found. Such a pity. I was going to photograph those luscious chewy chocolate-espresso cookies … Continue reading
Grandma’s Apple Pie
Okay, after bashing Pioneer Woman’s apple pie so badly, I feel like I ought to put my money where my mouth is. So here’s my apple pie recipe. It’s my favorite apple pie recipe, and I love apple pie. I … Continue reading
Mascarpone Brownies
I love brownies. Deep, rich, chocolatey, fudgy brownies. No nuts. Nuts are an abomination in brownies. When Ms. Humble posted pictures, I knew I had to make them. Unfortunately she didn’t post the tarted up recipe right away, so I … Continue reading
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Moka Mousse
I can never consider chocolate mousse without thinking of Dealing With Dragons and Cimorene making bucket sized servings of this dessert for a dragon’s dinner party. However I never actually made any until today. In no way did I make … Continue reading
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More Cookies… For SCIENCE!
I’m a big fan of Ms. Humble’s science cookies. And I was just itching to try replicating some of hers when I stumbled across a clever idea. Dinosaur cookies. Sur La Table had dinosaur cookie cutters. I have a little … Continue reading
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