Recipes
Chocolate Raspberry Parfaits
Gooood morning, Phoenix! Oh wait, I still live in Colorado. These temperatures are messing with my mind. I don’t know why I’m so over the heat this summer — we still have a long way to go. Perhaps it is that my dessert line has me in the kitchen 24/7, and baby...
White Chocolate Popcorn Surprise
Dear almighty weather person, please warm this joint up! Yes, yes, it’s just beautiful. The snow covering the Flatirons is like frosting on a cupcake. The holiday lights twinkling through the cold white stuff is like something out of a fairytale. But what about my ...
No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars
Turn off your ovens, people. The temperature is hot, and so are my desserts (yes, I complimented myself, whatever). Not this recipe, though. I’m saving on your electricity bill and making your life sweet all at the same time. No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars are a hot ...
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Zesty Orange Whipped Cream
They say true love is hard to find, but I must say I have never met a chocolate I didn’t truly love. I would never say I wouldn’t snag up a Hershey bar every now and then, just because a chocolate snob might be mortified, but I must admit, I do like good, quality ...
Vegan: My least favorite culinary modifier
Now, before you fauna-phobes get all up in arms, let me explain myself. I’m not saying I hate vegans. I’m simply saying that I avoid any recipe that uses the word “vegan” as a modifier...
Raspberry Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
Oh, how I want to break out into September songs — you know, something like, “Do you remembaahh the 21st night of Septembaaahh,” or maybe slow it down a touch with September Song by Frank Sinatra. I love them both, and either one has me jumping for freaking joy that ...
Toasted Pine Nut Pumpkin Spice Bread
Well, hello, all my little pumpkins out there in pumpkin-patch land...
Chocolate Glazed Clementine Torte
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my daaaaaarling ... any guesses what’s front and center in this week’s dessert? Hopefully you know the song, otherwise you are just annoyed that I repeated myself and are wondering who is this darling that I speak of...