In case you haven’t heard — and goodness knows that I have been talking about it a lot on Facebook — but there are now these Bailey’s Irish Cream baking chips on the market. They are chocolate with Bailey’s flavoring, which sounds just delicious. So, I got me-self a bunch of bags and am trying out some recipes. First up, these Triple Chip Mudslide Cookies with Irish Cream, Mocha and White Chocolate Chips. Yes, overload on the chips. A little on the sweet side, but otherwise really good. I had a little bit of Irish Cream extract which I put in too, but it’s optional and you could definitely just go with vanilla extract as well.
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Here is a nice and easy, no bake recipe that would thrill any child heading back to school, in their lunch box (do kids even have lunch boxes these days?): Rocky Road Cheerios Bars. Really easy to make (the trick is the freeze some of the mini-marshmallows and chocolate chips) and will last a couple of days if you don’t eat them all in one sitting. And even though it is a cheat to say “homemade” because you really just stirred them together, they are home made!
Today was (is?) my Dad’s birthday. It’s also summertime and the currants are ripening by the minute. So, for his birthday “party” (ok, it’s just a small group of friends) I made this chocolate torte with red and champagne currants, i.e. Chocolate Monterosa Cake. As I always say, I am not great with cake decoration, but the flavor was amazing!
It’s been three weeks since I baked anything. That might be a recent record. Admittedly, two of those three weeks, I was traveling, but nevertheless, it feels like I am going through withdrawals. That said, there is a lot on the agenda for the next few weeks, so I thought I would get into the swing of things with these easy but delicious blondies. Bourbon, pecans and white chocolate: very yummy!
It’s been a while since I made crumble bars. For a long time now, they have been my “go to” thing to make, to eat “out of hand” (meaning cookie or brownie-sized). They are so versitile: pick a fruit flavor, pick a nut or chocolate type and voila! Crumble bars just waiting to be taken to your next pot-luck!