I used to make apple pie and pumpkin pie and know what? I had way too much pie leftover. So then I started to bake things that people actually liked and ate. Desserts for the holiday have rotated throughout the years. One year I did baked apples, another time pear tart tatin, cranberry upside down cake, and a disastrous coconut cream pie. So this year since it’s going to … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chili Cake
While Nahid and I were planning our annual tarot card reading party (an excuse to eat, drink and look to the future) the Food52 Chocolate-Chili challenge appeared. I thought this would be an opportunity to try out a recipe that's been floating around in my head for a while. (I always jump at the opportunity to quiet the clamor in my brain). And so this recipe was born. I … [Read more...]