Delicious, crunchy, buttery toffee—easier to make than you would think. Growing up I always refused to eat almonds, the only time I would was in toffee! Skor bars were my toffee treats man. Try to get me to eat an almond though and I would turn my nose up in disgust. Still do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . …
The Best Caramel Apples
The BEST creamy, chewy caramel recipe! Caramel apples are one of my all time favorite treats. Now that it’s fall and Halloween is around the corner, I can use it as an excuse to make some! There are so many topping choices, peanuts, chocolate, toffee or pretzels. I like to make a few of each! …
Halloween Treats | Meringue Ghosts
I love these adorable and delicious meringue ghosts! They just melt in your mouth. I’ve noticed—by consulting an esteemed focus group (my nieces)—that meringues are a big hit with kids! All you need to make these are egg whites, sugar, and a piping bag! For the eyes and little boo mouth, I just bought a …
Black Forest Pavlova
Delicious dark cherries on whipped cream atop a crispy and marshmallow like chocolate pavlova. I’ve always wanted to make a Black Forest Cake and a Pavlova, so…. voila! I made both at once! Pavlovas are an interesting texture. The outside is nice and crunchy, but the inside is like a fudgy marshmallowy awesomeness. I modified …
Cream Cheese at Home
Yes, you CAN make your own cream cheese at home! Impress your friends, show off your skills. I wasn’t expecting this to go as well as it did, but man, I think I’ll have to start making my own every once in a while. It’s pretty cool. Could you imagine making your own cheesecake from …
Boston Cream Cupcakes
Don’t feel like dealing with a yeast dough and frying up donuts? Really want some Boston cream flavor? Eheh heh heh heh, I’ve got the recipe for you my dear. A fudgy chocolate frosting on top of a little cake filled with pastry cream. So delicious, so satisfying. PLAYING ON EASY If you are intimidated …
Decadent Pastry Cream
Now this stuff is NOT messing around. So rich and delicious, you can feel the heart attack. On the Great British Bake-Off they might refer to as creme patisserie, but it’s the same stuff. Pastry cream can be used in Boston cream, cream puffs, eclairs, cake filling, or just eat that stuff man. It tastes …
Simple and Easy Focaccia Recipe
Why make your own focaccia? It’s about the bragging rights of course! Just kidding, the answer is because it’s tasty. Besides who doesn’t like know that if worst come to worst, society shuts down, and humanity spins into chaos… At least someone will know how to make bread! Tasty bread at that! Oops, did I …