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 »
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Christina | May 19, 2011

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 [...]

Category: Cupcakes | 24 Comments »
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Christina | May 9, 2011

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 [...]

Category: Cookies and Bars | 34 Comments »
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