Seriously, all you need is chocolate, water and a whisk/mixer and you’ll have chocolate mousse. Hervé This (pretty much the father of molecular gastronomy) came up with this recipe. It’s dangerously easy. I… Continue reading
My sister made these fantastic cream puffs for my daughter’s birthday. Very delicious and surprisingly easy. Vanilla Pastry Cream (makes about 2.5 cups) Time: 20 minutes (if that) 2/3 cup sugar 2 T… Continue reading
Wedding Chicks has an easy-to-follow tutorial for the beautiful ombré sugar hearts. You could use this recipe with all sorts of shapes. I’m seeing ombré stars! Photo: Wedding Chicks
There’s a hard-to-believe recipe for cake batter ice cream bread on In Katrina’s Kitchen that only requires ice cream and self-rising flour and is now on the top of my list to try.… Continue reading
America’s Test Kitchen’s chicken enchiladas are a huge favorite of ours. It’s a little bit involved but totally worth it.
Chow.com has a super easy recipe for peach frozen yogurt: frozen peaches, yogurt and honey. I tried it with strawberries and it turned out just as well
I made ginger simple syrup for lemonade awhile back and it was a big hit. Now with the cold weather still hanging around, I thought “why not add it to my hot tea?”… Continue reading
Martha Stewart’s ginger cookie recipe is the best I’ve found so far. If you like chewy ones. I make them smaller than the recipe suggests to lessen the guilt.
A Little Art Can’t Hurt has a super easy way to make your own pops–just stick some Jolly Ranchers in the oven. My kids loved this, especially picking out the flavors they wanted.… Continue reading
I saw these online but since my kids aren’t big on coconut, I thought I’d try using chocolate sprinkles. Just dip part of a marshmallow into melted chocolate and roll in sprinkles. The… Continue reading
