I kept trying to think of Tex-Mex desserts to keep with our party's theme, but I was having a tough time. I rarely looked at the dessert menu at Mexican restaurants because I was always full on chile con queso. All I could come up with was sopapillas, which we did engage in from time to time, but I was not ready to tackle that. And tres leches,...

We had a party in the resident lounge at our apartment here in Seattle to celebrate our wedding with our Seattle friends who couldn't make the trek out to Texas for the actual wedding. Of course, I was ready to pull out my cowboy boots— the theme for party was "Go Texan!" Tex-Mex appetizers and Texas shaped (and sized) dessert pizzas. And no...

As a kid I was never a huge fan of white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. It was chocolate chip cookie or bust for me. But as my palette has grown to love and appreciate all kinds of nuts, I've found macadamia nuts in cookies to be heavenly. I've learned when presented with a tray of cookies to eat the white chocolate macadamia because it's a...

It's Easter Sunday! The time has finally arrived that I can finally make the adorable bird's nest cupcakes I've been seeing on foodgawker for weeks. First, make your favorite vanilla cupcake recipe. I used this recipe with yogurt as a base to reduce the amount of butter in the cupcakes to make them a little healthier.  I used vanilla yogurt...

Last year Dustin's mom made a delicious matzo brittle for Passover. We couldn't stop eating it and decided it should be a yearly tradition to make this quick and easy treat. Tonight we are hosting a Passover Seder with some friends out here, and we will most definitely be serving this matzo brittle for dessert. First, I spread matzo over a...

In honor of St. Patrick's Day coming up, we made some boozy cupcakes to celebrate. It's amazing how well Guinness and chocolate pair together and make a delicious and moist cake. You don't really taste the Guinness (or else I probably wouldn't like it), but it gives the cake a flavor distinctly different from  your traditional chocolate cake....

I made Dustin a special dessert one day while he was at work. After dinner that night, he asked where it was. I told him not to look, went to the kitchen and prepared everything. I returned carrying a ramekin filled with chocolate pudding. The following is how our conversation went down. Dustin: "Ooh, what's that?" Erin: "Chocolate...

In honor of Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras, I decided to make a King Cake. It had been awhile since my last tasting of the New Orleans treat. I remember wanting to buy one at the grocery store last year, but it seemed a little silly to buy an entire cake for just the two of us. Fortunately this year, we had guests over the weekend, so we had the...

The cookie and cream cheesecake bars were a big hit here in our apartment. Oreos have to be one of my favorite flavors to add to cheesecake. Dustin said it might have been the best cheesecake he's had and that it was definitely better than the Oreo cheesecake we used to eat at the Chocolate Bar in Houston (which is an enormous compliment). We...

Try saying that five times fast! I love the alliteration, but that's probably just the English nerd in me. These blondies are inspired by a dessert that Dustin's Bubbe used to make him when he was a kid. We've made it before using a chocolate chip cookie mix, baked into bars with butterscotch chips folded in. I wanted to make this treat again...