parisian double chocolate hazelnut cookies

i’ve been getting “tasting table” chef recipes in my inbox. it’s a daily newsletter that covers the best in local restaurants & all that is related.  i modified this one from paris based chef  david lebovitz for chocolate chip cookies. he just released a dessert cookbook-ready for dessert-my best recipes i went with 6 oz. [...]

guava & manchego phyllo pouches with passion fruit syrup

a facebook friend posted some ideas for guava & it had me thinking. i have never cooked with it before, so i decided to make 2 dishes with it. the first is a very flaky & very sweet pastery called guava & manchego phyllo pouches with passion fruit syrup. first i had to scout out [...]

home made oreos

i had a craving for chocolate last night & knew i had some nice cocoa powder but no chips, so i decided to make martha stewart’s cream filled chocolate cookies her take on the classic oreo. these are kind of hard if you do not have a mixer (i don’t) because the dough & the [...]

sour cream banana chocolate chip loafs & raspberry cream cheese rugelach with candied orange peel & toasted pecans

i took a banana chocolate chip muffin recipe & changed it up a bit. instead of milk, i used sour cream, used an extra banana, baked in mini bread pans & topped with toasted pecans. moist & very easy to prepare. i also had a taste for my very favorite cookie again, rugelach but put [...]