I don’t often blog food holidays, but Pi Day is one of those food days I can really get behind. This years pie is influenced by a recent trip to Central America, where almost everything is spicy. We just got back from one of the best vacations we’ve ever taken. We visited Mexico, Belize and…
Chocolate
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
My sister, Stacey, loves to bake just as much as I do. The only difference is that I’m all for full-fat, sugary, gluten-ridden, multi-ingredient goodies, whereas Stacey prefers cake from a box, flourless anything, and recipes that omit butter. Eff that, people! You need butter in your life. Everything is better with butter. I think…
Cream Egg Nanaimo Bars
Nanaimo Bars, like Butter Tarts, are quintessentially Canadian. Everyone’s got a recipe for it that has been passed down from someone else and everybody loves them. And rightfully so! How can you resist a Nanaimo Bar? The base is similar to a brownie, only better (obviously) because it’s mixed with walnuts and coconut. It’s topped…
Brownie Cookies with Peanut Butter Frosting
Have you ever had to make the impossible decision of choosing between baking cookies or brownies? Yes? Well, may I tempt you with one of these delectable, scrumptious brownie cookies? That’s right, brownies and cookies combined into one dessert. No more tough decisions to make! These brownie cookies combine the best of both worlds; the…
Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
It’s no secret I love chocolate. I’ve mentioned this many times before. If it has chocolate, I want it and these muffins were no exception. Generally, if chocolate is involved, it means it’s not very good for you. Well today, I’m here to put that myth to rest. These beauties contain no wheat flour, making…
Butter Baby Hot Chocolate
I’m sure we’re all sick of winter by now, I know I am. This Polar Vortex has stuck around all winter and it’s been brutally cold for us all season. I decided to brave the cold and met my sister for brunch. As I walked back to my car after our meal, my face was…
Mini Creme Egg Cupcakes
You may or may not have read that article about food blogging trends that need to go. One of the items listed was “stuffing things inside other things”, or something like that. Call me crazy, but sometimes you just need to stuff cupcakes with other wonderful sugary sweets, like Cadbury Creme Eggs. I took these…
Chocolate Stout Brownies
Since it’s St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, I figured I’d jump on the “baking with beer” bandwagon. I picked up some wonderful chocolate stout while on a recent work trip to Edmonton with these brownies in mind. I cracked a bottle as soon as I had a moment and took a big whiff….and it…
Almond-Crisp Tortes
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I’m sure you’re looking for a decadent and rich dessert to make for that sweet person in your life. Well my friends, look no further. I’ve come up with a simple, yet impressive dessert that is sure to please. The crisps are reminiscent of the fabulous candy, Almond Roca, in that…
Chocolate Fudge Cake with Fudge Frosting
Monday was my mom’s birthday. Happy Birthday Momma Bear!! She requested a chocolate cake and I immediately knew I wanted to incorporate fudge. I’m not talking, your average store bought syrupy chocolate sauce. I’m talking, thick, warm, gooey homemade fudge sauce; the kind you drizzle over decadent vanilla ice cream in the summertime. I…
