Holiday leftover bake-a-thon
Thank goodness Christmas is done and over with! I was on a baking binge for the past week. I just couldn’t stop making SOMETHING and I made almost one item a day. Insane! I feel like confectioner’s sugar, flour, and butter are seeping out of my pores. I think I need to detox now. […]
Chocolate holiday cupcakes, part deux
It’s 4 am. Why no, I haven’t slept yet. This is the second night in a row I’ve been up past 2. Part of me wonders if it’s worth it to even “nap” since I have to get up in about 90 minutes to get ready for work because I don’t feel that tired @ […]
Eggnog crème brûlée
I had planned to make crème brûlée @ some point this week but wasn’t sure when I would have the time. Of course inspiration randomly bit me in the @ss as I was staring out the window on the LIRR, on my way home from a late evening out with a girl friend. By “late” […]
Chocolate cupcakes, as far as the eye can see…
I had overly ambitious plans for myself this weekend: chocolate cupcakes for an order for a Christmas party and to bring in to work, macarons, crème brûlée, and I really wanted to make an edible Christmas tree out of frosting. Not a big one, maybe 5-6″ or so. I know, pretty modest dreams, right? […]
Tiramisu test run
I stayed up late last night to make tiramisu. I felt like it was a half-assed effort and that I did not do right by my favorite dessert because… I didn’t use legit ladyfingers. I resorted to using these gluten-free ladyfingers because the regular kind just did NOT exist at the supermarket. Which is kind of […]