Raspberry Champagne Fizz

December 30, 2010.   Categories By Holiday, Chef Viviane Banquet Farre, Christmas, Cocktails, Desserts, Frozen Drinks and Cocktail Pops, Ice Cream, New Years.

Raspberry Champagne Fizz

An elegant New Years spin on the ice cream float, this beautiful raspberry champagne fizz by Chef Viviane Banquet Farre will delight your guests. It’s so easy to make, you can actually enjoy your party instead of worrying about preparing and serving dessert. I was not surprised to find such a lovely and festive idea on Viviane’s website, which is appropriately named – Food and Style.  With a flair for all things beautiful...

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Roasted Apple Cinnamon Crumble

December 26, 2010.   Categories By Holiday, Desserts, Pies and Tarts.

Roasted Apple Cinnamon Crumble

Roasted Apple Cinnamon Crumble It’s the day after Christmas and I thought I was done baking sweets.  We’ve been baking and eating them for days but I guess I’m just not ready to stop.  Doing so would be admitting the holidays are over.  Since New Years is still a week away, I feel completely justified in continuing my quest to make the best sweets. This morning I woke up thinking about apples.  I happened to have some...

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Share Your Favorite Christmas Dessert Recipe – Cookie Cookbook Giveaway!

December 22, 2010.   Categories Cookies from Home, Desserts, Giveaways!.

Share Your Favorite Christmas Dessert Recipe – Cookie Cookbook Giveaway!

Share Your Favorite Christmas Dessert Recipe – Cookie Cookbook Giveaway! UPDATE:  Christmas Day, 2010 – Entries for this are now closed. The winner is Marni Kaner!  Congratulations Marni! For several days I’ve been struggling with what holiday desserts to make.  When I sent it out to my Facebook fan page, many fans had some great ideas!  I wanted to share them with my readers and preserve the recipes for next...

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How High the Moon… Winter Solstice Eclipse – 2010

December 21, 2010.   Categories Ramblings.

How High the Moon… Winter Solstice Eclipse – 2010

How High the Moon… Winter Solstice Eclipse – 2010 Nope.  I did not take that photo.  That was taken by Reuters photographer, Doug Murray. I did stay up late to see it and I did take photos….. But, they don’t look like that.  My mother, husband and I sat on our chilly Colorado deck at 1:00 AM to witness this truly once-in-a-lifetime event.  The last time a total lunar eclipse took place on winter solstice was 372...

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Homemade American Classics: Snickers Bars, Peppermint Patties, Peanut Butter Cups, Oreos and More!

December 16, 2010.   Categories Best of the Web, By Holiday, Candy, Desserts.

Homemade American Classics: Snickers Bars, Peppermint Patties, Peanut Butter Cups, Oreos and More!

Homemade American Classics: Snickers Bars, Peppermint Patties,  Peanut Butter Cups, Oreos and More! This morning the fan page from Joy of Baking posted a link to homemade Peppermint Patties.  I looked at the photo and started thinking of all of the candies and treats we’ve loved since childhood. Many of us don’t buy these sinful treats not just because we’ve grown out of them… or to avoid the calories but to avoid...

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