This 3-ingredient recipe uses peanut butter, sugar, and an egg to create pure ambrosia in cookie form. My mom taught me this recipe many years ago, but I have seen similar versions on the web. Most “simple” peanut butter cookie recipes use at least 5 or 6 ingredients, but only three are necessary for greatness. [...]
Crafty in the Kitchen has officially been online for one year! To celebrate, I made a recipe from this month’s issue of Food Network Magazine, Avocado Pie. Although avocado desserts are more typical to Mexican cuisine, their presence is growing in America. A favorite in many California diners, Avocado Pie is like cheesecake but with [...]
My brother and his girlfriend have birthdays close to each other, so this year we decided to celebrate them together. My mom made my brother’s chocolate cake and I had the chance to try out something new for the birthday girl. Unlike most strawberry cake recipes, there isn’t a box of jello or a tub [...]
It’s the holiday season! It’s time for casseroles and pies and puddings… mmm pudding. Who could resist such a luscious dessert? Certainly not my family! During the cooler months, I like to make bread pudding to settle those cravings. Since I had some crème brûlèe base left over from last week (I accidentally doubled the [...]
This month’s Daring Bakers challenge was definite fun! We made dobos tortes, or Hungarian sponge cakes. The traditional dobos torte is 5 layers and covered in a rich dark chocolate frosting. Nuts as well as a layer of sponge cake drizzled with caramel are used for decoration. The original recipe made a round torte, but [...]