A dense rich chocolate cake perfect for company or baked individually for hostess gifts. In this case, beer takes the place of milk giving an intensily nutty flavor to the batter. If you like…
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Reprise…Christmas Eve Table And Menu
Lindaraxa Photo
The first Christmas in the new house is just around the corner and the good news is I am mostly unpacked. The bad news is I don’t have the stamina to even think of a creative new…
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An Elegant Picnic For A Concert In Central Park…Filet of Beef On Baguette
Summer is full of free concerts in parks all over the nation. If you are lucky to live near a city that has one, don’t miss it. Boston, Cleveland and New York are the ones that come to mind, even…
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A Family Birthday… Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake With Buttercream Icing
In this house everyone has a different birthday cake favorite. Mine is orange cake with lime curd filling and meringue frosting, my daughter;s is plain old cheese cake and my son, who takes after…
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Petit Pots de Creme Au Chocolat
I can’t think of a better dessert to enjoy with a good bottle of wine than chocolate pots de creme. Make them the night before so they are really cold the next day. You can whip some heavy cream at…
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Pink is the New Chocolate
Chocolate. The mere mention of this word can be an aphrodisiac to some. When you take the decadently rich literal product and use it as one of the main ingredients in a cornucopia of incredibly delicious desserts, well… that’s when the oft over-used …
Tell Me You Love Me With Magnolia’s Red Velvet Cupcakes
I must admit that what first drew me to this recipe was the frosting. Most of the recipes I’ve seen use a cream cheese frosting and that to me is heresy. Also. when I first read that buttermilk…
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Cheesecake Brownies…An Old Favorite Returns!
Mmm…brownies, let me count the ways! This recipe by David Leibowitz brings back memories of the 80′s when these brownies with cream cheese were all the rage. I haven’t made them since and now I…
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S’mores Coffee and Fudge Ice Cream Cake
It’s getting warmer everyday…guess it’s time to bring the ice cream machine down from the attict. A cake like this is not complicated, but it does require at least 30 minutes of your dedicated…
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Revisiting An Old Classic…Julia Child’s Sublime Chocolate Mousse
The first serious dessert I ever made was this chocolate mousse forty years ago. Every time I serve it people go nuts over it, even those who don’t like chocolate. I can’t figure that one out. …
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Forget the Past…Heavenly Tiramisu!
The great thing about tiramisu is that it goes with pretty much everything. It has always been my favorite Italian dessert although I am surprised at how many people dislike it. I think it must…
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Valentine’s Day…Dinner for Two
I don’t think there is anything more romantic than a Valentine’s dinner at home. Here’s your chance to show off your domestic skills, if only for a day! Set a pretty table by the fireplace, if you…
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Valentine’s Day Truffles from La Maison du Chocolat
Truffles are one of the easiest candies to make and probably one of the most expensive. A box of 28 plain chocolate truffles at La Maison du Chocolat will set you back $43 and at Godiva, $65 will…
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Thanksgiving…Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
Now that I live in the South, the DEEP South, I think it would only be appropriate to have pecan pie as my other dessert this Thanksgiving. I have been mulling whether to have pecan pie or chocolate…
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Flourless Almond Torte with Chocolate Coffee Sauce
When I saw this recipe, I immediately thought of my good friends Andrew and Juan, who make the most divine Chocolate Flourless Cake. Now, these two are hosts par excellence, and an evening at their…
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