Let me tell you a little bit about speculoos and why you should love it if you aren’t already a huge admirerer and then we can talk muffins. Speculoos are Belgian cookies that have a distinctly brown sugar sweet and mildly spiced flavor. My first encounter with them was in a non-traditional …
If you read the title and were instantly perplexed, this IS a garlic dessert. Yes sticky, smelly, sweet garlic and it is wonderful. I too was skeptical of garlic in a dessert, but when the Dinner at Eight ladies asked me if I would like to take care of dessert …
I’m not going to lie to you; I was kind of surprised well pleasantly surprised by how delicious these muffins were. When I was making them I wasn’t sure just how good they were going to be since I have never baked with hazelnut meal before. They are on the healthier side, which made …
Goat cheese cheesecake with grapefruit curd has been haunting my dreams! That one fateful pie delivery day when I received an awesome goat cheese cheesecake from fruit+flour changed it all. I crave it. I dream about it. And I can never look at cheesecake the same way.
So since it …
Of all the breakfast pastries in all the world, I would have to say almond croissants are my absolute favorite. True story!
The soft buttery folds of dough, the flaky crust that shatters with each bite, the nutty sweetness from the gooey decadent filling, the taste and fragrance of almond – I …
Naturally when it is gloomy out I feel the need to bake. Even if I still have carrot muffins with graham frosting and chocolate chip cookies lying around the kitchen waiting to be eaten, I still feel the need to add one more sweet to the bunch. Having recently enjoyed reading about a jam …
So I was going to lie to you and tell you that I baked you carrot MUFFINS today for Muffin Monday, but who am I kidding. I put the most decadent graham frosting on top of these super fluffy and sweet carrot muffins so I can’t honestly call them muffins anymore. Once you put …
I have a soft spot in my heart for lemon desserts. It all began many years back after one memorable and luscious lemon tart from Le Pain Quotidien. After that moment my love of lemon never ceased. The way a lemons tartness marries so perfectly with sweetness in desserts in something magical. Lemon tarts, …
Nothing like a rainy day to get you in the mood for baking. And nothing like a Monday to make you want to eat muffins! For this week’s Muffin Monday I bring you mocha chocolate chip muffins with pecans.
We recently moved to a new house and are nestled in the hills. …
Why hello 2012 nice to see you!
I know the start of a new year is usually ushered in by resolutions, many of which involving diets or healthier eating or the call for more hours spent in the gym. Well I’ve never been one for resolutions – making them or sticking to …