Some call them Oreo Truffles but I think that’s a bit bold considering the ingredient list. Short, sweet, slightly scary.
You will be thrilled with the ease of this recipe and possibly surprised by what’s in it. Believe it or not, the cream cheese perfectly offsets the overwhelming sweetness of the cookies.
Use the mint Oreos if [...]
Posted on December 25th, 2008 by pollee
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I love making truffles because of their chameleon quality. One bowl of ganache can create several different treats depending on the flavoring and coating you use.
Possible flavorings: liqueurs, extracts, dried fruit
Possible coatings: cocoa powder, chopped nuts, tempered chocolate, coconut, powdered sugar
I use a combo of dark and bittersweet chocolate, generally a 5:1 dark to bittersweet [...]
Posted on December 25th, 2008 by pollee
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To stir or not to stir, that is the question…
When my friend Carolyn Porter gave me my first toffee recipe in 2003 it was around 5 lines long. “It’s SO easy!”
I believed her, then tried it three years in a row and failed miserably. I couldn’t get the candy to harden and ended up with [...]
Posted on December 25th, 2008 by pollee
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C and I were recently invited to our neighbor’s for an amazing multi-course Northern Italian dinner. Dessert needed to be simple and light so none of us would pass out at the table. Enter my new favorite.
Poached pears are often thought of as labor intensive or difficult. Not so! These little gems [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2008 by pollee
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