My bran muffin obsession all started with the complimentary corn bread that L'Ecole offered. It wasn't exceptional corn bread, but tasting it reminded me of how much I enjoy the gritty texture in corn bread and bran muffins. Bran muffins. I must have a bran muffin! I went to Trader Joe's to get a box … Continue reading Bran Muffins
Month: January 2011
Giant Whoopie Pie
There's nothing like a super-sized version of an ordinary dessert that really wows the kid in all of us. It kind of takes you back to those days when you were much, much smaller, and everything just simply looked larger from our lower vantage points and fit bigger in our tiny hands. This whoopie pie … Continue reading Giant Whoopie Pie
Cheesecake Brownies
Cheesecake brownies are a perfect way to use up your cream cheese when you only have a block or less. So I made some! I used a recipe from David Lebovitz and tweaked it to include less sugar in the brownie base. The brownie turned out to be not noticeably sweet, but the richness of … Continue reading Cheesecake Brownies
Chocolate Pudding
The humble chocolate pudding. It doesn't photograph very prettily, and most of us eat it pre-made out of a box or a single-serve tub. I chanced upon this recipe when I was looking for something that could satisfy my sweet tooth, yet was relatively healthy. After all, the chocolate pudding is primarily skim milk and … Continue reading Chocolate Pudding
White Chocolate Raspberry Pie
How this pie came about was really simple. I was looking at my usual roster of baking blogs, and I had left a blog up where there was a link to a "White Chocolate Raspberry Tart." And that's how it all began. I didn't have a pie dish, and coincidentally, pie crusts were on sale … Continue reading White Chocolate Raspberry Pie
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