by Allie | Feb 2, 2009 | Dessert
One of my favorite desserts is a mousse and when done right it melts in your mouth. This past weekend we hosted a dinner and this was the dessert I chose to serve along with some chocolate covered strawberries. Hosting a dinner party is stressful enough so having...
by Allie | Jan 29, 2009 | Daring Bakers, Dessert
This month’s challenge is brought to us by Karen of Baking Soda and Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf. They have chosen Tuiles from The Chocolate Book by Angélique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel Roux. I love tuiles, they are so...
by Allie | Jan 28, 2009 | Events
I don’t have a recipe for this post, but I do have food talk and pictures. Last night we attended the annual suite menu for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Basically they invite all of the suite holders to come in and taste a lot of the items on the menu...
by Allie | Jan 26, 2009 | Chicken, Pasta
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We had a busy one as usual. It seems like this time of year starts to fill our calenders up. We wanted to take the dog to the dog park, but we had some cold weather come out of no where. We ended up going to a birthday party, the...
by Allie | Jan 22, 2009 | Cakes and Cupcakes, Candy, Dessert
With the new year starting in full swing and everyone wanting to eat light I came across a good looking trifle that caught my eye. I couldn’t decide on if I wanted to change it up and use Amaretto instead of Kahlua so I did 1/2 and 1/2. The only problem is I...