I just had to share this dessert with you (even though I have posted nothing but sweets this whole month—I promise I’m not actually eating this much sugar all the time). Chocolate mousse is my all-time most craved dessert at this time of year. Yes, I know mousse is passé. No, a dessert practically named […]
It seems like everyone I know is sick or trying to get over being sick. Myself included. I have been dripping like a faucet. My head is throbbing like a cartoon thumb that got smashed by a hammer. Not a pretty picture. You know what people keep telling me I need? Apparently, the thing that […]
It’s almost Valentine’s day. And if there were ever an occasion that just screamed for a delicious dessert, it’s a day centered around honoring your sweetie, right? (Not that we really need an excuse to want dessert…) Last week I was telling you about the valentine-themed cooking challenge I participated in. The mystery ingredient was […]
You may be sensing a theme here with the honey recipes. So I will let you in on the fun. But first, do you like watching cooking competitions? Like Iron Chef and Chopped? I do. Watching gifted cooks and bakers compete to create the most original, most delicious, most beautiful dish is inspiring!—and also makes […]
I have no idea how to start writing this post. I’ve put it off for two days. Do I remind you that I gave up sugar for the month of January? Do we talk about that soufflé I had in a fancy French restaurant at Valentine’s Day two years ago, the one that tasted like […]
If you had told me this time last year that I would be obsessed with desserts made out of dates, I would not have believed you. Maybe I would have made a quip about going out on dates. But probably I would just have looked at you like you were an alien. Oh, one-year-ago-Melissa, what […]
Let me give you a leg up on your New Year’s resolution. You know, the one where you vowed to eat healthy foods and give up refined sugar! No? Maybe that was just me. True story, I have resolved to give up refined sugar (and as much refined white flour as possible) for one whole […]
I have to confess something…something that makes me feel a little embarrassed this time of year. I dread making sugar cookies. Don’t get me wrong, I love eating them! But rolling and cutting out cookies is simply not my thing. Sure, I have plenty of fond childhood memories of making sugar cookies with my mother. […]
Guess what? Toffee is possibly the easiest Christmas treat ever. And it’s rather impressive, isn’t it? At least, I think so. (Warning: This candy does have enough sugar and butter to knock a week or two off the end of your life. But I think it’s worth it this Christmas!)