flourless chocolate cake

I think I need to make this flourless chocolate cake, actually named Chocolate Idiot Cake (because apparently it is incredibly simple), this week. David Lebovitz is the genius behind the recipe but I want to add salted caramel sauce like Melissa did here. Mmmm, sounds delicious don't you think?

photo via this week for dinner

peanut butter mini cheesecakes

I started looking at pinterest when my cousin posted on facebook something she had pinned. I am finding one of pinterest's best benefits is being able to follow the food that she pins. Take these Peanut Butter & Creme Fraiche Pretzel Crust Mini Cheesecakes, they are an answer to my prayers as I am currently in a doctor ordered month of no chocolate. I am having some serious withdrawals so I have been searching for non-chocolate sweets.

the best...

I saw this recipe for some perfect chocolate chip cookies on Try This! It has inspired me to resume my quest for the best brownie recipe, although for my diets sake I am going to have to limit it to a batch a month rather than a batch a week. In the meantime, I want to try these cookies when I go visit my family. Do you have a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe?

chocolate bars

These chocolate cake bars from Picky Palate look amazing. I think my sister and I will be testing them out this week

in case brownies weren't enough

via Our life in the kitchen

I know what I am making for my husband's birthday cake this year. This looks so good it almost gives me chills thinking about it.

tour de brownie

via buzzle
Most people will tell you that homemade brownies will never beat the box. I have a hard time accepting this theory. I have been bookmarking brownie recipes I have seen across the web and will be putting them to the test. Well really my little sister will be doing most of the cooking and commenting, she is the brownie queen after all. Here are the recipes she (and sometimes I) will be trying:


York Brownies from Try This!
Brownies from Epicurious
Sea Salt Caramel Brownies from She's Becoming DoughMesstic
Julia Child's Brownies from CuisineNIE
Caramel Swirled Brownies from CuisineNIE
Double Chocolate Brownies from Martha Stewart
Brownie Candy Cups from Bakerella
Best Cocoa Brownies from Smitten Kitchen
Classic Brownies from Smitten Kitchen
Cookies & Cream Swirled Brownies w/Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache from Picky Palate
Easiest Brownies in the World from Mel's Kitchen Cafe
Deep Dark Chocolate Brownies from Mel's Kitchen Cafe
Suzanne's Best Brownies from Simply Recipes
Salted Caramel Brownies from Pioneer Woman
Mexican Chocolate Crunch Brownies from Newlywed Cooking
Sweet and Salty Candy Bar Brownies from Newlywed Cooking
Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies from Allrecipes.com

Have any suggestions for other brownie recipes you have seen or tried? Let me know. Let the Tour de Brownie begin!

more cranberry

Cranberry Bundt Cake. Between this, the Cranberry Pie and Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving I should be able to make it through most of my massive bag of cranberries.

two things

#1- I like the sliding doors in this room (really I just like the room). I think they would be cool in a cabin.

#2- This cranberry dessert is just what I need to use up some of the giant bag of cranberries I bought (I am making the cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving, which will take exactly 1/4 of the bag of cranberries I bought).

single serving pie

via our best bites
Our Best Bites featured one of the best ideas I have ever seen. That's right, ever. Mini pies in mason jars. You make the dough, press it into a clean jar, add filling then you can either bake them immediately or you can put the lid on and freeze them for later. Absolutely brilliant.

because fall is here

via good life eats
I don't know about everyone else but it has been very apparent where I live that Fall is here to stay. When I lived just a little further south Fall was always exciting. Now that I practically live in the Arctic circle fall brings the dread of the "W" word and cold gray days.

In an effort to ignore the looming "W" and embrace Fall, I think I should make these pumpkin cinnamon rolls, because nothing says Fall like pumpkin food.

flourless chocolate cake

via Bakerella
My husband's birthday is on Friday and on Sunday we are going to have a dinner to celebrate. For his cake he requested the usual chocolate. This year I am going to try Bakerella's flourless chocolate cake. I think I might bake two and invite friends over for the party, I am excited.

caramel swirled brownies

These caramel swirled brownies from Rookie Cookie look delicious. I think I need to make some. Tonight.

raspberry cream cheese bars

I saw these Raspberry Cream Cheese Bars on Cookbook Junkies. They look delicious, I think I will try them out this weekend.

s'more bars

My sister-in-law just posted a recipe for s'more bars on her food blog, Simply the Best Recipes. They look sooooo tasty. I think I may need to drop by the grocery store to get the ingredients tonight.