Here be dragons.
Valentine’s Day is over for another year. How did you score? Isn’t that a bad way to think of it!
What could be all romance, cuddles and affection has become about retail, shopping and spending. No, I’m not going on a retail rant. I’ve worked retail enough to live and let live. People need to change, if they want to.… Read the rest
December is my favourite month. It’s not just because Christmas is this month. If anything I can think of several things (like my birthday now that I’m 40+) that could take away the luster of December, if I let them. There is just something about the month of December, the first snowfall (even though it started in November this year, if you want to get technical).… Read the rest
Homestyle Pancakes with Fresh Berries – Astro.ca.
Astro has a new caramel yogurt. It’s delicious. So far I can only find it at one store here. Went to their site and found this pancake recipe. I haven’t tried adding yogurt to pancakes before. Just butternilk. Sounds like a good idea, though I don’t think I’d use the caramel yogurt for pancakes.… Read the rest
WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
8 oz. melted white chocolate
3 lb. cream cheese
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. flour
6 eggs
1 c. heavy cream
1 tbsp. vanilla
Grease a 10-inch springform pan. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Place cream cheese, sugar and flour in a mixing bowl and cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.… Read the rest
I want to try these. I need to get stocked up on butter and I’m nearly out of milk too. But, don’t these make you crave cinnamon buns? Take a look at the photos on Claudia’s blog.
Would it really be too much to dip these in chocolate? Maybe it the chocolate isn’t overly sweet. It would look pretty good.… Read the rest
I think I have had a thing for polka dots since I was a kid and read about some creature with polka dots in a Dr. Seuss book. I don’t remember which book. But, since then, polka dots can always cheer me up.
Emma Bridgewater is known for her polka dot designs. I picked out the teacup and saucer even though I seldom drink tea.… Read the rest
For the A – Z Blogging Challenge… I is for Inspiration.
Chocolate inspires me. The darkness of it is alluring. The sweetness is souls smoothing. The way it melts is sensual. I’d like to find a chocolate cheesecake recipe with a lot of chocolate, one that will be like melted chocolate in your mouth.
Name something that inspires you and write about how it inspires you, how it makes you feel.
I added pepper to my recipe for icebox cookies one year. It was surprisingly good. Not a lot of extra taste but they did have an extra something.
… Read the restMakes About 20 Chili Chocolate Cookies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 42 minutes
Ingredients:
1/3 cup dried currants
2 tablespoons Kahlua
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
2 large eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup dark chocolate chips
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
My Aunt Alvena had a fudge recipe she would not share with anyone. Now she is gone. I sometimes wonder about her recipe. They say it was exceptionally good fudge. She would keep it all to herself (as much as she could) when she made it. I heard this from my Aunt Emma, her younger sister.… Read the rest