Dear Coco, Thank you for inviting me in to your chocolate world, transporting me with your rich and unique truffles and bold global flavors! With every bite of your premium artisan chocolates, I am taken on a journey to exotic locales and my taste buds are completely transformed. Thank you! Kitchen Tested Dear Coco is an […]
Chocolate Challah
I LOVE challah! I mean, does anyone out there NOT love challah? What I’ve found from a lifetime of eating challah on Shabbat is that everyone has their own favorite texture and flavor: light and fluffy, egg-free, sweet with a cinnamon crumble, garlic oil brushed on top, raisins or chocolate chips mixed right in to […]
Blueberry Nectarine Scones with Fruit Compote
One of my many mottos is to take the risk and try everything once! It may not always work out, but at least I can say I tried it, right?!? So when it comes to my cooking, I love to pair odd ingredients, make updates to the recipes I grew up eating and make the […]
Carrot Cake Salmon
I totally cannot take credit for this recipe! My husband, who spends his Shabbat reading every single Jewish newspaper he can get his hands on in Long Island, found a recipe for ‘Carrot Cake Batter Encrusted Salmon‘ by pastry and personal chef Judy Joszef in The Jewish Star. He was so excited to show it […]
Cinnabon Caramelized Onion and Squash Cookies
Okay, I’m not crazy. I’m really not crazy. Caramelized onions and squash in a cookie totally makes sense. And when you add the sweet flavors of a cinnamon bun to the mix, all is well in cookie land! Wondering where I got my inspiration for this sweet and savory cookie? ACH Food Companies, Inc. recently […]
Iced Cappuccino Baked Alaska
I know, I know, it’s not the prettiest Baked Alaska out there but it sure tastes goooood! Layers of chocolate-vanilla-coffee cake, cappuccino chocolate toffee crunch ice cream and sweet vanilla meringue toasted to perfection in a hot oven. Baked Alaska is actually a lot easier than you think if you just simplify the steps by […]
