The name is no lie. These really are the best ever brownies!

Luscious, fresh pumpkin flan. No canned pumpkin here!

Homemade cannoli from my Nov ’09 DB challenge.. Pumpkin cheese filling with spun and pecans.

Daring Cooks go raw, but I don’t. ‘ The perfect ‘sushi’ for raw fish haters.

Cocoa nibs ‘stud’ these chocolate macarons all over – from the shells to the buttercream. Nutty and sweet. Daring Bakers Oct challenge.

Sliced beef and tomato in a rich and savory black bean sauce, served in puff pastry called a vols au vent.

Hungary meets Mexico..Mint chocolate ganache, white chocolate lime buttercream, genoise brushed with white rum syrup.

If you love peanut butter, cheesecake and brownies, these ‘loaded’ brownies are right up your alley!

Peanut Butter and Jelly beneath gooey marshmallow..milk chocolate on top of a cookie. Can you say Manna?

I call this my Cinnamon Raisinette Challah. The filling is packed within each strand and then braided. Heavenly.

My take on the British treat, the Bakewell tart. Come see what it looks like inside!

A sweet take on Asian dumplings using homemade gyoza dough..deep fried and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Melt in your mouth!

Red, crispy and moist Char Siu Pork roast for something other than Char Siu Bao or fried rice. Let’s just say China meets lederhosen!

Ricotta from scratch using just 4 ingredients and 2 minutes cooking time.

This cheesecake mousse -blood orange gelee parfait with salted cashew-ginger streusel, has a big sister. Come see!

Creamy Swiss meringue tops off a silky pomegranate curd and spicy chocolate ganache in a flaky, buttery pate sucree.