Category: Dessert
Nectarine-Blueberry Crisp with Oatmeal & Brown Sugar
| May 31, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Recipe, Vegetarian |
It’s a little blurry, but that’s because I was drooling. Despite the cold, rainy weekend we Chicagoans faced this memorial day weekend, the brief, sunny, and hot glimpse of summer we got on Monday has me in the mood for these coming warm months! During the summer, I turn into a fruit monster, because (almost)…
Red Velvet Strawberry Shortcake
| May 4, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Junk food, Recipe |
As I’ve proclamed before, I am NOT a baker. The intricacies of proper hydration ratios, the precision needed in measuring, and the fickle baking times, ingredient lists, and possible adverse events are too much for me to worry about. Instead, when I need to make a desert, I usually go with something foolproof like a…
Piedegrotta Bakery in Baltimore, MD
| April 14, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Breakfast, Dessert, Eating out |
There’s not a lot more to say about this place except…YUM. Actually, there is a lot to say. Located sort of off the beaten path in Baltimore’s Little Italy neighborhood, Piedegrotta is a little bakery where everything – EVERYTHING – is homemade. Which would be understandable if the place put any limits on itself – “hey, let’s…
Old Fashioned Ginger Thins
| January 21, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Holidays, Junk food, Vegetarian |
These are A’s favorite cookie, ever, or at least that I’m aware of. His childhood (and current) pal’s mom made these each Christmas, and he’d have to trade his whole lunch to get just one small cookie from said pal – a trade he still thinks was a bargain. Having made them several times now,…
Jeweled Lace Cookies
| January 3, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Holidays |
OK. I’m ready to admit something. For as much as her recipes suck…I get a kick out of the Everyday with Rachael Ray magazine. It’s goofy and nerdy and bright and colorful. It isn’t Cook’s Illustrated – I’m not going to learn a new technique on how to cook, or get in-depth analysis of why…
Chocolate-Almond Toffee
| December 27, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Holidays |
Holy butter. That’s all I’m gonna say. Well, not quite all I have to say. You see, I was entranced when this recipe from Tasty Kitchen for Almond Roca showed up in my google reader. Like all of Pioneer Woman’s posts, the recipe and full, detailed explanation were accompanied by tons of step-by-step photos of…
Burnt Sugar Almonds
| December 23, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Holidays, Recipe, snacks |
Many of you know that, in addition to my food nerdery, I harbor a secret crafty side as well. This element came out full force this holiday season, leading me into a whirlwind of holiday planning, recipe-seeking, craft-finding, and JoAnn Fabric shopping (with a little asian supermarket thrown in. It’s not my fault it’s next…
Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
| December 21, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Holidays |
OMG. Is there a better combination, anywhere, anytime, than mint and chocolate? I think not. Frango mints, Andes mints, my Aunt Judy’s mint truffles (oh, wow, I had forgotten about those, sitting innocently in a box of homemade candies, small green Christmas tree nonpareil on top the only hint at the perfection concealed within) peppermint hot…
Crunchy Cherry Clusters
| December 17, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Holidays, Vegetarian |
Oh, man. I’ll say this up front, because A says I always preface new dishes with this disclaimer: I got the original recipe from Cooking Light. Because that somehow absolves me from responsibility for eating handfuls, spoonfuls, forkfuls of whatever is on my plate at the time.
Hostess Cupcakes
| October 5, 2010 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Junk food, Recipe |
Cups of cake. The wave of sin continues this week, my dear friends, with this little nugget of rich, chocolate-y goodness. I’ve had an article torn out of Martha Stewart Living for well over a year. An article that centers on CUPCAKES, the craze of the recent food world, spawning hundreds of cupcake shops the country…
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