Baklava: special dessert for special treat ^_^ made of homemade Phyllo (picture tutorial)

Chocolate Hazelnut Marquise with Caramel Spiked Hazelnuts, Toasted Meringue and Frangelico Liqueur Caramel Sauce

Bakewell Tart with vanilla rhubarb jam. Almond-y sweet and gluten-free!

This warm potato salad is spicy, sweet, savory, tart, crunchy, spicy, soft and simply amazing! Best warm potato sald ever.

Daring Bakers: Chocolate Marquise on Torched Meringue with Spiced Almonds and Caramel Sauce

Chocolate Marquise with Speculoos and Meringue for Daring Bakers May 2011

Chocolate Marquise

Slow cooker chicken and smoked sausage gumbo soup. Easy. Delicious.

I was thrilled and honored to host the May Daring Cooks Challenge: Gumbo! Here’s the Chicken and Smoked Sausage Gumbo

Maple mousse in a tuile cup topped with violet infused chocolate ganache. Rich, creamy, decadent.

Flavoured caramel mousse in almond meringue nests. Daring Bakers challenge.

Vegan Maple mousse with cinnamon infused Coffee Jello

DB’s maple mousse served in almonds and hazelnuts baskets with bacon rosebuds

Daring Bakers: Banana-maple ice cream in chocolate cups (vegan, paleo)

How the Daring Bakers taught me a life lesson. In which I make a big life decision. And make chocolates.

Maple bacon donuts! Made for the daring bakers challenge!

Maple Mousse in Walnut Cups for April 2011 Daring Bakers challenge

A light summer berry tart with a walnut shortbread crust, and a whipped strawberry curd cream to fill the crust!

Hosting Daring Cook’s Challenge: EDIBLE CONTAINERS: Pumpkin Bowl

Daring Cooks April ’11 – Edible containers! A bowl made of rice filled with a pork and asparagus stir-fry

Toast with eggs, deli and cheese all in one!

Cheesy bacon biscuits