Coffee chipotle meat rub? Just say WOW! and get it over with — you know you want to.

Seriously, what is not to like about summer…well besides the 107 degree heat? Cooking out is the best! I must admit that Marc likes the gas grill and I miss the taste of good old fashioned charcoal in my burgers but still, there is just something about eating a hamburger that has been cooked out of doors that is amazing.
My dad used to brush hamburgers with a little honey. I can’t seem to replicate that flavor and he never told me how he …read more

Pound cakes are awesome. They are simple, almost everyone likes them and they are really versatile. You can flavor them with almost anything.  I was thinking of pound cake and mentioned on twitter that I was planning a white tea, apricot, cream cheese one OR a Cappuccino one and the votes started coming in for cappuccino.

It was a landslide. Then I just needed to figure out how I wanted to do it. I wanted a delicate coffee flavor that revealed itself in layers, chocolate but just a hint..and a little cinnamon. I would have loved to put orange peel in …read more

By now you know about the ice cream addiction around here, right? I swear, every time I turn around I am pulling out the ice cream maker. Marc loves ice cream… the kids love ice cream..and I like playing with the flavors.
O.k..not that I don’t like to eat it, I do. But not as much as I like creating a perfect flavor. The thrill for me is in the challenge, not in the eating. I think I am like that with everything. I like the challenge of accomplishing something but after that? Meh.
This coffee ice cream was, quite possibly, the …read more

My week has gotten away from me.  Personally, I would like to go back to start over again, starting with about 5 a.m. Monday morning.
Why?
Because that was the time I was at Panera Bread in Cedar Hill, Texas gnoshing on all sorts of amazing food, slurping coffee in my brand new coffee cup and chatting with Jason Russel (Gen, Mgr.), Stan Sears (comedian Bakery Training Specialist), and Krista Moberg (Marketing).  And I had a blast.
These people LOVE their jobs, and to me that says a lot about Panera.

I have something to tell y’all.
What do I like almost as much as baking and cooking? Coffee and Tea! I just launched a new blog all about coffee and tea, and everything that has to do with coffee and tea…as well as some amazing egg nog recipes that I just didn’t feel right about posting on a cooking blog!
Baking Delights and the new blog, Kettle and Cup, will compliment eachother and you will often find me referencing things there from here and vice versa.
Everyone that knows me IRL knows that Marc and I have a coffee and …read more

Are you feeling the chocolate love yet? Today marks the fourth day on our journey to chocolate Nirvana and this one should wake your tastebuds up with a jolt! Deep, dark chocolate brownie with ground coffee beans added makes for an intense brownie experience! Hazelnut cream glaze on the top creates a coffeeshop experience you won’t want to miss. This is a serious brownie! Next time I am going to add chocolate chips I think…And I know that I saw cappuccino chips at the store the other day-those might be good as well.
This is also a moist and chewy …read more