Nutella Rugelach Bar Cookies
February 5th is World Nutella Day. American bloggers in Italy, Sara and Michelle, began the holiday in 2007 to celebrate and eat that wonderful chocolate hazelnut spread called Nutella. I participated...
View ArticleCoffee, Beer, and Beer Coffee Cake
I am quite taken by the treats in the pastry case at Blue Bottle Coffee. It seems that their pastries are meant to be paired with coffee. I guess third wave coffee places take into account "coffee...
View ArticleQuick and Daring
The Daring Bakers' February 2012 host was DB co-founder Lisa. The lovely Lisa asked us to make a quick bread. What is a quick bread? Well, it's basically bread that is quick to make since it requires...
View ArticleChocolate Mint Cookies
I was not a Girl Scout and I didn’t know anyone who was a Girl Scout while I was growing up either. I knew that Girl Scout cookies existed, but I never saw or tasted one until I got to college. The one...
View ArticleAnother Attempt at Macarons
I mentioned in my burger macaron post that I was going to abandon the French meringue method of making Parisian macarons and try the Italian meringue method instead, but I think I might have been a bit...
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