I tend to become utterly engrossed in things I love. That is how I've ended up hoarding cookbooks, dreaming of Yankees season tickets, living in New York City, and, of course, writing and baking for this blog. One of my current obsessions is browned butter. I've tried not to overwhelm all of you with it, but it's been popping up on BoB rather frequently.
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Brown sugar is one of my favorite baking ingredients. Everything is way behind chocolate on that list, but brown sugar is pretty close to the top. Combine that with how much I like baking bars, and you get these beauties. I've lamented before that cashews often get overlooked in baking. (If you agree, check out this or maybe this.) What better complement to all that brown sugar goodness than a big helping of cashews? Continue reading Brown Sugar Cashew Blondies.
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 3, 2012
With this recipe, I'm going back to some of my baking loves - chocolate, nuts, and bars. You had to know I wouldn't stray for long. These bars are certainly a good way to reunite with some old favorites. One of my other great baking loves is pecan pie. Now, imagine a pecan pie in bar form, but with cashews and chocolate. That's what we've got here. And, it's a beautiful thing.
Continue reading...Saturday, July 31, 2010
View a printable recipe or more photos I recently came across this recipe for at least the second time. I found it several months ago in an issue of Taste of the South and added it to my ever-growing stack of recipes to try. This past week, I found it again and felt the overwhelming need to make them as soon as possible.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 29, 2008
View a printable recipe or more photos My lack of cashew-containing recipes here at BoB is not due to any lack of love for them. On the contrary, cashews rank right up there with pecans and hazelnuts for me. It just seems that they don't find themselves in that many baked goods. Or, maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places.
Continue reading...Friday, December 14, 2007
View more photos It seems like everyone has a recipe for a huge, decadent cookie, known usually as Monster Cookies. I’ve certainly made them before. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any with a chocolate cookie. I also started thinking that I don’t bake nearly enough with cashews. So, that’s how I ended up with [...]
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