Last month, we spent a few days visiting New York City with Evan and Claire. I will be featuring our kid-friendly trip to NYC in a series of blog posts I started last week with Chinatown/Little Italy, the Lower East Side, DUMBO in Brooklyn, and Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings). Today I am featuring the…
Blood Orange Dark Chocolate Chip Sorbet
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this light and refreshing Blood Orange Dark Chocolate Chip Sorbet! Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase something through the link, I may receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. One of the interesting things about working with blood oranges is you never know the exact shade…
Austrian Desserts Cookbook Review and Amaretto Triangles
Austrian Desserts: More Than 400 Recipes for Cakes, Pastries, Strudels, Tortes, and Candies, written by Toni Mörwald and Christoph Wagner, features some of Austria’s most well-loved traditional pastries along with newer creations and variations for the health-conscious. Highlights include Berry Lasagna with Strudel Dough Leaves, Vanilla Palatschinken, Raspberry Yogurt Torte, Fasching Doughnuts, Salzburg Gnocchi, Black Forest Cherry…
Strawberry Balsamic Chocolates and Valentine’s Day Round-Up
Instead of buying a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day, how about making a few of your own? These Strawberry Balsamic Chocolates have a dark chocolate shell filled with a creamy strawberry balsamic chocolate ganache. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. I used these molds to make the chocolates into a decorative square shape. I poured the…
Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies with Dark Chocolate Drizzle
Happy almost Valentine’s Day! I made these little Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies to celebrate. These buttery, crumbly cookies are topped off with a drizzle of melted dark chocolate and a pinch of quick orange-flavored sea salt. The amount of cookies and cooking time for these shortbread depends on the size of the cookie cutters used. I…
Salted Dark Chocolate Coconut Balls
These Salted Dark Chocolate Coconut Balls are a perfect little Valentine’s Day treat. Shredded coconut is combined with sweetened, condensed milk, then formed into little balls. They are covered in dark chocolate, then topped with sea salt and sprinkles (I used natural pink sprinkles for Valentine’s Day) or dried shredded coconut. They were easy to…
Garabatos (Mexican Scribble Cookies)
Recipe for Garabatos- Mexican Scribble Cookies filled with a chocolate coffee ganache and topped with a drizzle of melted dark chocolate. Garabatos (literally means scribbles in Spanish) are Mexican sandwich cookies filled with chocolate (or jam) in addition to more chocolate drizzled (scribbled) over the top. This particular recipe uses a chocolate coffee ganache filling…
Irish Cream Dark Chocolate Pudding
This Irish Cream Dark Chocolate Pudding is an easy dessert to make if you have any extra Irish Cream lying around from St. Patrick’s Day. As a note, the Irish cream is added after cooking, so no alcohol is cooked out. This pudding is not the best dessert for children or those wanting to avoid…
Olive Oil Doughnuts with Dark Chocolate Glaze and Sea Salt
Last year, I was introduced to a delicious dessert from the Spain: Recipes and Traditions from the Verdant Hills of the Basque Country to the Coastal Waters of Andalucíacookbook called Pan con Chocolate. Slices of bread are topped with dark chocolate, lightly broiled, sprinkled with sea salt, and drizzled with olive oil. These Olive Oil…
Dark Chocolate Waffles
Chad and Evan may not enjoy chocolate, but I made my own Valentine’s style breakfast using the new heart shaped waffle iron Chad gave me for Christmas: Euro Cuisine WM520 Eco Friendly Heart Shaped Waffle Maker. These Dark Chocolate Waffles are definitely on the decadent side, more cake or brownie-like in consistency. They were perfect…
