I was gifted some Biscoff butter, which I’d been struggling to figure out what to do with because it was almost too deliciously decadent. Then I saw Biscoff cookies on sale at Costco and I had the revelation that Biscoff ice cream was what I’d been saving that Biscoff butter for. I threw in some…
Tag: Chocolate
Chocolate Sesame Crisp Ice Cream with Cinnamon Nut Butter Swirl
This was a pantry clean-out ice cream that turned out so good I had to rapidly make several more batches in succession. I definitely succeeded in clearing the semi-sweet chocolates, sesame crisps, and cinnamon nut butter out of my pantry! Now I just have to resist the temptation to acquire more so that I can…
Chewy Fudge Brownies
Cookbook Club – Texture Over Taste February’s cookbook was Texture Over Taste by Joshua Weissman. Weissman divided the recipes into 6 texture chapters – Crunchy, Chewy, Aerated, Creamy, Fluid, and Fatty. To explore all the textures we experienced, go to my Cookbook Club site. For now – my dish! When it comes to brownies, some…
3.14 Pi(e) Day VI
This is actually my 7th annual Pie Day, but last year we did it as a Cookbook Club event. Can you believe it!? Seven times I’ve gotten to stuff myself to the gills with pie… and hopefully many more to come. Savory Pies Nick made a Tomato Cheese Pie. Does that sound familiar? Well that’s…
Chocolate Pomegranate Clusters
I got a load of pomegranates from a friend’s tree, and after eating a ton on salad still had so much left and was looking for something to do with them. These chocolate pomegranate clusters are an easy 3-ingredient guessipe, but they look super festive and are a great combo of salty-sweet-tangy. Perfect for holiday…
Double Chocolate Pretzel Cookies
Cookbook Club – Friendsgiving As has now become tradition, for our November Cookbook Club we skipped the cookbook and instead did a Friendsgiving meal, where each person cooked either a favorite Thanksgiving dish or one they’ve been wanting to test out. Go to my Cookbook Club site to share in the food and friends I’m…
Bludso’s Restaurant Review
Gold Dig #55 When I saw that Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants list included a BBQ place in Compton called Bludso’s, I tried several times to convince my vegetarian friend who lives in Compton to go with me. Unsuccessfully. I don’t suppose I can really blame her, given the meat-heavy BBQ menu, but I was…
Post & Beam Restaurant Review
Gold Dig #45 Post & Beam is the only restaurant on Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants list in the Crenshaw District. I find it strange that such a cool, modern restaurant is located in Baldwin Hills Plaza, but at least the mall location means plenty of parking. The inside has a big bar seating area where…
Ahhh Comfort Food
My friend Heather threw a comfort food dinner party, which meant lots of dips and spreads, mac n cheese, grilled meats, and s’mores… it generally involved a lot of eating with your hands. And eventually progressed to sipping wine by her amazing fire pit. Sign me up! Dips and Spreads We started with an array…
B-day Bites
Through the Cookbook Club, I have made some incredible friends. I am so grateful to have them in my life. And a nice bonus to having a bunch of chef friends… they can put together a pretty mean birthday feast 🙂 This was a meal full of all of my favorite things – seafood, grilled…
Chocolate-Dipped Tangerines
Cookbook Club – Thug Kitchen The cookbook for April’s Cookbook Club was Thug Kitchen by Michelle Davis and Matt Holloway. I chose the Chocolate-Dipped Tangerines. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see what all the other thugs made. For now – my dish! You can pretty much count on the fact that if you…
Coffee Cocoa Magic Cake
Magic Cake seems to be the internet food trend of the moment. If you follow food blogs, you’ve heard of it. Even my brother knows what it is. He told my mom about it, and she has been dying to try it. And who am I to deny my mother, who has so patiently put…