Mascarpone whipped icing inside a crispy puff pastry—topped with fresh sugared strawberries. I’m always looking for an excuse to use mascarpone. I just love the taste and it can be used in place of cream cheese and ricotta in desserts for a totally new taste! These hearts are a cute idea for a Valentine’s breakfast …
Make your own ravioli in garlic butter—broiled with a crunchy Parmesan crust. There are no words for how delicious this pasta is! We always called it tortellacci al forno, but I’m pretty sure it is a ravioli shape. That’s pretty typical for my Italian grandpa, he didn’t give a damn! This recipe is from my …
Flaky, buttery dough filled with brown sugar and cinnamon. The only Pop-Tart flavor we ever bought as kids was the brown sugar one. Of course, those are delicious, but not very healthy to be sure. Plus they can be improved upon! Imagine, a Pop-Tart without any weird chemicals! Just an insanely good crust and sweet …
Sometimes you just need to get rid of all that fruit you bought trying to be healthy. You may have failed at your diet, but you will win at muffins. These muffins are delightfully creamy thanks to the greek yogurt. You can use frozen berries if you don’t have fresh. MAKE SURE YOU RINSE frozen …
Cute decorative cookies that you’ll have to fight the kids from eating. I always struggle with how to make a snowman for my gingerbread house. Then I realized I could just make it out of meringue! DUH. SO much easier. Just a simple meringue cookie recipe, piped in the shape of a snowman! Use a …
A recipe for sturdy gingerbread dough with minimal spreading. Not recommended for cookies. Making gingerbread houses from scratch is a labor of love. It definitely takes time and planning days ahead. You need to find or create a template(s), make the dough, cut out all the shapes and keep them straight. Then whip up some …
These crunchy little meringues are a perfect addition to your Christmas gingerbread house! Just a touch of peppermint gives it that holiday zing. A small amount of peppermint goes a long way! The trees are simple and easy to make. Just use a star piping tip and pipe 3 on top of each other with …
Need to make an edible window? Of course you do! I know isomalt is all the rage now a days, BUT I decided to go with good old regular sugars. I mean what the hell is inverted sugar? Sounds like something you shouldn’t be eating (*shakes old lady cane*). I’m sure it’s fine, but they …
Prepare a clear glass of cold ice water. To test candy stage, drip some syrup into water. THREADTemp: 230° F – 235° F USES: Syrups, Candied fruitsSugar syrup forms soft threads in water. SOFT BALLTemp: 235° F – 240° F USES: Fudge and chocolate fillingsSugar syrup forms mushy soft ball shape. Looses shape easily. FIRM …
