Since it’s world Nutella Day, I thought I would share a round-up of all my desserts for two with Nutella! First up:  Banana Nutella Chimichangas—the first recipe I ever created with Nutella.  This is my version of a sweet breakfast taco.  A chimichanga is essentially a fried burrito.  My version with diced bananas and Nutella [Click to Continue Reading...]

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 [Click to Continue Reading...]

There are some days when you just need a triple chocolate cupcake. You know you are in need of a triple chocolate cupcake when a cold front in mid-May kills all the peppers and melons in the field.  Or, when a 2-minute hail storm pelts holes into your tender collard greens, swiss chard and zucchini [Click to Continue Reading...]

I bet this Texas girl would have never had the chance to taste a French macaron unless she moved to California.  Trends seem to take their time creeping down South, sometimes never making it at all.  There’s nothing wrong with that, but after taking one bite of a macaron, I don’t think I could have [Click to Continue Reading...]

Breakfast tacos are a decidedly Texan way to start the day.  My Mom makes the best potato, bacon and egg breakfast tacos with roasted tomato salsa on the side for dipping.  As I was devouring her spicy tacos the other morning before catching my flight home, I started to think about how delicious a sweet [Click to Continue Reading...]