So I've been a little obsessed with making ice cream this summer. It started several months ago when I stumbled upon the Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home cookbook and realized I could make her insanely good Salty Caramel Ice Cream rather than pay $11 a pint for it at our local specialty foods store. … Continue reading Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream Sundaes with Bourbon Whipped Cream and Toasted Pecans
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Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe Cake + A Very Happy Birthday
Oh my, was this cake a labor of love! My daughter Hannah requested a crepe cake for her birthday after seeing a picture of one on Pinterest (doesn't she know 99.9% of pinned recipes are for viewing pleasure only?) and she asked that we make it together. How hard could it be? I thought to … Continue reading Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe Cake + A Very Happy Birthday
What to Bring: Mini Carrot Cakes
Memorial Day is almost here, so I've been working on what I will bake and take to a barbecue this weekend. My mother makes the best carrot cake on the planet. A cake so mouthwateringly perfect that you cannot resist cutting a thin slice and popping it into your mouth sans plate each time you … Continue reading What to Bring: Mini Carrot Cakes
the aesthete and the dilettante 