Irish Coffee Sundaes with Caramel Whiskey Sauce and Coffee Nut Crisp

March 17, 2013

I’ve been in an Irish frame of mind all week and have particularly enjoyed a daily slice of Irish bread with breakfast.  To cap off all the Irish goodies this week, I am sharing this recipe for Irish Coffee Sundaes—the best part of which is the caramel whiskey sauce.  It is out-of-this world, make-your-knees-weak good!  [...]

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Irish Soda Bread

March 15, 2013
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I’m running out of time to post all the recipes I’ve got on my list for St. Patrick’s Day, so I thought I’d better squeeze in this version of Irish soda bread.  Last year, I posted my go-to recipe for a traditional Irish bread.  Today’s post for Irish soda bread has a texture that is [...]

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Chocolate Pudding Redux

March 13, 2013

Call me crazy, but I’ve made two batches of homemade chocolate pudding in three days.  Originally, I couldn’t decide between this recipe and the one below.  Throw in the fact that I had leftover milk which I don’t drink and a half canister of homemade whipped cream, what’s a recipe-aholic who doesn’t like to waste [...]

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Creamy Chocolate Pudding

March 11, 2013

Last week, I had dental surgery and have been on a soft food diet for a few days.  Besides the requisite soup (this one and that one), it was the perfect excuse opportunity to indulge in some homemade chocolate pudding.

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White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting with Bailey’s Irish Cream

March 7, 2013

And, oh yes, chocolate Guiness stout cake.  The cake has previously made an appearance on the blog, but I couldn’t think of a more worthy “backdrop” for the Bailey’s frosting.  It’s quite the Irish marriage, don’t you  think?

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Chocolate Cake with Coffee Frosting

March 4, 2013
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Did you know that this past Thursday was National Chocolate Cake Day?  I made this cake in plenty of time to post on that day but life got busy and here I am four days later.  Bad blogger!  If I had a blogger boss, they might fire me; but, since I am a self-employed blogger [...]

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The Best-Ever Italian Wedding Soup

February 28, 2013
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I have a feeling that if I took a poll and asked people what their favorite soup was growing up, it would be chicken noodle soup (probably Campbell’s) with tomato soup a close second—also Campbell’s!

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Mama Musto’s Zucchini, Beans & Potato Side Dish

February 25, 2013
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Last week, I spotted the most beautiful plump pole beans at my favorite Italian supermarket, Caputo’s.  Into my basket they went.  I held my breath as I searched out the zucchini, hoping to find some really small zucchini.  Success was mine!  Then all I needed were a few baby potatoes.

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Cassoulet

February 21, 2013
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Full disclosure—I did not made this delicious cassoulet myself, but I did eat it which counts for a great deal in my book!

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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

February 18, 2013

I know…  I’m a day late and a dollar short as they say.  This is what happens when you have a day job, and your hobby has to take a back seat.

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