The Best Shortbread Ever!

Anna | November 28, 2006

This is my favorite homemade shortbread. Below is the basic version, however, I make mine with butter that has been browned, cooled and returned the the refrigerator to set.
This is a half cup of butter that has been melted, browned and poured into a bowl.

Here it is two hours later, chilled and firmly [...]

Pumpkin Bread With Dark Chocolate Chips

Anna | November 27, 2006

This recipe is something I adapted from a BB online recipe and allrecipes.com. Both of these recipes make double loaves, so I halved the recipe and played around with the flavorings a tiny bit. My version is below, but I think they are all more or less the same. The key ingredient is the pudding [...]

Chocolate Syrup Brownies and Vita-Brownies Review

Anna | November 27, 2006

Monday’s are always busy, but I did manage to fit in a quick batch of “Chocolate Syrup Brownies”. I’m not going to bother posting the recipe yet because I’m not sure I love them. In fact, I shoved them in the refrigerator and pulled out my new box of “Vita-Brownies”

Vita-Brownies are the dessert counterpart to [...]

Bailey’s Irish Cream Brownie Pie

Anna | November 26, 2006

I made up this recipe last year when I was on a Bailey’s kick. Wait a minute. I’m always on a Bailey’s kick! This is an easy, Jell-O pudding based pie and it’s really good.
This is what today’s pie looks like. I accidentally used chocolate pudding mix instead of my usual vanilla pudding mix. While [...]

Clumpy Granola

Anna | November 24, 2006

I’ve updated my granola recipe. The old one was good, but crunchy rather than crispy. Oil makes granola crispy and crunchy, so I’ve switched to a new recipe which has a little oil. This one is similar to Alton Brown’s, but with a few changes in ingredients and technique. I like [...]