Christina | January 30, 2012

Apparently, when I want to feel fancy, I reach for a vanilla bean and a kitchen torch.  Again and again.  I hope my friends and loved ones don’t mind the repetition.  A kitchen torch never fails to impress, and a vanilla bean never fails to deliver its intoxicating aroma.  Add cute little ramekins to the [...]

Category: Breakfast | 37 Comments »
Tags: baked oatmeal, bruleed oatmeal, cherries, creme brulee oatmeal, oats, pecans, small batch of baked oatmeal, small batch of oatmeal for two, small breakfast recipes, vanilla, vanilla bean

Christina | January 27, 2012

Let me interupt the Valentine’s Day Breakfast in Bed for Two series to bring y’all a little something chocolate-y.  I made this rich cake for my Nutella-holic friends over at Bella Nutella.  It’s a gussied up version of Eclair Cake: vanilla bean Frangelico pastry cream layered between graham crackers smeared with Nutella. To get the [...]

Category: Cakes | 19 Comments »
Tags: desserts made with nutella, Eclair cake, Frangelico, graham cracker cake, Nutella, small dessert for Nutella, vanilla, vanilla bean

Christina | January 24, 2012

For all of you that I sent running in the other direction with my neon green smoothie with spinach, this recipe is for you.  I modified my standard half-dozen buttermilk biscuits to make cheddar garlic biscuits.  Consider it an apology for freaking you out with a vegetable on a dessert website.  This is one mouth-watering [...]

Category: Breakfast | 36 Comments »
Tags: bacon, biscuit sandwiches, biscuits, biscuits like red lobster, cheddar garlic biscuit recipe, eggs, half dozen biscuits, recipe for small batch of biscuits