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 Cheesecake Dip
This Strawberry Cheesecake Dip comes together easily with only a handful of ingredients and no baking required. Cream cheese and Greek yogurt are blended together with strawberry jam, vanilla, and a little powdered sugar. I served the dip with pretzels, graham crackers, and strawberries. Vanilla wafers, cookies, other fruits, and lightly sweetened crackers would also be…
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…
#SecretRecipeClub: Molten Lava Cake
Secret Recipe Club time again! For those who haven’t seen my previous Secret Recipe Club posts, this club includes three group of bloggers who are assigned a different blog each month and secretly make a recipe to post on their specified Monday reveal day. I look forward to my assignment email every month and discovering new…
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…
Valentine’s Day Round-Up 2016
Happy almost Valentine’s Day! Here is a collection of previously posted recipes to help celebrate the holiday, plus a few from other fellow bloggers. And recipes from other bloggers: Ricotta Ravioli with Dark Chocolate Sauce from Taste Buddies Rose Flavored Marshmallows from Boulder Locavore Cinnamon and Sugar Heart Pretzels from Hapa Nom Nom Strawberry and Balsamic…
Strawberry Waffles
I have made these Strawberry Waffles numerous times over the past year and they are always a hit. Whenever I have leftover strawberries, I puree them in the blender until smooth to add the the batter. If I don’t have enough to make 2 cups, I either halve the recipe or add enough milk to…
Beet Biscuits
Happy almost Valentine’s Day! My friend Lauren at Sew You Think You Can Cook posted this recipe for Beet Biscuits in October and I immediately bookmarked it to make for Valentine’s Day. The color was perfect without the addition of artificial ingredients. Evan is in a huge bread phase, so the biscuits also have the…
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…
