Archive | February, 2011

A Romantic Valentine’s Dessert Table

TweetHappy Valentine’s Day to all my sweet readers! Your comments left on my recent blog posts have warmed my heart despite the super-cold temperatures here in New York. Thank you for  coming by to see what I’m up to in my kitchen and in my dessert design studio. I love hearing from you all! Here [...]

Valentine’s Day Treat a Lovely Pairing

TweetThis lovely little confection was the result of a happy collaboration with someone I love dearly, my daughter, Julie. How fitting that it is a Valentine’s Day treat with its heart shape, rich chocolate and XO candy decoration! This dessert was not at all what I had in mind this weekend as I was busy [...]

Mini Brownie Pies and Perfect Pastry Dough

TweetThe other day I shared a tutorial for delicious Mini Pie Pops on a stick. In case you missed it, you can catch it here. As I said there, the Cinnamon Apple Raisin Pops were quite good, but the Chocolate Marshmallow Cremes didn’t work out too well. Plus, the pastry dough came out tasting like [...]

Secrets of a Mini Pie Pop

TweetThere’s been a lot of talk about Mini Pie Pops lately around the food blogosphere. In fact, I’ve heard them touted as the “new” cupcake! These adorable treats are capturing hearts and minds and are making mouths water everywhere. Maybe it’s because of their cute size, or the fact that they’re on a stick, or [...]