Chocolate Mousse Cake
Julia Child once said the the most important ingredient you can bring to a recipe is a “love of cooking for its own sake.” Because if you love to co...
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A Few of My Favorite Things: Chocolate Cake Truffles
It’s my favorite time of year so I wanted to share the recipes and traditions that my family loves most. This year more than ever I have been looking forw...
Chocolate Cream Pie Saves the Day
“I love that after a day when nothing is sure, and when I say ‘nothing’ I mean nothing, you can come home and absolutely know that if you add ...
Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes
Sometimes running out of an ingredient like cocoa powder makes room for the serendipity of something even better like chocolate fudge frosting. This week I was ...
Red, White and Blue Velvet Cupcakes
I love red velvet cake and my favorite recipe is from pastry chef Rebecca Rather. She has a Christmas red velvet cake with peppermint which I adore, but I thoug...
Chocolate Cabernet Tart
What should I bring for dessert? I was looking for a recipe to share with friends last week and I thought it might be fun to make a tart. So as I was searching ...
A Garden Themed Birthday
We traveled back home to Texas after the holiday only to return to Chicago for what one national news reporter called the “Arctic Outbreak.” It was ...
Our Favorite Soft Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am a better baker and cook because of my husband. He usually isn’t the one one creating new dishes in our kitchen, but he is the chief of of what he cal...
The Great Brownie Debate
It’s hard not to love a good brownie. There is something about that chewy chocolatey combination that makes them irresistible and for every recipe ...