Ever since I made the Roasted Butternut Squash With Browned Butter and Hazelnuts I thought there must be a better way to remove those darn stubborn skins from hazelnuts. I had roasted them in the oven and then while still hot rubbed them in a towel until the skin came off. Well … [Read more...] about Mocha Cream Hazelnut Torte
Chocolate
Gourmet S’mores
Another chocolate recipe; no one is more surprised than I am, but when you find a fun recipe it needs to be memorized. It is really easy. Easy is my favorite kind of recipe. Since I can’t eat graham crackers or chocolate (they both contain soy), I felt compelled to write about my … [Read more...] about Gourmet S’mores
Chocolate Cake Cup Shells
I am not the chocolate girl some are. I think I mentioned that before. However, when things get stressful, or sometimes when I am ill I always need a little chocolate. Last week when I was on call for jury duty I had every intension of making something chocolate to comfort me. I … [Read more...] about Chocolate Cake Cup Shells
Crazy Cake
Did you drink all your coffee this morning? Do you have a spare cup left over? If not you can use water, but coffee accentuates chocolate. … [Read more...] about Crazy Cake
Fairy Ice Cream Sandwiches
I picked this hors d'oeuvres book up at a yard sale several years ago. I feel a little guilty about it because I got it at a steal. When I pulled up and got out to look, the lady of the house told her husband to watch things she was going inside for a minute. I saw the books … [Read more...] about Fairy Ice Cream Sandwiches
Texas Cake
Remember chocolate Texas Cake. I don’t know where it originated. I just know it has been around for years. I remember seeing it in a community cookbook. You know the ones with a spiral binding sold by the little league or the church club or PTA. I just remember when I was … [Read more...] about Texas Cake
Four Minute Brownie Pie
I got this recipe from Nancy, at a communal table. I have used several of her recipes. I have incorporated many of her recipes into my repertoire. I have used her flatbread weekly. In fact I make up a batch, separate them with wax paper, and tuck them in my freezer. … [Read more...] about Four Minute Brownie Pie
