dark chocolate salted caramel cake
tom is now the big 3-0. we kissed his twenties goodbye with a roaring twenties cocktail party, complete with flapper dresses & pearls, suits & hats, dim lighting, jazz music, simple hors d’oeuvres, martinis, negronis, manhattans….& cake. tom always requests a chocolate cake for his birthday, but a special birthday deserves a special cake. plus [...]
crack pie
in case you were wondering, the going rate for a 10″ round of crack seems to be $44, plus the cost of fedex overnight shipping {insert mitch hedberg joke here}, unless you live in nyc. then it’s $44, plus tax, & is available for pickup in midtown, the east village, the upper west side & [...]
peach crumb bars
i made a version of these bars last summer & while they tasted good, the crust was way too soft & crumbly. kind of defeats the purpose of a bar dessert if you have to eat it up with a plate & fork, don’t you think? these peach crumb bars have the buttery flavor of a [...]
peanut butter cup bars
{image credit} this is how i feel about camping. in fact, the only things i really enjoy about it, {much to the husband’s dismay} are the campfire & the s’mores. but thanks to a chiminea, s’mores making at home is possible! without sleeping outside! or sharing a disgusting bathroom {if there even is a bathroom} [...]
cherry hand pies
as a kid in the 80s, it was totally a thrill to go to mcdonalds. although, i will let it be known, {according to my mom} that when i went to mcdonalds, i frequently ordered a salad…guess i never really was a big meat eater. but the highlight of those trips to mcdonalds were definitely [...]
the most extraordinary french lemon cream tart
i really wanted to call this “the most extraordinary pain in the ass”, but i didn’t want to discourage you, readers. see, it’s not you, it’s me. i’m in a bad place with lemon desserts right now: several failed lemon swiss meringue buttercreams & then this tart. it was absolutely delicious, but i NEVER EVER [...]
dirty girl scout cupcakes
boozy cupcakes are fantastic. they’re a fun way to put together all the flavors of a delicious cocktail, in a way that’s perfectly acceptable to consume in the middle of the day, without the undesirable side effects of actually overindulging in the real thing. & these use up some of the thin mints we have been hoarding [...]
