This is the pie crust to make if you have a hard time making pie crusts or are intimidated by them, or have never made one before. Also, you have to not be afraid of a lot of butter because shitfire, there's a lot of butter in this pie crust. It's also flaky and tender and super easy to work with ( Read more... )

This is a pan or bar cookie, with a layer of shortbread, a layer of nuts, a layer of caramel, and a layer of chocolate. I don't make it very often because it's hard to cut, but next time I make it I'll line the pan with foil or paper and see if lifting the cookie out makes it easier to cut ( Read more... )

Heat your oven to 350 ( Read more... )

Here's a recipe for vegetarian rice krispy treats. I'm posting it because I just made 'em, and because I remember Emily's disappointment with treats she's made ( Read more... )

This is following the theme that breakfast and dessert are only one step removed ( Read more... )

I am reposting this, with permission, from covaithe's LJ.

I wonder if these could be made vegan with that keragenan instead of gelatin and some fake egg white thingie for the eggwhite. I also suspect you could use colored sugar instead of tinting sugar.

From ABC news, parked here for future reference because I expect that link to disappear ( Read more... )

I used this recipe to make a King Cake for a Mardi Gras party in 2006. I'm posting a link to this recipe here, and also the recipe behind an LJ cut, just so I don't lose it again.

Link to recipe

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misia posted a really fantastic-looking recipe for buckeyes. She said I could go ahead and link the recipe here. Go ahead and check it out!

http://misia.livejournal.com/1039136.html?

These go on my list of "candy I intend to actually make if I ever get off my behind and make candy."

6 egg whites

3 cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup milk

1 cup blanched almonds, chopped in a food processor to resemble a coarse flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat the egg whites with a mixer on medium- ( Read more... )

I make this cake for people I love and it's very awesome. I highly recomend it.

CAKE ( Read more... )