Chocolate Bows
I love bows. They always make me smile and feel happy, and they seem appeal to everyone, men, women, kids, and adults alike. Other People’s Bows The elaborate bows I’ve seen on cakes inspired me to try making my own chocolate bows. ... Read more
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13 May 2012 - Views:74
Bridal Shower
I was asked to prepare desserts for a bridal shower for about 25 people. The hostess choose biscotti, Rugelach, fruit tarts, and coconut tarts, with marshmallow sandwiches for garnish. Biscotti The hostess needed a dessert with no nuts and no dairy. She... Read more
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12 Feb 2012 - Views:483
2012 Superbowl Goodies
I was asked to prepare desserts for a Superbowl party for about 18 people. I made three sets of goodies: shortbread sandwiches, curd bars, and brownies. For anyone who’s not a football fan, this year’s game is Superbowl XLVI. It is... Read more
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03 Feb 2012 - Views:415
Cocoa Powder Taste Test: Trader Joe’s v…
I’ve been seeing pictures of chocolate cakes and brownies made with Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa powder. They look so decadent, and people have been commenting on how intense the chocolate flavor is. This inspired me to search... Read more
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14 Nov 2011 - Views:1969
Tie Dye Birthday Party
A good friend of mine, J, was turning 65, and his wife, K, threw him a tie dye themed birthday party to celebrate. Since J is diabetic, K asked me to make all the desserts sugar-free, so that J... Read more
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15 Oct 2011 - Views:2170
Wedding Desserts
I was asked to prepare desserts for a friend’s wedding reception. About 80 guests were expected. “Because some people expect to eat cake at a wedding reception”, the bride wanted SOME cake, but not necessarily enough cake for everyone, and... Read more
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27 Aug 2011 - Views:664
4th of July Goodies
I prepared holiday goodies for two different parties to celebrate the 4th of July. For the first party, I was asked to make a coconut cake in red, white, and blue, plus some cookies. For the cookies, I made shortbread... Read more
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03 Jul 2011 - Views:584
How to Make a Chocolate Flower with Cone…
After having made both a chocolate flower with cone-shaped petals [1]: Chocolate Flower with Cone-Shaped Petals and a chocolate bow, [2]: White Chocolate Bow I decided to try to combine the two concepts, using tiered cones to come up with something like this: [3]: Rhododendron The... Read more
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26 Mar 2011 - Views:1262
Evolution of a Cookie Cutter Collection
I made a batch of graham crackers this morning. The recipe called for rolling out the dough into a rectangle and then slicing the large rectangle into smaller, traditionally shaped rectangular graham crackers. I had the dough rolled out and... Read more
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27 Feb 2011 - Views:763
Valentine’s Day Cookies
I had two different ideas for making Valentine’s day cookies, both of which involved the same basic ingredients, shortbread, raspberry puree, and chocolate ganache, but put together in different ways. Rolled Shortbread Cookies The first idea was to make a pinwheel or... Read more
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08 Feb 2011 - Views:870
2011 Superbowl Goodies – Take 2
One of the principles I live my life by is “live and learn”. I try to take every opportunity I can to learn from past experiences (and especially past mistakes) to improve on my current actions. And my Superbowl goodies were... Read more
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04 Feb 2011 - Views:1061
2011 Superbowl Cookie Sandwiches
The possibility of a lemon-lime color-flavor match has been niggling me in the back of my mind. And it would be a shame to let the football jersey cookie cutters go to waste. So I finally decided to ease my... Read more
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26 Jan 2011 - Views:801
2011 Super Bowl Goodies
Super Bowl XLV is coming up in two weeks – the Green Bay Packers (home) vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers (visitors). From a baker’s perspective, Super Bowl parties, or any sports parties for that matter, provide a great opportunity to play... Read more
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25 Jan 2011 - Views:939
D'Oh!
After seeing my announcement for my new SweetsByRuth.com website this morning, a friend called me up and said that I should considering creating some goodies for the Super Bowl, which is less than two weeks away. I though it was... Read more
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24 Jan 2011 - Views:44641