I'm baking today (and will be baking tomorrow, too) for a party. I'm making chocolate-glazed mint chocolate brownies for the first time. They're not quite finished yet, but all the steps have gone well and have tasted and smelled super-yummy. Tomorrow I'll be baking pumpkin chocolate chip muffins upon request. I really enjoy baking and I also ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, Paradigm is having a potluck lunch before our rehearsal. I signed up to bring desserts (as I usually do). I am making shortbread tarts with cream filling and fruit on top, which I have made for this group before (I'm making lots more this time, though, because they were very popular last time and because I plan to give some away in ( Read more... )

UTA's Graduate English Association had a lunch for graduate students on Wednesday and I took that opportunity to experiment with a new baking recipe. I made Millionaire's Shortbread Bars (I have no idea why they're called "millionaire's"): a shortbread base, with dulce de leche and chocolate on top. Yum. I really like shortbread, so I liked ( Read more... )