Desserts & Sweets without crackers amaretto eggs

300g blanched almonds 300g best quality dark chocolate , minimum 70% cocoa PRE-HEAT THE OVEN TO 150˚C/130˚C FAN/GAS 2. TOAST - Place the almonds on a baking[...]

3 cups confectioners’ sugar 2 teaspoons almond extract 3 tablespoons hot water Mix together the confectioners' sugar, almond extract, and hot water. Beat[...]

Samnak (Sprouted/germinated wheat flour) 25 gram Maida 50 gram Sugar 500 gram Ghee (to be added in portions during cooking) 200-300 gram Cardamom green powder[...]

1 cup butter , softened 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sliced[...]

1 cup (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup butter softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1 1/4 cups[...]

OK, I realize these are a little weird, BUT... ...sometimes weird is good, right? I saw this cookie idea in an issue of Martha Stewart Living (last year? two[...]

*alternate post title: Why I've gained 10 pounds in two weeks.* This is a long "picture-heavy" post, but bear with me...I think you're gonna like it. Along[...]

I'm going to be totally honest with you. Gluten-free scares me. To be more precise, it intimidates the HECK out of me. Rice flour, tapioca starch, xanthan[...]

My dad instilled in me a great love for popcorn. He'll pass up sweets, cookies, cakes in favor of a big ol' bowl of salty, crunchy popcorn. Don't even mention[...]

Did you hear all of that yelling right before Christmas?!? It was me! I was yelling, "I DID IT!!! I MADE TOFFEE!!!" I've tried making toffee before...and[...]

My favorite story about banana splits involves my dad and Uncle Mike . It seems years and years and YEARS ago, they decided to have an eating contest. They[...]

{image from Mother's cookies } When my friend, Teresa, from Blooming on Bainbridge mentioned that she loves Frosted Animal Cookies, a little light bulb went[...]

6 C pitted fresh sweet black (Bing) cherries (you can use frozen cherries, thawed) 1 can of dark sweet black cherries , reserve the the juice 1/2 C cherry[...]

9 Tbsp(about 125gms): Butter @ room temperature. 2/3 cup(about 75gms): confectioners’ sugar/powdered sugar(i added about 1Tbsp more since i felt it was a[...]

8 tablespoons butter , melted 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract Pinch salt 1 cup all-purpose flour Optional additions,[...]