pumpkin cheesecake Written on December 23, 2009, by fuzzdecay.
There was apparently a pie pumpkin shortage this year. The only place I could find pumpkins was whole foods, and they were all $8 monster pumpkins. This left me with a ridiculous amount of pumpkin after I made my pumpkin pie, so I decided to try my hand at a pumpkin cheesecake.
Pumpkin cheesecake will forever [...]
Crème Brûlée Written on October 18, 2009, by fuzzdecay.
I love crème brûlée.
(I also love Amélie. Such a beautiful film.)
For the longest time, I was intimidated to try making it, though. Custards are notoriously testy, prone to curdling and becoming rubbery, and the recipes I studied involved all kinds of funky steps that I just didn’t know if I was prepared to attempt.
However, making [...]
Beginning the biscuit quest. Written on October 15, 2009, by fuzzdecay.
Seeing as I am from the south and love to bake, you’d assume that I’d have an awesome biscuit recipe that is flaky, delicious and full of win. And you would be wrong.
Although I am from Georgia, and have lived here my entire life, I have learned precious little about southern cooking. My family was [...]
Rainbow cake Written on August 26, 2009, by fuzzdecay.
I’ve been meaning to make a rainbow cake for almost a month now. This cake, which made the twitter rounds yesterday, finally inspired me to do it. I used the same basic cake recipe, but cheaped out and used ready-made “white” frosting. I didn’t want to use the last of my butter and eggs making [...]
The best mac and cheese ever Written on July 31, 2009, by fuzzdecay.
Hello, my name is Alicia and my two major food groups are cake and cheese. I actually went to the grocery store last week and spent $30 out of a $40 trip exclusively on dairy products. I am the bane of the lactose intolerant.
I am sharing with you this supremely delicious macaroni and cheese recipe. [...]
Green tea cupcakes with honey frosting Written on July 27, 2009, by fuzzdecay.
I’ve been dying to try my hand at green tea cupcakes for ages. I finally gave up trying to find a local distributor of matcha powder and used brewed green tea. Overall, I think they are successful. The cake has a very subtle green tea flavor due to using the brewed tea instead of powder [...]