Mar
25
2010
This past weekend I made the most delicious triple chocolate cupcakes from Giada on Food Network. I’ve found that chocolate cupcakes can tend to wind up tasting really dry, but these cupcakes did not have that issue at all. The cake was moist and flavorful and rather than a traditional icing, the cupcakes were dipped [...]
Feb
03
2010
Do you like that rich flavor only chocolate can bring? I’m not talking about a slight richness, I’m talking about a richness so rich you can’t eat more than 2 squares at a time. I am a self proclaimed chocoholic and even I could not handle more than 1 piece of Giada’s Cinnamon-Chocolate Fudge. The [...]
Jan
24
2010
Just made these great cookies from Giada on Food Network. The full recipe can be found here. The cookies are made from butter, sugar, an egg, vanilla and almond extract, cinnamon, dried cherries and toasted almonds. I followed the recipe exactly, but decided to skip the icing since the cookies seemed sweet enough to me [...]
Dec
05
2009
Something about the holiday time always makes me think of chocolate tarts. Maybe it’s the buttery, sweet crust. Maybe it’s the melt in your mouth chocolatey richness, but when I heard my family was going to come visit today, I just knew this has to be the dessert.
Nov
23
2009
This past weekend I got a chance to try a recipe I’ve been eye-ing for a while. It’s called Breakfast pizza, but honestly, it could be called Dessert Pizza as well. It was delicious! I modified one of Giada De Laurentiis recipes that I saw on Food Network a while back. The pizza is made [...]