Pomegranate-Orange Sorbet
When I was just a little mouse, my mom occasionally got me a pomegranate as a treat. It was fun to open, got you properly sticky and covered with ruby-colored juice, and glistened with...
How to Make Homemade Marshmallows (And Chocolate Covered Marshmallows)
Hello, Willy Wonka! Making candy is just delightful.
There's no two ways about it. And making marshmallows? From scratch? That's downright magical.
I mean, take a handful of regular old ingredients through a few very simple...
Old-Fashioned Pound Cake
Technically, this is half-a-pound cake, since it only uses about a half-a-pound of each of the key ingredients.
(Pound cake gets its name from the pound each of butter, sugar, and flour originally used to...
Chocolate-Covered Rice Krispie Treats
Now, I remember my mom making Rice Krispie treats for me when I was a little mouse—back in the dark ages, before microwave ovens were everywhere.
She'd set a big pot on the stove to...
Flourless Chocolate Brownies
This is a flourless chocolate cake masquerading in brownie form.
These brownies get a triple-dose of deep fudge-y flavor from dark chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, and unsweetened cocoa powder mixed with a hearty amount of butter.
The...
Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies
We had some serious snow this weekend here in Boston. (In fact, I think it's still snowing out!)
Here's Dexter, The Barking Sous Chef, out in the blizzard last night. He loves snow so much,...
Chocolate & Vanilla Guinness Floats with Creme Chantilly
Vanilla Guinness Float
Guinness is the favored beer here at The Mouse House, hands down.
While we usually enjoy it at home straight out of the can, we do occasionally cook with it, too. (Mmmm, Guinness...
An Untraditional Feast: Thanksgiving, Appetizer-And-Dessert Style
This year, The Angry Chef and I celebrated Thanksgiving with my folks belatedly, yesterday.
In lieu of a traditional Thanksgiving feast, my mom put together a heavenly appetizer and dessert extravaganza. She's hands down one...
Black & White Chocolate Chip Cookies
We love Oreos here at the Mouse House.
I mean, they're creamy. They're chocolate-y. They're fun to eat. They make me feel like I'm 8 years old, which is great.
Is there anything that can make...
Hot Buttered Rum Pecan Sundae
The topping for this sundae has all the rich, buttery flavor of pecan pralines—without the time or trouble involved in candymaking.
Basically, this recipe makes a mini-batch of pecan candy by superheating a small amount...