Super-fudge brownies
Welcome back to our series on egg yolks! Check out more about why these little guys are so amazing and get recipes for new twists on deviled eggs, decadent chocolate mousse, and eggs Benedict with an herbed Hollandaise sauce. So I’ve…
Chocolate mousse
This is the second post in a series exploring the depths of egg yolks. For the basics of yolk science and some over-the-top deviled eggs, go here. Picture this: it’s just after 8 on a Friday night (approaching 8:30 if…
Yellow cupcakes with peanut butter cream cheese frosting and chocolate ganache
Egg whites are back! To finish out the series I started before I took that whole gluten and dairy break, I’ve got one more piece of the science and a home-run recipe for you. To learn more about how egg…
Chocolate avocado cake {gluten and dairy free}
I’m one of those people who skims the dessert menu for chocolate. I will add chocolate chips to anything and everything, and I will have no shame about it. I may or may not have drizzled melted chocolate over banana…
Easter nest cookies
When I left home and started college, I ran into a lot of hard days for a lot of different reasons (laundry, anyone?), but one of the most challenging was Easter. For me, this time of year means family: grandparents…
Chocolate hazelnut meringues
Good morning, students, and welcome to the first day of Egg Whites 101. Didn’t realize you’d gone back to school? Don’t worry, I’ll give you plenty of warning before the midterm. Plus, this is the kind of class with lots…
Mexican hot chocolate brownies
I have a confession to make: these were last-minute brownies. They were an I-got-home-late-and-need-to-bring-something-to-work-tomorrow recipe. And they use olive oil because I didn’t have any butter and going to the store was clearly too much effort. But they were amazing….
Chocolate mortarboards
Corn, sweet corn My little sister graduated from high school a few weeks ago (congrats, Baby!), so I went home for the weekend and of course spent the whole time in the kitchen. Is anyone surprised? I declared myself in…
Lemon Battery Cake
Phrosting and Physics When the last day of my super awesome coworker Ana was approaching (in early December), someone commented, “We should get her a cake.” I perked up. Did someone just say cake? I like cake. I like making…
Brown Butter Hazelnut Cake
How to skin hazelnuts without pulling out all of your hair It was my birthday recently (okay, if we’re being honest it was almost more than a month ago because I’m slow at this whole blogging thing), and I think…
