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Bittersweet.

Well it feels really good to be back posting at Cooking the Books! It’s been FOREVER (or so it seems) but we’re back in the game. And with a great book! As I mentioned, A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg is our current pick, chosen by Jeanine. I got the book in mid-January and finished [...]


February 19, 2011

Mochaccino? Mochachino? Mochalotive? Locomotive?

A couple of years ago, I acquired a book called Cupcakes by a woman named Susanna Tee. I’ve only made one recipe from that book, and I enjoyed it, but it was more muffin-y than cupcake-y (mainly because there was no frosting involved). It’s a small book, only around 80 pages with 30 recipes, but [...]


November 30, 2010

Creepy chocolate stout cupcakes with white chocolate “funny bones.”

I wanted to say before I started this… Vic Mizzy, the writer of the Addams Family theme, passed away earlier this month on October 17th at the age of 93. So R.I.P., Vic! Your music will live on forever. “So get your witches shawl on, a broomstick you can crawl on, we’re gonna make a [...]


October 28, 2009

Crazy banana espresso chocolate chip muffins.

So my blog adoptee Amanda made these muffins, and when I mentioned them in my post about her, Jay saw them & he basically insinuated that he wanted me to make them. I always have overripe bananas around, and chocolate chips, and instant coffee, so it was a no-brainer. Unfortunately for him, by the time [...]


July 25, 2009

Chocolate covered Easter cupcakes, with banana flavored Italian meringue.

For Easter this year, I decided to make a cupcake I’ve been wanting to try for years and never did. Mainly because they seemed slightly time consuming (and I’m lazy), but also because I never have all the ingredients on hand; corn syrup, cream of tartar and 14 oz. bittersweet chocolate are rarely here all [...]


April 11, 2009