White & Milk Chocolate Peppermint Bark Candy

admin | January 6, 2010

One of my favorite things at the holiday is the taste peppermint.  And nothing is better than peppermint and chocolate,  and a cup of hot cocoa.   However, the place we usually get peppermint bark is at Williams-Sonoma and is out of price range for me.  I’ve tried other types, bit it never quite matches [...]

Chocolate Covered Peppermint Patties

admin | December 2, 2009

I love these things.. I love all mint-chocolate recipes, and especially this one, as it is really just yum.  It is, as most of my recipes are, simple and easy to do.  It does take some time, and is a bit messy, but is really worth it.   At Christmas, I usually have cut these [...]

admin | January 15, 2009

Lemon Custard Cake for Two
1 egg, separated
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest (reserve 1/4 teaspoon of zest)
1/8 teaspoon salt
Whipped cream, optional
Preheat the oven to 325F (163C).
In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg yolk until light and fluffy.  Add in sugar, milk, flour, lemon juice, lemon [...]