RRC#11: Momma Knows!

When we first moved to Illinois, one of my favorite Saturday pastimes was auctions. We found all sorts of treasures. Several times there was one particular thing we were waiting for and because they couldn’t get bids on lots, they would just keep adding and adding to it until suddenly the one thing [...]

SHF: Asian Invasion

As promised, I’m back with more information on this birthday cake. Ramona’s birthday is on Tuesday and she said what she would really like to have is a steamed sponge cake such as could be found in a bakery in Taiwan, but sadly unavailable in central Illinois. Just knowing that there was a [...]

HHDD#18: Hay, Hay, It’s Coconut Chocolate Tarts!

I know, I have been under a rock for the last couple of weeks, but, man, I almost missed Hay, Hay It’s Donna Day too. Fortunately, although I missed seeing this until Friday night, the recipe was super simple and fast so I managed to make mine. I just wish I would [...]

Maimed By Chocolate

When I first received the invitation to participate in Culinate’s Death By Chocolate competition (go vote for your favorite and maybe you can win a cool prize too!), my mind ran to my favorite Belgian chocolates, full of hazelnut and swirled chocolate. I wanted to recreate that flavor in cake form.

I took a [...]

What A Way To Go

When I was a kid, Kenny Rogers had a hit song called The Gambler (also the title of an album, movie and TV series in which he starred) and one of the lines says, “The best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep”. But I think Death By Chocolate sounds [...]