Have you ever needed a quick and easy dessert or culinary hostess gift? These fabulous little chocolate raspberry peanut clusters could be just what you are looking for! I used to make these candies all the time, but then a few years ago supermarkets where we live stopped carrying raspberry chocolate chips. […]
Dessert
Lavender Vanilla Milkshakes
Today we took a lovely field trip to West Stockbridge, Massachusetts to visit Charles H. Baldwin & Sons. What a treasure! Known for their vanilla extract, this shop has caught the attention of detail oriented cooks such as Martha Stewart, who (despite the fact if you love her or hate her) has, in our […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Cookie Compotes
It is strawberry & rhubarb season here in New England…one of our very favorite times of year. When you bite into your first freshly picked berry you appreciate the seasonality of the fruit…and if you are like me it makes you cringe that you even (once in a while) cave in and purchase the […]
Dried Orange Slices Dipped in Dark Chocolate with Crushed Pecans
We might have mentioned before that we love our local Home Goods store. It happens to be next to the market so it is often tempting to just run in for a second…which turns into an hour easily. Last weekend I found a bag of Bella Viva Orchards Pure & Natural Orange Slices. What […]
Palmiers or Elephant Ear Cookies
The summer of my sixteenth year my mother and I spent part of our summer in France. I recall my very favorite treat being a light and crunchy Palmier cookie. Palmier means palm leaf in French. These cookies are also called Elephant Ear cookies here in The United States. Recently I was watching Ina […]
Blackberry Lime Blue Moon Sorbet with Ginger Thin Crumbles and Shaved Lavender Dark Chocolate
Most days of the week I’d pick ice-cream over sorbet any day. You might say I’m a bit of an ice-cream addict. Once it is in the house most of our other family members don’t stand a chance! I’ve been trying to do better though, so I’ve been opting to purchase sorbets over ice-creams. […]
Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread with Salted Caramel Dipping Sauce
When I was a little girl my cousin would often babysit us when my mother had a late night out. If we couldn’t sleep she would bring us into the kitchen and make us warm milk served with a little snack. Her father makes the absolute best chocolate walnut banana bread and so the […]
Croissants and Pain Au Chocolat – A Valentine’s Day Treat
It is Valentine’s Day and what can be better than freshly baked croissants with homemade jam and a decadent pain au chocolat for breakfast? This takes some time to make, but the result is fantastic and is perfect for a romantic start to the day. This is a Michel Roux recipe that works very […]