Mini Pavlovas
Ok, let’s just take a quick moment to take these in. How freaking CUTE are they! AHHHH!
Strawberry and Chocolate Bread Pudding
I have a confession. I’ve never had bread pudding until last year when a fellow MasterChef contestant of mine, Natasha (who happened to win Food Network’s All Star Academy!), gave me a taste of her bread pudding. Until then, I always thought bread pudding was just soggy bread. Nothing about it appealed to me. But […]
Peach Galette
I spent this last week in Alabama hanging out with my husband’s family in Hunstville. Any time I visit the south, I get into this “biscuits and pie” mood. All I want is good old southern comfort food; hush puppies, pie, cornbread, all that good stuff. Ever since I landed here, I’ve been craving pie […]
Cream Puffs
Pâte à choux has to be the most versatile dough in baking. It’s the base for profiteroles (aka cream puffs), eclairs, gougères and french crullers (my fave!). It also requires a lot of technique and know how. The ratio of eggs, water, butter and flour is the most important part of baking pâte à choux. It is […]
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches
Lately my sweet tooth has been out of control. Like crazy. Maybe it has something to do with all the post-baby hormones. Or all the crazy over-the-top desserts that have been trending lately. Crazy milkshakes, ice cream sandwich donuts and rainbow bagels have pretty much taken over my Instagram feed. I’m definitely not short of […]
Birthday Cake Blondies
Warning: Image heavy post, because these turned out so darn cute! My husband is a big old child. His favorite flavors are cotton candy, bubble gum and birthday cake. Whenever we go out for ice cream or snow cones, you best believe that he’s getting one of those flavors (or all three!) for himself. Among these artificial […]