Author Archives: Sweet Jumbles
Grasshopper Cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day
From what I remember, when I was growing up St. Patrick’s Day was nothing but a reason to wear green and hang up paper shamrocks. That was in Pennsylvania where, I guess, there weren’t a whole lot of Irish. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, Creme de Menthe, ganache, mint, mousse, st. patrick's day
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Peanut Ice Cream from Senegal – Crâme Glacée d’Arachide
I have an old college friend who, like me, has a food blog. Hers, however, is a global eating adventure; she visits restaurants all around New York City, tasting food from different cultures. Seeing as this is New York and we … Continue reading
Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies for Valentine’s Day
Just in the nick of time I am here squeezing in a Valentine’s Day recipe. Whether you are baking for someone else or just yourself, I think that these will be a real hit – the combination of cheescake and brownies … Continue reading
Browned Butter Cranberry Lime Muffins
I have mentioned many times in the past that I am a huge fan of cranberries, so it should come as no surprise to you that I snuck in one more cranberry baked good before the season was over. I … Continue reading
Glazed Cranberry Doughnuts – and a Five Spice Glaze for Chinese New Year
I decided to make some doughnuts for my coworkers because last week my boss made bagels for us to enjoy. I had the perfect recipe, or so I thought. Actually the doughnut recipe was quite good, but the glaze recipes … Continue reading
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Tagged cranberry, donuts, doughnuts, fivespice
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Don’t Fly with Cupcakes…
Happy New Year! This isn’t my normal recipe post, but I just found this too funny not to share. The TSA has differentiated between traveling with cupcakes (no problem) and “cupcakes in a jar” (Houston, we have a problem). For … Continue reading
Gingerbread Nests
I relented to the peer pressure of the blogosphere and baked a batch of Christmas cookies. These are the softest, chewiest gingerbread cookies I have ever tasted, and they are really delicious (just ask my co-workers!). If you want my … Continue reading
Easy(ish) Chocolate Babka
Since my last post, I visited Haiti where I helped build homes for those who lost them in the earthquake nearly 2 years ago. I kind of suspected that I’d come back with no good baking recipes to share, and … Continue reading
Key Lime Parfaits and a Baby Shower
During the past several weeks I spent my time preparing a menu for my sister’s baby shower. Not only was I preparing a menu, but I was doing “test runs” on various items which we planned to serve. The theme … Continue reading
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