Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I can't remember the last time I made cookies!  It's been a loooong while...  I saw Ina Garten making them on food t.v. and decided the salt looked so good, I had to make them too.  What I used:

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

I remember I used to make these all the time when my son was a little boy which was a LOT of years ago now.  Anyway, I decided it was time to see if I still thought they were as good as back then?

Pecan Pie Brownies

This is the time of the year my Costco always has these "Ghirardelli Brownies" box mix in stock.  I don't eat them but my son does so I bought them for him.  I decided to try and perk it up by making a topping and found this recipe.   I subbed maple syrup for the corn syrup.

Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Oatmeal Muffins

This came across my social media so I decided to make them.  I watch Molly's show on food t.v. and I really like her, makes me smile.  She certainly knows her baking.  Lots of ingredients but all pretty healthy.  What I used:

Oreo Crust Ice Cream Cake

I had an unopened bag of Oreo cookies.  As it was son's birthday coming up, I decided to use them to make an ice cream cake.  I knew the Oreo crust was ridiculously easy to make.    

Easter Impossible Pie: Dark Chocolate with a Coconut Twist

My neighbor friend sent me this recipe and a picture of how hers turned out suggesting I give it a try.  This seemed right in my son's wheelhouse, so I made it for Easter dessert this year.  Since I like her pie dish so much, I'll show hers, and I'm always so happy when friends send me their food pics.   

White Chocolate Orzo Pudding

I saw this on food t.v. and it looked delicious and easy, especially if you like rice pudding which we do.  I halved the recipe being that there was only two of us and had to improvise a little with the ingredients.  I had leftover Italian white chocolates from a Christmas box, so that's what I used instead of white chocolate chips.  What I used tonight:

Coconut Macaroons with Dark Chocolate Drizzle

I used to have a co-worker that did my Christmas baking for me.  As it's not something I love to make or eat, it worked out well for me.  This year the only person doing any baking for us will be us.  We do make shortbread, but nothing else.  I found this recipe and it looked easy which is right for me when it comes to baking.  And, my son loves anything coconut...

Black Bean Chocolate Chip Brownies with Pecans

I saw this on "skinnytaste" and wanted to make it for my son.  He loves sweets and pandemic life makes it a bit hard to be as active as he is in "normal" times.  I thought this would be a healthy treat to make and he loves brownies.  What I used:

Maple, Pecan, Chocolate Chip Jumbo Muffins

Happy 🐰 Easter!  We're ordering in dinner tonight, supporting a local restaurant in this pandemic time, so no cooking today.  A nice splurge and treat for both of us.  I decided to make my son muffins for breakfast.  What I used:

Death By Chocolate Pie

This was dessert for my son tonight.  I had intended to make it for Thanksgiving, but ran out of steam...  I had all the ingredients so wanted to do it before the cream went bad.  I made the crust and the filling the night before as there is a long period of time that it needs to set.

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

I felt like using my KitchenAid stand mixer today and wanted to make cookies.  I can't even remember the last time I've made them... I saw I still had a Costco size huge bag of chocolate chips in the cupboard that I bought at Christmas for something.  I decided cookies it was, sweet and salty ones!  What I used today:

Mandarin Orange Chocolate Lava Cakes for Two

For Christmas day, I wanted to make dessert for the two others that were here.  I wanted something easy and I found it here.  I halved the recipe and substituted a mandarin orange for the clementine.

Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters with Sea Salt

I forgot to buy my son dark chocolates for Christmas and I always do that for him.  However, I do know that the nut ones are always his favorite.  I came across this and based what I did from her recipe.  It was pretty easy, just almonds, pecans and walnuts.  I happened to have all three (from Costco) in my fridge too!  Dip them in melted dark chocolate, stack and when almost cool, sprinkle with Maldon sea salt.

Candy Cane Christmas Sleighs

One year on "facebook", I saw a friend make these with Moritz Icy Squares.  I was fascinated by them.  I thought they were adorable.  Tis the season, and I saw them at Costco so picked them up.  I googled and it said there should be 90 squares in the container, so that gave me 7 to use per sleigh, though I only used 6.

Skor Chocolate Chip Brown Sugar Cookies

I was shopping today and saw "Skor" chips on sale so decided to try and make something with them.

Salted Dark Chocolate Tart

This tart looked easy to make, and my son is really into "salted chocolate",  especially dark chocolate.  So I thought I could surprise him with a rare after dinner dessert.  It's "Family Day" here in British Columbia, so this is a stat holiday and I made this in celebration of my family - which is my son.  💕 I also took him out for "dim sum" for brunch, as it is a splurge that rarely happens anymore with our work schedules.  I liked that this had no dairy and used almonds for the crust - healthier and gluten-free.  My pictures will never be close to the ones in the recipe.  Hers are always amazing.  Her recipes are great in the ones I've tried so far too.  Anyway, my "point and click" cheapo camera will never be in the same league as those shots!  I don't do this for a living though either...

Chocolate Banoffee Pie

I made this for Christmas Day dessert.  It didn't seem complicated and that is my kind of dessert, if I have to make them.  I bought the Dulce de Leche pre-made in the can which made it even easier.