Pumpkin Cookie Butter Truffles — simple cooking recipes

Ingredients For the truffles: 3 ounces (85 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature2 tablespoons powdered sugar1/3 cup (75 grams) pumpkin puree1 3/4 cup (175 grams) Speculoos cookie crumbs (from about 23 cookies)1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground ginger1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/8 teaspoon ground cloves1/8 teaspoon ground allspice For coating: 16 ounces (454 grams) chocolate (any […]…

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Raspberry Cheesecake Muffins

Originally posted on a slice with Joy:
When a friend meets me after church with a container of freshly picked raspberries and says, “Just because I’m thankful you’re my friend” it calls for baking something special. Raspberries are my favorite and I hope to have bushes of my own someday. I love friends and was…

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The 30 Friends of Summer Tour Extended Into September!

Ciao Amici! As some of you may be aware, over the past few weeks, we’ve been on a Fare Blog Tour! We’re enjoying our journey immensely yet, are hungry for more! So, we’ve decided to extend this excellent expedition into September 2016. From the beginning, our goal was to share the deliciousness from our favorite food…

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Music in Your Mouth! Encore Post Mamul From LynzRealCooking!

Mamul is a baking masterpiece offered by my dear friend Lynn of LynzRealCooking. She’s a strong, amazing women with an incredible sense of family and extreme, diverse, culinary talents whom I hold in high regard and close to my heart. Please check out her blog–it’s nothing short of incredible! Lynn says, “Mamul is a traditional Middle Eastern…

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Strawberry Cinnamon “Pop Tarts” or Hand Pies

My first pie recipe is a little unconventional, but are still ‘pies’ in every sense of the word. These tender, flaky pastries are unlike the cardboard-like styles you will find in your grocer’s cereal section. They are a perfect after school or night time snack as well. While these homemade, sparkling hand pies resemble those…

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Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Stout Buttercream

This is my very first blog post: Date: 2/28/14. While I haven’t changed a word I did add a few additional photos. How time flies… 🙂 One needn’t be a beer fan to become one of these luscious, spongy delights. These Chocolate stout or Guinness chocolate cupcakes are dense, flavorful and moist. The frosting, also…

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S’mores Cupcakes Featuring Chocolate Marshmallow Buttercream

As we continue with cupcake week I wanted to introduce you to a shop favorite. I was asked to put these together by a dear, kind man with a massive sweet tooth! His comment was “Lana, I love S’mores and adore your cupcakes—how can we make both?” Today’s recipe is my solution and they were…

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Thai Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango: Kao Niow Mamuang

I know of no way to end a perfect Thai meal than with this conventional sweet rice cascading with a healthy fringe of ripe, sweet, juicy mango. Don’t forgot to save a bit of the sweet coconut milk to drizzle over the top of it all…Amazing ending, indeed. Ingredients  2 cups long-grain white sticky rice,…

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Gelato! Ice Cream vs il Gelato; There IS a Difference!

If you’ve ever visited Italy, you’ve more that likely had the pleasure of experiencing velvety, luscious Italian gelato or possibly an icier version similar to American ice milk gone Italian ice. Maybe you assumed the only reason it seemed richer and more flavorful than American ice cream was because you were enjoying it in the…

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