With a rich brownie base, a minty (and ever-so-slightly boozy) buttercream, and a decadent chocolate glaze, grasshopper brownies are the stuff of dreams. As of last week, Christmas season has officially found its way to my neighborhood. The lights are up and my neighbor has been cranking Mannheim Steamroller all weekend. The lights are very […]
Chocolate Recipes
Chocolate lovers unite! And bake a cake. . .or cookies or brownies. Or all three! Whatever your favorite way to eat chocolate, there's a recipe here for you. Try this Milky Way cake, or these chocolate profiteroles, or this tuxedo cake. Or one of the many other amazing chocolate desserts you'll find right here!
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Krispies Treats
Before I start talking about salted caramel and marshmallows and um, one of my all-time favorite treats, I need to ask: Did you see my Ducks on Saturday? Spoiler alert. . .they lost. The end was a total nail-biter—I watched it with my hands over my eyes, peeking out from between my fingers, telling Cookie […]
Chubby Hubby Cupcakes
Hey, guess what?!?! IBK (yep, that’s Itsy-Bitsy Kitchen) turned six months old a couple of weeks ago! Six months! And I didn’t realize it until two days ago. Whomp-whomp. To celebrate (the half-birthday that I forgot about) I made us some cupcakes. But not just any ordinary cupcakes. Uh-uh, these are special. These are worthy […]
Hazelnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies
A cookie that tastes like Nutella? Uh, yeah. Yep, that’s what we’re making today. A COOKIE that tastes like NUTELLA! Why, you ask, wouldn’t I just make a Nutella cookie? Considering the huge number of those recipes floating around on Pinterest that’s a totally fair question. And my answer probably won’t surprise you. Nutella is […]
Rocky Road Tart
This rocky road tart is an almost no-bake dessert, packed with sweet marshmallows, crunchy nuts, and creamy chocolate. Hi hi! How’s your April going so far? Mine is good, but it looks like we’re finally going to have some serious El Niño rain. I know we need rain down here in San Diego but I’m […]