Recently, Russ and I visited Portland, where we went to an amazing farmer’s market. Uh-mazing. We’re talkin’ tables as far as the eye could see, piled high with perfectly ripe heirloom tomatoes, fragrant herbs, colorful bell peppers, and row upon row of luscious berries – strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries (my favorites). There was every […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Dessert’ category
Mini Citrus Tarts
I love doing Wordless Wednesday posts; they’re simple mouth-watering food porn (at least on this site). However, they’re often a big tease and after an overwhelming response from this week’s post, I requested the recipe for the mini citrus tarts shown above. Lisal, a pastry cook who recently relocated to the San Francisco bay area, […] Read more…
Homemade Graham Crackers
I’m hosting a bridal shower for my lovely friend Hannah next month. There’s a loose theme of sweets/desserts so I decided to make gourmet s’mores kits for the favors. Homemade marshmallows were a given, but I’d never attempted to make homemade graham crackers. Every recipe and blog post I saw gushed on and on about […] Read more…
Customized Chocolate Bars
Ever wanted to make a personalized chocolate bar? At Chocomize you pick a type of chocolate (dark, milk or white) and choose from over 90 ingredients to go on top – nuts, spices, seeds, herbs, dried fruit, candy, decorations and even 24 karat gold flakes and Cinnamon Toast cereal! The combinations are endless. Chocomize sent […] Read more…
Firecracker Cupcakes
I made a special dessert for the 4th of July: Firecracker Cupcakes! About a month ago I made homemade Funfetti cupcakes, which were a big hit. To make them even more festive (did you think that was possible?) I sprinkled red Pop Rocks on top. Each bite explodes in your mouth like, you guessed it, […] Read more…