by Marie | Dec 22, 2013 | Baking, Dessert
Double chocolate chip cookies are often so disappointing. You always come into them with very high hopes. They’re always deep and dark—practically black—and just promising deliciously rich chocolate delight. And then… they unusually aren’t. And it’s sad. There are, of course, exceptions to this rule (oddly enough, Subway is one…). These cookies are definitely one of those exceptions, and as a bonus, they do not require you to take yourself to a sandwich shop that smells almost-but-not-quite like real freshly baked bread. Also, you can have as many as you like without pretending you’re getting cookies for 15 people and/or worrying about getting a curiously disgusted look from your teenage cashier.
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by Marie | Dec 20, 2013 | Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Salad
I’ve been making these delicious pecans for so long that I can’t believe I’ve never shared them here before. I was waxing poetic about them to a friend, and they asked (likely a bit humorously) if the recipe was on my blog. I had to say it wasn’t. Well, it’s about time to remedy that, and what better time than Christmas, as these tasty nuts are so good on salads and desserts?
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by Marie | Jun 24, 2013 | Baking, Dessert
It probably won’t surprise you to hear that I am the person in charge of birthday baking at my office. We’re a small company, and after I learned that sub-par grocery store cakes were the standard for employee birthdays, I hijacked the responsibility. Nobody has complained so far. Quite the opposite, in fact.
This cake has kind of made me famous. Well, as famous as you can be in a company of less than 20 people. This is the cake that everyone gets excited about. They hyperventilate a little, or gasp, or hug me, and I can watch their eyes grow large, like I just told a kid that tomorrow is surprise Christmas. I am not exaggerating, this cake really is that good.
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by Marie | Jan 27, 2013 | Baking, Dessert
These are my dad’s favourite treat. They’re quintessentially Canadian, ooey, gooey, sweet, and delicious. You can make them with nuts or without, though the raisins are rather required (someday I will get around to switching them out for something like currants or dried blueberries and see how that works. I suspect it will be delicious.).
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by Marie | Dec 16, 2012 | Baking, Dessert
Chocolate and cream are two of my favourite things. Combine them, and I’m in heaven.
This tart is so stupidly easy that I daresay it’s actually foolproof. It’s perfect for Christmas as it requires very little oven time, and spends most of its time hanging out in the fridge.
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by Marie | Nov 17, 2012 | Baking, Dessert
I love cheesecake. Absolutely love it. Probably too much. It’s a good thing it’s the sort of thing I don’t make too often, mostly because I generally make myself sick on it every time I make it because I make my cheesecake lethal. I have been known to bake cheesecake on top of a giant brownie and and load it with so much chocolate that it becomes virtually inedible. Deliciously inedible, that is. But yeah… still pretty hard to eat.
Strangely enough, this time I really wanted something more… edible. I wanted vanilla cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. Creamy, tangy, and weighing in under 10lbs.
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