Monthly Archives: August 2011
>Oreos
Oreos. Great with milk. Great in ice cream. Great by themselves. And now you can have homemade oreos. And you can put as much vanilla “creme” in the centres as you like! These actually taste like oreos. That’s the first … Continue reading
>Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
So there is a myth. The myth involves Neiman Marcus, some fantastic cookies and a really expensive recipe. I won’t go into it but you can read about the myth here. It’s not important really. What’s important is how good … Continue reading
>Peanut Butter Cups
A few years ago, I happened to be in the States for Halloween. I was visiting family in Connecticut, it was beautiful Fall time, there was a party to go to and I had a 1920′s flapper costume. I was … Continue reading
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>Chocolate Croissants (Pain au Chocolat)
My boyfriend likes chocolate croissants. He went through a phase where he was buying them all the time. Every day. He couldn’t get through without them. So when his birthday came around, what better to bake him than chocolate croissants? … Continue reading
>Cookie Dough for One
Do you like cookie dough? I do. I love cookie dough. Sometimes, cookie dough just calls to me. It finds its way into my mind and won’t go away. Not cookies, just the dough. Sometimes, I can’t be bothered making … Continue reading
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>Croissants
The dreaded croissant. Making croissants can be scary. It can seem to be ridiculously hard. The first time I looked at a recipe and saw how long it was I FREAKED OUT. Said no way, I’m not making croissants, they … Continue reading
>Lemon Cornmeal Shortbread
I had two options when making this shortbread; use a stand mixer or a whisk. It seemed like a lose-lose situation late at night after a long day of baking, uni and errands. The stand mixer is a pain to … Continue reading
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>Chocolate Mousse
Today I made chocolate mousse. Because my dad asked me to. I may have mentioned before that my dad doesn’t really eat anything I bake. Instead he has blocks of Cadbury milk chocolate or gross packet biscuits, the plain ones … Continue reading
