- Valentine's Day Recipes
- May I admit something? I am the least romantic person I know on the planet. I was born on Valentine's Day and even with that incentive, have never been one for hearts, lace, or pink, though you gotta love...
- Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
- Another Valentine's treat from Garrett McCord. Enjoy! ~Elise A classic little treat perfect for a date or as a gift, chocolate covered strawberries are a defined part of romance in America. Dressed up to the nines in white and dark...
- Chocolate Fondue
- Please welcome guest author Garrett McCord. ~Elise Fondue has finally made a comeback, as most culinary fads eventually do, but this time with a bit of spark. Back in the seventies a party wasn't groovy unless a fondue pot was...
- Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Please welcome Simply Recipes guest author Garrett McCord of Vanilla Garlic. ~Elise Red velvet cake is classic Americana cooking with its roots in the south. Deliciously festive, moist, flavorful, and maybe a hint of playful tackiness it's a dessert that...
- Shortbread Cookies
- More photos Several months ago we attempted a New York Times recipe for a lemon confit shortbread tart. Like fellow food-blogger Deb, we had a miserable experience with the recipe. It was just too tart to eat. However, I had...
- Valentine Linzer Cookies
- Happy Valentine's Day!
Why should chocolate have all the fun? Here are some Austrian Linzer cookies with a red preserve filling that seem perfectly suited for the occasion. Enjoy. :-)
- Rose Petal Flan
- Have you ever encountered a stubborn teenager who outright refuses to eat something new, in spite of everyone telling her how good it is? At some point you just give up and say, "oh have it your way, all the...
- Strawberry White Chocolate Mousse
- We recently came across an intriguing recipe for strawberry mousse cake in Martha Stewart Living and decided to skip the cake part and just make the strawberry white chocolate mousse. It was fabulously cool and rich, just the dessert for...
- Bittersweet Chocolate Cake
- There is one day a year in which I will happily indulge in a piece of chocolate cake, and that is Valentine's Day, which also happens to be my birthday. This is the cake I made for this year's birthday...
- Chocolate Ganache Torte
- This over-the-top chocolate torte flourless cake recipe comes here by way of my friend Rob Kent, who is famous among his friends for showing up at various birthday parties and special events bringing what is affectionately known as "Death by...