tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365502002011-09-29T11:26:36.106-07:00inspired by pears. powered by gluttony.Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-3913527972709551782008-11-04T12:00:00.000-08:002008-11-06T08:29:03.416-08:00

Forgive me for no pictures, my camera is dumb. Here are a few recipes for fall. Lately I've been trying to eat healthy, easy, and cheaply. These all fit the bill quite nicely, and they've been a hit with my three-year-old, which is always a plus. I think she ate an entire butternut squash when I made the puree. It was a fall miracle.Baked Sweet Potato Fries - We LOVE these. They have been a

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-84626400724874851302008-10-16T12:47:00.000-07:002008-10-16T13:08:49.199-07:00

Here is a sampling of recipes I've stumbled upon online lately and felt compelled to try.Pomodori al Forno (Seasoned & Baked Tomatoes) - tasty, but too flavorful on their own. I made sandwiches out of them with mozzerella and basil on a warm baguette, and they were company-worthy and so easy!Roasted Peach Strusel (with almond cream!) - I love baked peaches. These were not quite up there with

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This weekend we attended our local classic car show and festival. After staring at cars, collecting some free stuff from booths, and letting Ava do some crafts, we were ready for lunch.We were betting that the little old ladies of a local church would have the best food booth. They also happened to have the shortest line. So we ordered some chicken wings for Ava and Ryan and I ordered BBQ chicken

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-76223618222059883602008-09-22T14:18:00.000-07:002008-09-22T14:18:33.104-07:00

Sarsaparilla Skirt & Vest GIVEAWAY !!!!!!! another fun one from grosgrain fabulous! This would be especially handy on those FAmily Reunion nights in Vernal.

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I just added a new element to my page. If you scroll down, you will see my Delicious bookmarks on the right. I have been using Delicious for years now. Two years, almost exactly. I have a Delicious tag on my Internet Explorer toolbar, and whenever I see a recipe that I might want to make some day, I just tag it. It has been really handy for me and I am no longer left wondering "now where did I

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Here it is, people, Oprah's favorite turkey burger. I saw the beginning of her "Favorite Things" show for summer and this was the first item.Does it live up to the hype? The recipe looked really good to me, but then I opened my jar of Major Grey's chutney (which is a type of chutney, not a brand, I learned) and I wasn't so sure. I am a fan of chutney, but this did not taste good straight out

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-61961410521177477942008-09-01T08:10:00.000-07:002008-09-01T12:13:15.621-07:00

I was previously under the impression that normal people are not allowed to make Eclairs. They were only for well experienced and paid pastry chefs. Like French Macaroons, they were just off-limits to me and my kitchen.Enter the Daring Bakers challenge for this month: Pierre Hermes Chocolate Eclairs.I did it. I made them, and they really weren't too hard. I even managed to get an entire plateful

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Need I say more about this month's Daring Bakers Challenge?Probably not, but I will. Tomorrow. See you then.Pierre Hermé’s Chocolate ÉclairsRecipe from Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Hermé(makes 20-24 Éclairs)• Cream Puff Dough (see below for recipe), fresh and still warm1) Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Divide the oven into thirds bypositioning the racks in the upper and

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Paige,I have given in and posted the recipe for the Filbert Gateau.enjoy!holly

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I just wanted to let you all know that I have gotten around to the following:I actually added my recipe for coconut opera cake! YAY!There was a typo in the flan recipe, which is corrected as of today. I hope none of you tried to make the burnt caramel, because it would not have worked. Still on the list (Maybe):dig up the recipe for the Hazelnut praline cake, since paige asked for it. Paige, if

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-78528614188713177172008-08-03T19:36:00.000-07:002008-08-25T09:34:09.670-07:00

It was another week of child neglect when I made this months Daring Baker's Challenge- Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream. Yes- It took me a week.Since the recipe seemed kind of similar to last month's gateau (and last month's was SO delicious!) I was pretty excited to make this cake. Plus, it features one of my favorite flavor combinations: hazelnuts and chocolate. The name "filbert" sounds

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I have a love/hate relationship with this month's Daring Baker's Challenge, Opera Cake. Mothers don't make this cake. It will surely result in child neglect. In fact I started making it on a sunday and didn't finish until tuesday. I was pretty annoyed on Tuesday when my kitchen looked like it blew up, the kids were not quite taken care of, and I had what I thought was a disaster of a cake on my

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I have a love/hate relationship with this month's Daring Baker's Challenge, Opera Cake. Mothers don't make this cake. It will surely result in child neglect. In fact I started making it on a sunday and didn't finish until tuesday. I was pretty annoyed on Tuesday when my kitchen looked like it blew up, the kids were not quite taken care of, and I had what I thought was a disaster of a cake on my

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-63252148988331581652008-05-19T12:10:00.000-07:002008-08-19T12:35:07.850-07:00

This is my brother-in-law, Ryan, with his chicken. He has no taste. The man literally can not taste. It happened in a longboarding accident which resulted in a head injury which resulted in a loss of smell which resulted in a loss of taste. Ryan continues to eat pretty much what he ate before the accident (not always. I saw him mix milk and apple juice once, when there was just a little bit left

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-17732249733001019252008-05-17T12:59:00.000-07:002008-05-17T13:00:37.297-07:00

This has nothing to do with food but I have to brag a little about my fantastic, talented husband.Ryan's website launched earlier this week at http://www.ryandartdesign.com/He submitted his table to MocoLoco.com, a modern and contemporary design blog, and they posted it here. And yes, it's a table and not a bench. However, it can hold the weight

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-7293834739721848372008-05-08T11:52:00.000-07:002008-05-08T11:54:15.447-07:00

Paige and Garrett! Congratulations! I'll be in touch for your mailing address!

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Then I could have bought 2 of the cookbook I bought today, and it would have cost me nothing.Amazon.com and half.com are my favorite places to buy cookbooks, so I am having an Amazon give-away.Just comment on this post. Make any (appropriate) comment and you'll be entered in a drawing to win. Then you could get this book I've been wishing for Or maybe this pan, if you like brownie edges.

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-35658011287961219122008-04-27T19:17:00.000-07:002008-04-28T08:24:43.453-07:00

That's what my dad said when my husband asked for his approval before proposing to me. Dear Chocolate and Cheesecake, I feel the same way about you. These chocolate-coated cheesecake lollipops are as delicious as they sound! Plus, look how cute they would be for a party! Especially if your wall color matches them as adorably as mine does! I knew my mac n' cheese walls would be good for something.

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The baby is squirming around on a blanket on the floor next to me. The toddler is sleeping. This post will have to be too quick to be any good. But do you know what is really good despite being ridiculously quick and easy? Peanut butter squares. Easy enough even for a mom with a 3-week old baby to make. They are pretty much Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but prettier. Isn't there something

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-72515057428757915992008-04-02T14:05:00.000-07:002008-04-02T14:05:47.688-07:00

Haven't been cooking or baking anything lately. Just enjoying this sweet little face! I will be back soon with a new recipe!

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-62240094685646228202008-03-16T19:46:00.000-07:002008-03-16T19:48:54.444-07:00

Toni!Congratulations, Toni, and thanks for the brilliant frosting solution for the cranberry cake! The winner was determined randomly. I wrote the names of all the entrants (there were 11, total) on a peice of paper, my husband picked a number (14) and the person I landed on when I counted to that number was the winner.

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-65902738858189601252008-03-12T12:21:00.000-07:002008-03-12T12:30:59.552-07:00

You guys are such good, rule-abiding entrants.All 5 of you. Yeap, we have only 5 entries so far for the Williams-Sonoma gift card contest. (LMP vs. Swedish apple pie from Paige, Sugar cookies vs. sugar cookies from Deborah, Chocolate Chip cookies vs. chocolate chip cookies from Kimmy as well as Sara, and Lemon Bars vs. Lemon Bars from Blair)Anyway, I wanted to let everybody know that you've been

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-52826114877156896902008-03-07T19:30:00.001-08:002008-03-08T12:30:30.464-08:00

I might have told a few of you that I would be doing some give-aways. So, without further ado, here is how you can win a $25 gift certificate to Williams-Sonoma (where you can finally get the set of 3 fuzzy chicks you've been dying for!).It's a showdown.Pick one of the recipes that I have posted (it doesn't have to be one you have made). In the comments section for that recipe, tell me about a

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-64877921302362616182008-03-03T12:30:00.000-08:002008-03-08T12:38:50.323-08:00

Here's to my all-time favorite dessert. Go ahead, call me boring, but I don't think there is a dessert that can stand up to the tastiness of a chocolate chip cookie with a cold glass of milk. Or, when I'm feeling fancy, a warm cookie with a scoop of ice cream.Everybody seems to have their favorite recipe and I have found mine. Actually I found it about a year ago, and I have been meaning to

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-1266777696800672352008-02-13T19:42:00.000-08:002008-02-21T13:24:17.121-08:00

Let's talk more about Valentine's Days of yore. I think the reason I like Valentine's Day so much is because my parents made it special by doing nice things for us. They snuck into our rooms while we were sleeping and left us valentine cards and little presents. Valentine's day was just a nice day to say "I love you" in a family kind of way. It wasn't just about romance.And not just about the

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-79223352809962170072008-02-05T18:54:00.000-08:002008-02-13T20:14:40.730-08:00

I don't care if it was created by Hallmark, I love Valentine's Day. I loved it even when I didn't have anybody to love, and I would merely hope that on that day, some romantic boy would do something crazy or romantic or unexpected to declare his adoration for me. That would have been so fun...Sadly, after 4 years of marriage, it still hasn't happened. Ryan and I celebrated our first Valentine's

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-21099624056560532282008-01-28T20:54:00.000-08:002008-01-29T18:46:30.413-08:00

I have an announcement to make: From now on I will refer to lemon meringue pie as LMP. I earned it during this month's Daring Baker's challenge.LMP is not usually my cup of tea- why make LMP when lemon bars have a higher crust-to-curd ratio? So I have never made it before, but I really enjoyed making this month's challenge. Learning how to make a classic dessert is always fun, and it makes me

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-24854880366373428632008-01-15T16:44:00.000-08:002008-01-15T17:12:29.969-08:00

There's something different about The Glutton.Have you noticed my new accessory in the box to the right? I thought I should explain myself. I haven't sold the blog, I have just entered into a symbiotic relationship with Foodbuzz- I give them a spot on my website and they give me a spot on theirs. So if you visit Foodbuzz and look up a Raleigh zip code- 27614, for example, then you will find my

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-69684405229223622672007-12-28T14:27:00.000-08:002008-01-02T11:16:09.346-08:00

Just a little disclaimer: I am having issues with my camera card and loading pictures. I have been putting off posting because of it, but now I have decided to go ahead and post without the pics for the time being. Bear with me.Ah, the Yule Log. A treasured tradition for many; my family thought The Log was just hilarious. Here is the picture of Ryan and I holding the Yule log. He is laughing

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After much ado about almost losing my hard drive, I am back to blogging (but without pictures for the moment). You'll also have to excuse my writing and lack of train of thought today. Ryan is listening to the Smashing Pumpkins and it's really hindering my creativity.Now, about food. A food blogger, even a less-active food blogger, shouldn't let thanksgiving go by without blogging about it.

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-51075529392111710582007-10-30T19:48:00.000-07:002007-11-01T16:45:10.145-07:00

What an appropriate time for the Daring Bakers to celebrate Boston.This month we made delicious Bostini Cream Pie. It was a delicious mini chiffon cake with an orange twist, sitting in a bath of creamy custard and drizzled with chocolate sauce.Boston Cream Pie being one of my favorite desserts, I was excited to try this month's challenge. It was a hit with the whole family, and luckily the "8-

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-28162723310639834842007-08-29T10:28:00.000-07:002007-08-29T10:30:02.314-07:00

Sad to realize that I post so little now that I will have two Daring Baker posts in a row!This is what we made this time. Looks right up my alley, right?Well now that I am openly pregnant, I can tell you that most of what I say, think, and taste can just be disregarded. (on that note, maybe you should check out the other Daring Baker's results and opinions with this project. They look beautiful!

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Last month I joined a group called The Daring Bakers. This months challenge was Strawberry Mirror Cake. It was a challenge for me, as it was quite time consuming (especially with a toddler clamoring to be a part of it all).I think it took me three days. I made strawberry puree, strawberry juice, strawberry gelatin, cakes, cut out cardboard to insert in the pan, and dirtied almost every bowl in

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-82816700652095640952007-05-31T12:12:00.000-07:002007-05-31T12:16:21.911-07:00

Inspired by the weather, I decided to have a go at homemade frozen yogurt. So first I looked at the Cook's Illustrated recipe for strawberry yogurt, and also at David Lebovitz's vanilla yogurt recipe from The Perfect Scoop. Since all the food bloggers (including me) worship the ground he walks on, I decided to trust David Lebovitz more than Cook's Illustrated and adapted the recipe to make

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-79554581798480949852007-05-30T10:54:00.000-07:002007-05-30T11:00:57.399-07:00

This is my new standard chicken salad recipe. It is available at wholefoods.com , along with a plethora of other recipes. It's a handy resource, too, because the recipes come with the nutritional information (if you're into that. But for this recipe, don't be).I am without words to describe the tastiness of this salad. The dressing is just right- tangy, with a hint of honey. The celery and pecans

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-39773497457112527282007-05-14T08:23:00.000-07:002007-05-30T11:04:31.016-07:00

"Tuna salad, chicken salad, macaroni salad? Who the hell cares! It's all just another word for 'mayonnaise'!"-Roseanne*I love all kinds of salads. If I had to choose one food to eat for every meal, it would probably some sort of chicken salad. Mixtures and assortments of foods are delicious, especially when bound by some sort of deliciously high-calorie dressing, be it mayonnaise or not.This is a

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-40019599305755325422007-04-26T18:53:00.000-07:002007-05-14T08:29:38.411-07:00

Mrs. Dart's Lemon Bars of EnlightenmentI have had these lemon bars twice and both times they have schooled me. First I had them when the lovely Mrs. Dart, my mother-in-law, made them. That is when I learned that lemon bars can be downright addicting. Before that day, I actually thought I disliked lemon bars. These babies could change anybody's mind.Now for the second bit of wisdom imparted from

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-30325552578885761382007-04-23T09:24:00.000-07:002007-04-23T12:00:54.505-07:00

Real Gluttons Eat Pie for DinnerThis is another item I made for the Register's farewell fete.Need an easy and delicious idea for dinner? A substantial appetizer for a party? Don't know what to feed your vegetarian friends (not vegans)? Do your arteries need clogging? A tomato-basil tart is appropriate for almost any occasion.This one is especially easy because it is made with store-bought pie

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-65309011359488794772007-04-17T10:34:00.000-07:002007-04-17T11:15:42.040-07:00

Achtung. Because somebody told me that means "caution" in German. Oops. I looked it up and Babelfish disagrees with that translation, so maybe a German can let us know. I'd been waiting for an excuse to bake this. This is a very dangerous cake to have just sitting around your fridge begging you to eat it and with no one there to help you finish it off. That's why I say achtung. Better have a

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-2421438084634210342007-04-09T11:29:00.000-07:002007-04-09T11:34:26.683-07:00

C is for Cookie, that's good enough for meWhen Pennsylvania finally started to defrost a couple of weeks ago, I had the desire to come out of hibernation and maybe visit the neighbors, assuming they still lived next door. That was anybody's guess since I hadn't seen them in 3 months. Of course, I put off making the cookies until we saw snow again. Anywho, I made a new sugar cookie recipe this

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-80848924107133073522007-03-12T13:30:00.000-07:002007-03-12T13:52:36.364-07:00

THE Cheesecake would probably have been the perfect cheesecake if only I had made it perfectly. I decided to take advantage of this girl's quest for the perfect cheesecake. I, too, would like to eat perfect cheesecake. She was scientific about it in a way I wish I was, but I will never be, so I just decided to take her word for it that THE Cheesecake is what we have been searching for. Thanks for

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-77673755758053205532007-03-07T09:59:00.000-08:002007-03-07T09:59:27.267-08:00

Very Bitter GreensIs it not true that certain plants are bitter tasting as a warning that they are actually poisonous?If so, then I don't know how on earth broccoli raab came to be acceptable for human consumption.Broccoli Raab is actually pronounced like "broccoli rob". It is also called broccoli rabe or rapini. Last night I made broccoli raab with sausage and grapes.Somebody must like it, but

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-47539129429488495972007-03-03T17:18:00.000-08:002007-03-03T17:19:06.909-08:00

TURNIP THE HEAT, IT'S COLD IN HEREIn an effort to mature my palatte, I have decided to incorporate vegetables that I have never tasted, prepared, and/or never enjoyed into our dinners. Feel free to join me in my adventures, or send recipes you love for vegetables that are generally less-loved.First up: turnips. So ordinary, but I have never tried them. Plus: they are available at the pathetic

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-1171897566316615102007-02-19T07:05:00.000-08:002007-02-24T07:24:13.776-08:00

Sweet Seduction Sugar High Friday #28There is nothing in my house that is more seductive than these molten chocolate cakes. I will keep this short because my words pale in comparison with the deliciousness of molten cakes. In short, here is a link to the recipe. My advice is to use the best chocolate you can afford. I like 70% cacao for these cakes. They are best topped with ice cream or whipped

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Ryan’s Sweet BunsCaramel Rolls, Sticky Buns, call them what you will but I will call them “Ryan’s Sweet Buns” because Ryan really enjoyed having these for breakfast every morning last week.These rolls remind me of the pecan rolls from Cinnabon. They are baked in a shallow bath of caramel sauce and pecans, which makes for one deliciously gooey roll. I doubled the caramel sauce in the recipe below,

Holly Darthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659268404155350429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36550200.post-1168918669275945452007-01-15T19:27:00.000-08:002007-01-15T19:37:49.283-08:00

New Years Resolutions are to blame for my outdated blog.I have realized that cooking, though I enjoy it, is the enemy in keeping up with housework.So, meet my new best friend, T Marzetti's Asian Ginger salad dressing. As a salad dressing, its not that great, but I have found it to be a versatile chicken marinade. I add a little bit of fresh ginger with the dressing and marinade chicken for as

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Friends, it has been too long since I last blogged on the glutton.And sadly, my entries might continue to be sparse.This is a picture of our breakfast a couple of weeks ago: banana bread french toast with berry topping and whipped cream. Toni told me about this delicious dish and it was as good as she described (very good).I used Mark Bittman's banana bread recipe from How to Cook Everything ,

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what? a vegetable? It's unlike me to get this excited about asparagus. This is my new favorite way to cook it. With 1/2 a stick of butter and a couple of cloves of garlic in the ingredients, what's not to get excited about?Pan-Fried Asparagusfrom kim at Allrecipes.com1/4 C butter2 T olive oil1 t coarse salt1/3 t ground black pepper3 cloves of garlic1/2 pound fresh aspargus spears, trimmed (just

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These little truffles are a long time coming. After several tries, I finally created a coconut truffle that fit my requirement of a smooth, fluffy, filling with no coconut chunks.This is my attempt to duplicate a truffle I used to buy on occasion at Gertrude Hawk, a local chocolatier. It was a coconut truffle under the "Gertrude's Best" line. Now it is only sold in boxes with other flavors that

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The knob on my old oven, when turned to choose the baking temperature, is correct if you turn it left to right. If you turn it right to left, it is about 100 degrees too hot.This, my friends, is what happens when you try to bake Lucky 32 Sour Cream Apple Pie at 450 instead of 350 degrees. yes, the picture is blurry. but I think you get the idea.Since the pie was unfit to bring to the birthday

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I haven't posted any recipes recently. That's because I haven't been making as many new recipes, and also because I noticed a correlation between the number of new recipes I make/post and the number I see on the scale. It's unfortunate.Anyway, I have been trying to create just the right coconut truffle for this month's sugar high friday. Since these truffles were good, but not just right, I am

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to see more of Kimmy's fantastic aprons, visit http://www.kimchiandolives.blogspot.com/

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I sense that some of you still haven't baked Supernatural Brownies. There is only one good excuse for that- no good semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate with which to make them. well, get some.Heed the call of the supernatural.

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You Won't Be SorryI stand corrected. Molten Chocolate cakes are not the best chocolate dessert on earth. Nick Malgiere's Supernatural Brownies are. His cookbook won the Julia Child award for the best baking book, you can read a blurb about that and get the recipe at the above link. I found them at David Lebovitz's site, and he's a man who really knows chocolate, so I decided to try this recipe. I

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I just began writing a post about the pumpkin sage pasta from Rachael Ray that I made last night, but who can concentrate on pasta when there are brownies in the oven?So I will make the pumpkin post a quick one. I was intrigued with the idea of a pumpkin pasta sauce, and I was not satisfied until I made this one. It was yummy, and a very festive orange color. The sauce was a bit thick, but that

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Sorry- I just can't post pictures of the pears because, as I discovered, I have not a smidgen of talent for food photography.However, I will post a picture of the pumpkin cream cheese muffins I made. They were delicious. I ate 3 jumbo muffins and one regular-sized muffin yesterday (for the sake of the blog, of course, so it can live up to it's name).I was thinking of making pumpkin muffins, then

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Last night Ryan and I enjoyed what is possibly THE perfect dessert.Surprisingly, for those who know me, it doesn't involve massive amounts ofchocolate. It doesn't involve chocolate at all. How, then, can this possibly be the most perfect dessert? The virtues of this luscious dessert are many. It is easy and comes together quickly-- you might even have all 6 ingredients on hand. It is healthier

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