Andrea’s Recipes

Chocolate. Custard. Cake. Three of my favorite things all wrapped in one delicious dessert. Each part is simple and enjoyable on it’s own, but together the parts form a perfect whole. For the October Daring Bakers challenge, Mary of Alpineberry chose this dessert that she enjoys at Scala’s Bistro in San Francisco but had never [...]

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We’ve posted photos of some of the birthday cakes we make for our family, but we’ve never really mentioned what type of cake we make, so it’s high time we remedy that situation. Our favorite cake flavor is chocolate, and we’ve been using a recipe from Hershey’s for a sour cream chocolate cake that is [...]

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If you have read other posts on my blog, you probably know that I have something of an obsession with caramel and chocolate. Caramel is my all-time favorite decadent treat, followed closely by chocolate in all its forms, and the two are a match made in heaven.
When I saw that Veron and Patricia had chosen [...]

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Someday, I would like to have pecan trees in my yard. I say things like this all the time, whether it could actually happen or not.
“Someday, I would like to have ______________ in my yard.” Insert any of the following:

nut trees, pecan and almond
bay laurel trees
lemon trees, Meyer lemon and true lemon
orange trees, valencia [...]

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I remember the first time I savored a Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie. The magical mix of chocolate and mint immediately grabbed my attention and I’ve been a fan ever since. As a Girl Scout, I sold (and ate) my share of Thin Mints, and I look forward with great anticipation to the annual Girl [...]

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