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Chocolate Almond Cups and Marble Dipped Strawberries.

By Eliot, on March 19th, 2013%

This is the third post in a series of many to document our supremely chocolatey cooking class with Chef Sarah Leavell of The Canebrake.

The chocolate almond cups were the second treat we tasted from Chef Sarah’s kitchen. I really enjoyed these tiny bites more than the truffle (which I didn’t think was possible).

Chef . . . → Read More: Chocolate Almond Cups and Marble Dipped Strawberries.

Classic Chocolate Truffles

By Eliot, on March 14th, 2013%

How to make perfectly artisinal and decadent chocolate truffles from Chef Sarah of The Canebrake. . . . → Read More: Classic Chocolate Truffles

Dark Chocolate Blackberry Jam Cookies

By Eliot, on November 12th, 2012%

…and White Chocolate Blackberry Jam Cookies (with a twist of lime) . . . → Read More: Dark Chocolate Blackberry Jam Cookies

White Chocolate Almond Cookies with Maraschino Cherries

By Eliot, on October 19th, 2012%

The nearer the approaching holidays become, the more I get into my cookie-makin’-mama mode.

I have been recently experimenting with finding the best chocolate chip cookie recipe EVER (and I hope to have multiple posts soon on this odyssey), but for this baking session I wanted to switch it up a bit.

These cookies are . . . → Read More: White Chocolate Almond Cookies with Maraschino Cherries

Nutella Pie Instead of Birthday Cake

By Eliot, on September 5th, 2012%

Mom requested a Pineapple Upside Down Cake, but The Hubs talked her into another Nutella Pie. . . . → Read More: Nutella Pie Instead of Birthday Cake

Jam Bars

By Eliot, on August 23rd, 2012%

One of my favorite blogs is Liv Life. Kim posts the best recipes. I adore her Pumpkin Granola recipe and I was also taken with her recipe for Strawberry Oatmeal Jam Bars. She posted this last April and I have been making these beauties all summer.

Blackberry Jam Bars

The only changes I . . . → Read More: Jam Bars

Watermelon-Mint Granita for August SRC

By Eliot, on August 20th, 2012%

Check out SRC reveals today. I used some of our garden produce for a Minted-Watermelon Granita from “A Spoonful of Thyme.” . . . → Read More: Watermelon-Mint Granita for August SRC

The Final Course: Blueberry-Lavender Cobbler with Ginger Struesel

By Eliot, on June 17th, 2012%

This dessert from our Farmers Market Meals Cooking Class was well worth the wait. This is a feature dessert at Tavern on Brady and I am so glad that Chef Grant shared it with the class.

First of all, you must start with fresh blueberries.

Beautiful fresh blueberries from the farmers market.

This . . . → Read More: The Final Course: Blueberry-Lavender Cobbler with Ginger Struesel

Happy Holiday Recipe Club—It’s Cinco de Mayo!

By Eliot, on May 5th, 2012%

I’m tacking on another celebration to Cinco de Mayo—our faux anniversary! Help us celebrate with a Dulce de Leche Apple Pie. . . . → Read More: Happy Holiday Recipe Club—It’s Cinco de Mayo!

Fresh Lemon-Blueberry Parfait with Ginger Snaps

By Eliot, on March 17th, 2012%

It is Girl Scout Cookie Season!

This year one of the youngest nieces was selling. I think that we alone helped her get a cookie selling merit badge! I have all sorts of GS cookies in the freezer!

The newspaper has been running recipes using the most popular cookies. I saw one for a lemon-blueberry . . . → Read More: Fresh Lemon-Blueberry Parfait with Ginger Snaps

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