Posts for February 7th 2009

weekly recap

What's Yummy This Week — YumSugar Weekly Recap

When Party makes Spanish cream cheese canapés in a quickfire, everyone wins.

baking

Toffee Crunch Bars Marry Coffee and Chocolate

A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a dinner party at my house for some of my girlfriends.

A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a dinner party at my house for some of my girlfriends. I had the menu down — crudités with romesco sauce and bagna càuda, pasta tossed with Tuscan kale — but no dessert. I panicked about finding the perfect fast, do-ahead, crowd-pleasing close to the meal, until I came across Molly Wizenberg's recipe for these coffee crunch bars in this month's Bon Appétit. When she described them as "the best cookies I had ever tasted," I knew I'd be making them.

Indeed, they were a hit at dinner, with their burnt caramel flavors, almond undertones, and biscotti-like crunch. It goes without saying that they pair perfectly with coffee. To see more pictures and make the exceedingly easy recipe, read more

Guess Who

Guess Who?

Guess which celebrity chef recently made a plate of sandwiches?
Guess which celebrity chef recently made a plate of sandwiches?

Guess Who?

Love It or Hate It

Eggs by Disney: Love It or Hate It?

Disney recently came out with a line of eggs.

Disney recently came out with a line of eggs. The special eggs have Disney characters stamped on the outside of the shells. I'm not against having designs on the outside of my eggs, but I can't help but feel like the ad is a little misleading. It could give the impression that the eggs will crack into fun Mickey Mouse shapes.

However, if I were a little girl, I would really want an egg with Belle on the shell. Watch the video below and let me know what you think of Disney's farm fresh eggs.

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