Okay, 30 minutes of stirring sounds like a lot. But now that I know how incredible these bars are, I would stir for an hour if I had to -- maybe even two! They combine all the goodness of an old-fashioned coconut cream pie with the perfect amount of rich ganache. In short, these things are amazing ( Read more... )

As some of you might have heard, a beloved blogger's husband recently passed away suddenly from a heart attack. She posted on her blog (http://www.injennieskitchen.com) that she'd been meaning to make a peanut butter pie for him but hadn't gotten around to it. In his memory, she asked ( Read more... )

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Trifles are the biggest buckets o' fun, y'all. They're so cool and smushy and moist and indulgent and layery ( Read more... )

I'm a little delirious, having just driven 9 hours to Orlando, but apparently not too delirious to tell you about apple tarts. Or maybe writing a blog post about apple tarts just now proves that I AM too delirious. I can't decide ( Read more... )

Back in May I had the opportunity to meet Ree Drummond (a.k.a. Pioneer Woman) when she came to Charlotte. She's as warm, hysterical, and genuine as she seems on her site, and it was great to meet her, though I think I might've seemed sort of star-struck while talking to her ( Read more... )

I was hit upside the head with a craving for something like this a couple of weeks ago, and finally got around to making it. It's a cloud-like angel food cake slathered with delicious mascarpone whipped cream, but there's a surprise inside ( Read more... )

I just won a mini-madeleine pan from a blog giveaway (so exciting; feels like I enter all the time and never win)! I received an email from beso.com about another a different contest they were hosting -- one in which they were looking for your favorite summer recipe. I decided to create a summery recipe around my new madeleine pan ( Read more... )

This was dessert #2 for my boyfriend's birthday (yeah, you know, that birthday), and my favorite: the Coconut Cream Tart! The coconut pastry cream that fills this buttery tart shell is rich, decadent, creamy, and altogether show-stopping ( Read more... )

This was dessert #1 for my boyfriend's birthday. It's actually an older recipe that I updated with some bright new pictures and a new serving suggestion: pretzels ( Read more... )