Salted Dark Chocolate Pretzel Turtles Makes about 10-12 Turtles Ingredients: 6-oz dark chocolate chunks or morsels (semi-sweet also works): $3.19 30 mini pretzels, crumbled – $1.79 Handful of dried cherries, currants or cranberries – $3.19 Sea salt crystals – stock Grand total assuming well-stocked kitchen: $8.17 Directions: 1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper[…]
Pretzel Blondies with Salted Caramel
Pretzel Blondies with Salted Caramel Makes about 16 bars Adapted from Hugs and CookiesXOXO Ingredients: 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp – stock 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed – stock ½-cup white sugar – stock 2 eggs – stock 2 teaspoons vanilla extract – stock 2½ cups all-purpose flour – stock 1 teaspoon baking[…]
Chocolate Pumpkin Bundt Cake with a Gooey Chocolate Glaze
Mariel here. For this month’s installment of Secret Recipe Club, I bounced on over to Liv Life, where I stumbled across this recipe for a decadent-looking Chocolate Pumpkin Bundt Cake. I’ve been intrigued by the Choco-Pumpkin pairing since I spotted these brownies over at Smitten Kitchen and since I recently added a Bundt pan to[…]
Cream Puffs and Eclairs
Mary Anne here. A few Fridays ago, while making my visiting nurse rounds, I learned that in honor of St. Joseph’s feast day (March 19th), cream puffs or “Zeppoli,” as they’re known in the Italian community, are one of several traditions commemorating the day. A patient’s wife prepared these treats and during our visit, she[…]