Daring Bakers: Crostata

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

I have been in pie eating mode lately but none were baked by me, actually from the store, because I did not have a kitchen for 2 weeks. But good news the kitchen is done and I’ll post about that experience soon! I had just bought also about a month ago a tart...

Hot Dog! It’s a Rat Cake

Dessert Recipes, Events, Food Trends & Gadgets

You spent all week planning a special menu for a great 5 course meal for your dinner guests and you end up personally disappointed with the result. They loved it but for you…meh! I have lived this scenario many times. Then you invite a really close friend for a...

Rice Flour Cake

Dairy Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes

Are you ready for a another gluten and dairy free recipe? One that actually worked this time! I was suppose to do this dessert when Melanie came over for her birthday dinner but things came up. She is gluten and dairy intolerant and I was trying to play with rice...

DB: Time to make the Donuts

Dessert Recipes, Traditions

Boy what a challenge this was. Not that is was hard to make but I cannot remember the last time I was so excited about a Daring Baker’s challenge. I have been wanting to make doughnuts for a while so this was awesome. I actually also disregarded (again) the...

Chocolate Coconut Cake

Dessert Recipes

I bought a big bag of sliced coconut a while bag which I only used as decoration for a recipe! So I needed to find a recipe that used a lot of coconut to use up at least some of my bag. I found this great Chocolate Coconut Cake recipe from Donna Hay. It’s...

Colorful Panna Cotta Verrine

Dessert Recipes, Instructions 101

I love verrines. They are just the cutest thing to have with a meal. I love how you can pack a visually stunning show in a small glass container. It is cooking and it is art all in one. This post was actually my second possible entry had I move on to the 4th round of...