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A collection of recipes that use leftover egg yolks, beyond ice cream recipes! When you have excess egg yolks, try making one of these desserts.
Some of the recipes also contain whole eggs.
Click for recipes that use extra egg whites.
The amount of puff pastry I’ve consumed over the past few weeks might be alarming to some, (like my doctor) but not to others (like the French). I’m just saying, if you pass me on the street and want the secret…
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OH YES. The holidays are for eating rich, custard-y things. I feel like I say the same thing about summer (hello, old friend ice cream), but the custards of the holidays have warming spices. And without warming spices, we would…
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Small batch oatmeal cookies. If you feel like things have been a little off around here lately, you’re right. This is the best time of year for fall baking, and I’m really not cranking out that many recipes for you….
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Chocolate eclairs recipe for two, a small batch of homemade eclairs. Homemade small batch pastry cream recipe, too. These mini chocolate eclairs for two positively melt my heart. I want to dunk them in my coffee in the morning, snack…
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Chocolate mousse with crushed pretzels and cherry juice reduction! I serve this mousse to people that I really want to like me. In the past week, I have taken a double batch to my new neighbor’s house for dinner, and…
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I just can’t help it, I’ve got the Big Easy on my brain. And if the past few weeks’ baking is any sign (which, um, is totally is), y’all have a lot of purple, green, and yellow sprinkles headed your…
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If I am anything in this world, it is a lemon lover. All of my tea cups are littered with spent lemon rinds. I hardly drink a cocktail without a twist. I will eschew chocolate desserts in favor of a…
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Ohhhh, this drink. This drink is my latest obsession. I made it for my very good friend Bev who is having twins. Two babies! Today, a bunch of bloggers are throwing her a virtual baby shower. We wish we could all…
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Eggnog cookies made with a cake mix! I’m thinking December is a busy month for you. Am I right? You’re probably hunting for gifts for everyone on your list, planning your holiday meals, making travel arrangements for family, buying…
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Definitely not a typo. I put freshly cracked black pepper in a rich cream scone and topped it with a maple glaze. Stay with me here. I dreamt up this breakfast combo one night when a friend said that he…
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Have you heard that Alabama song “If you want to play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band?” If this post had a theme song it would be “If you want to impress a Texan, you gotta have…
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I can’t think of a better way to showcase fresh summer raspberries than with layers of chocolate. I mean, of course, after you eat your share of fresh berries right out of the bowl. (And by ‘bowl’ I mean right out…
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I made these especially for you because I know about your salty-sweet addiction. I know you can never decide between the salty pretzel and the sweet pretzel with chocolate drizzle at the mall, and so you buy both. I’m just…
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First, promise me something: Promise me that you will not hide these frozen mocha brownie bites from your husband. Promise me that you won’t wrap them individually in plastic wrap and store them inside a bag of frozen asparagus in…
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Don’t these hot pink cookies look like the perfect thing to bring to potlucks and picnics all summer long? These beauties are from my sweet friend Heather Christo’s new cookbook. Her book Generous Table is just as gorgeous as she is. Heather…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, y’all! I’m comin’ at you today with a triple threat cookie. I crammed three parts of Irish into these chewy little crackled cookies. They contain: Kerrygold Irish butter, Irish steel-cut oats, and Irish whiskey. Is there some…
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One Dozen Cut Out Sugar cookies, so cute and perfect! Use any shape cutter you like! The third most-requested cookie recipe from y’all last week was cut-out sugar cookies. I shared this recipe last year, and I’m so happy to…
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I’ll just come right out and say it: this is my favorite recipe on the site so far. And it’s not even really a new recipe: I took my recipe for 1 dozen chocolate chip cookies, pressed the dough into…
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Pumpkin creme brulee for two is a perfect Fall treat! It’s so quick and easy to throw together, and keep in the fridge until you’re ready to serve. Have you seen my pumpkin ebook for 25 pumpkin recipe that aren’t…
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Fresh cherry hand pies made with frozen puff pastry dough and fresh cherries! I’m positive your 4th of July plans include more than two people, however, hear me out: this recipe is easily scaled up to feed your crowd. Like,…
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Dr Pepper Cake for Two. A small moist chocolate cake made with Dr Pepper and a warm chocolate glaze! Once upon a time, I lived in Waco, Texas. I went to college at Baylor, and my parents moved me two…
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German Chocolate Cupcakes, makes just 4 cupcakes with creamy coconut and pecan frosting. If there’s one cake that the world forgot about, it’s German Chocolate Cake! Why is this? We have to fix it! It’s such a tragedy that the…
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How many bites does it take to get to the crust in a slice of coconut cream pie? My guess is 8 or so, depending on the size of your mouth. I made you 8 bites of coconut cream pie…
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First and foremost, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who entered my giveaway. It was so nice to see so many of you come out of the woodwork to respond. I had no idea so many of you had made…
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