The beauty of this float is that it grew out of other decadent hazelnut desserts that I have made this week.
And had me sounding like a stoner just imagining the tastiness at the Fred Meyer.
Let me explain……
Hazelnut obsession
Author: Stephanie Landis
Berry-paloo-za
Since it has been summertime in the Pacific Northwest, that means it is berry season and I have been preserving up a storm.
And of course, my F3 is there to give me great ingredient suggestions.
Black rice pudding
One thing I am enjoying about the dating scene now is that I am meeting men who cook, and like it.
Caramel on the brain
Notice the better pictures! I finally got my new camera to show better yumminess!
I wanted chocolate cupcakes again but the hot weather told me not to do ganache. So I decided to try something more tawny like making caramel.
My first cheescake
…….needed a ton of cream cheese apparently.
Inspired by a book about booze cakes and having Oreos and berries still at home, I decided to make a cheesecake.
Spicy salted cookies
I’ve been chillin’ with my friends a lot lately so that means I went to Salem again.
One of my friends cooked dinner, which was gourmet broccoli salad, pulled pork with brioche buns and sweet bbq sauce.
Burfi Part 2: With Saffron
Using Yamuna Devi’s pistachio milk fudge recipe noted in my previous entry, I was ready to put my own spin on the classic Indian dessert.
Saffron is something already made in India but I decided to incorporate it into this recipe, while also reserving the pistachios for a decoration. Continue Reading
Dirt cup upgrade
I’m back to childhood American classic desserts (or late night college snacks for finals week, at least that’s what my college did).
I’ve also kind of fallen off the healthy food wagon a bit which I think is mostly due to my bachelorette status. Continue Reading
The irony of pie
I still have bags of berries in my freezer. And the only occasion to make a pie this week was to bring it to a showing of Keanu Reeves’ “47 Ronin,” with my other two friends.
Nudie cake (no sugar added)
A friend of mine from Salem texted me one weekend:
“Dude, when are you coming over next? Salem is boring so you should come over and we’ll make a cake.”