Category: Desserts

Nov72011

Chocolate Almond Toffee

There is a holiday for everything, especially when it comes to food. And believe it or not, today’s is the delicious but somewhat obscure “National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day.” Yep, really.

I can’t find any info on the “holiday” aside from the fact that it was probably dreamed up by a confectioner. But do we really need an official reason to eat dark chocolate and almonds? No, we don’t. Read More

Jul212011

Brownie Mix Cookies, Take Two

I found another recipe to try for one of my nearly-free boxes of brownie mix. This one was a big hit — even bigger than the last batch (and I liked this one a lot better!). Read More

Jul102011

Fixing Up Brownie Mix: Brownie Mix Cookies

Tonight is dessert night so I thought I’d find another way to mess around with a box of brownie mix. I found this recipe online (it’s in several places and I didn’t bookmark it, or I’d give credit) and while it’s simple enough it was hit or miss (I didn’t care for it but everyone else did). Read More

Jul32011

Fixing Up Brownie Mix: Cream Cheese Brownies

Much to my family’s appreciation, I’ve got a lot of brownie mix sitting in my pantry. However, if I know them they’re going to get pretty bored with the same brownies for dessert night week after week (well, I would too), so for tonight’s dessert night I’m using one of my favorite add-ins: cream cheese. Read More