Month: March 2015

Easter is upon us- that magical time of the year when you scar your young children for life by taking them to your local mall to pose with a stranger dressed in a terrifying rabbit costume. I suppose there is also the Biblical significance of the holiday as well, and who knows, without Jesus and… Continue reading Putting All My Eggs in One Basket

I realized a few days ago it had probably been about ten years since the last time I had an angel food cake. Perhaps this is due to the fact that when it comes to cake flavor, I want to get the full bang for my (fatty) buck. Angel food cakes require their very own… Continue reading Light as Air, Heavy on Taste

While I still maintain that blue velvet really is the best velvet, yesterday I had an enlightening moment in time when a glob of green velvet batter ended up on my arm, and I was left with no choice (or nearby paper towels) but to lick it off and continue scraping my mixing bowl. Tough… Continue reading Green is Good.

I have always made this joke that a thick, heavy beer like Guinness should be served along with a fork and a knife. As I was scouring the web for boozy Irish treats, I came across a recipe that would finally put my money where my terrible cheesy joke was: dark chocolate Guinness cake. But… Continue reading Guinness: It's What's for Dessert.

I'm not sure if it was an accident when the first person stumbled across the greatness that is the mint chocolate flavor combination..perhaps someone was once offered a piece of chocolate cake shortly after brushing their teeth, and the rest was history. Although that theory is probably highly unlikely (as are most of my theories,… Continue reading A Marriage of Mint and Chocolate