Lemon Macarons with Blackberry-Mascarpone Filling by Bakers Royale

Funfetti Lemon Macarons with Blackberry Mascarpone Filling

Funfetti Lemon Macarons with Blackberry Mascarpone Filling

Yeah, I’m stuck on macarons. I’m not particularly sure why, other than I am stubborn and love a good challenge. For every dozen successful batch I make, I still experience a batch where the cookies either explode or implode. And admittedly, for every failed batch, my eloquence will belt...

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April 29, 2013 / 39 comments »
Black Tea Cake with Blackberry Lime Jam and Honey Whipped Cream via Bakers Royale

Black Tea Cake with Blackberry Lime Jam & Honey Whipped Cream

Black Tea Cake with Blackberry Lime Jam & Honey Whipped Cream

By now you are aware I have a love-hate relationship with cake. The love part is easy: it’s all about the devour (okay, and as of late, the cake smashing). The hate part comes with—well, sculpting it. But even with that, I have a foot on each side of...

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April 24, 2013 / 34 comments »
Mocha Crunch Macarons via Bakers Royale

Mocha Crunch Macarons

Mocha Crunch Macarons

Rant alert. But let’s get the food out of the way first, okay? You are looking at some Mocha Crunch Macarons. I threw some instant coffee granules in the batter and then flavored the filling with coffee – so yeah, super strong in coffee flavor. I served these at...

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April 21, 2013 / 43 comments »
No Bake Butterscotch Cashew Bars via BakersRoyale

No-Bake Cashew Butterscotch Pretzel Bar

No-Bake Cashew Butterscotch Pretzel Bar

After a week of mind-losing exercises, I decided to forgo making a cake for something fast and easy, like this no-bake butterscotch bar from Better Homes and Gardens.  The original recipe is peanut butter based, but since I have a peanut allergy, I flipped it to cashew butter and...

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April 15, 2013 / 25 comments »
Easy Apple and Apricot Crisp from Bakers Royale

Easy Apple and Apricot Crisps

Easy Apple and Apricot Crisps

Do you know how badly it sucks when you are all hazy in the head and you can’t even manage to punch out a 200-400 word post? It’s insanely frustrating. I’m not sure what is going on these days, but my head is trading off creative blocks between recipe...

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April 10, 2013 / 33 comments »
Almond Butter Buckeyes - Bakers Royale

Almond Butter Buckeye Bars

Almond Butter Buckeye Bars

In all honesty, I’ve never even heard of a buckeye until I started blogging, I’m not sure if it’s because it’s more of a midwest thing, back east. southern or just a plain non-southern California thing. But even if these weren’t regional, I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have found...

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April 1, 2013 / 28 comments »
Papaya and Serrano Sling Raw Ingredients via Bakers-Royale

Papaya and Serrano Sling

Papaya and Serrano Sling

Let’s get the drink out of the way first. Yep, it’s a Singapore Sling turned tropical, I should say “made more tropical” with the addition of the papaya (the seeds are edible and will lend a peppery bite—totally up to you— take it or leave it) and some Serrano...

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March 29, 2013 / 15 comments »
Coconut Mango Cake _ Smashed via Bakers Royale

Coconut Mango Cake

Coconut Mango Cake

Don’t worry, yes, it’s still edible, albeit the unorthodox pre-plating presentation. So why the smashing? Why not. It’s an artistic choice. Some people  slice and plate. I prefer smash and scoop. It works because the taste is pretty fantastic.  And I didn’t have any objections to the messy plating. Although it’s hard to go wrong with...

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March 25, 2013 / 49 comments »
Blood Oranges via Bakers Royale

Upside-Down Blood Orange Cake

Upside-Down Blood Orange Cake

You realize your life is pretty insular when you start hoarding blood oranges because the season’s end is near. Of course I understand there are far more important things to worry about. But let’s not suggest that I actually do something about it (at least not right now). How’s...

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March 21, 2013 / 38 comments »
Cantaloupe and Watermelon Berry Sorbet via Bakers-Royale

Cantaloupe & Basil and Watermelon Berry Mint Sorbet

Cantaloupe & Basil and Watermelon Berry Mint Sorbet

It’s been a while since I’ve taken a 7-day break from blogging. And you know what it’s clarified? It clarified that I obsess—a lot and I suffer from a little bad faith (and I don’t mean in the religious sense). That’s right, I had a week long battle with...

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March 18, 2013 / 20 comments »