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Top Recipes For February

 

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake

Chocolate Chip Cookies

New York Cheesecake

Red Velvet Cake is a very dramatic looking cake with a bright red color sharply contrasted by a white frosting. more

Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with butter and a combination of white and brown sugars which produces a rich and chewy cookie with caramelized edges. more

New York Style Cheesecakes are creamy, and smooth, and rich, and dense, and absolutely delicious. more

Carrot Cake

Shortbread Cookies

Chocolate Mousse

This Carrot Cake is moist and flavorful with grated carrots and is frosted with a delicious cream cheese frosting. more

Shortbreads are traditionally a Christmas cookie that blends butter, sugar, and flour to make a rich and delicate tasting cookie. more

Chocoholics Beware. One spoonful of this Chocolate Mousse and you will be hooked forever. more

Sugar Cookies

Vanilla Cupcakes

Chocolate Truffles

These sweet and buttery cut-out cookies are always a favorite for not only can you tailor the shape of the cookie to the occasion but you can also dress them simply with granulated or colored sugars or make them very decorative by frosting them with royal icing. more

Vanilla Cupcakes are wonderfully sweet and buttery and are frosted with a lovely Buttercream. more

These rich and elegant, bite-sized round petit fours are made from a mixture of dark or white chocolate and cream to which various flavorings can be added: butter, liqueurs, extracts, nuts, coffee, purees, spices, candied or dried fruits. more

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As 2010 begins may I wish you a Happy New Year and may you and your family have good health and much happiness. For most of us January and February mean leaving behind the excesses of December and trying to eat a little healthier. Yet with the weather turning colder and flu season knocking at our door, the desire for "comfort" foods is strong. What constitutes a "comfort" food may differ from person to person, but the common thread is that the food be simple, have wonderful aroma, and be full of flavor and texture.  

That may mean a steaming bowl of porridge for one, a delicious mug of hot chocolate for another, a rich and creamy pudding, or a slice of homemade apple pie. No matter, what's important is that it brings back fond memories and lifts our spirits. For those who are looking for ideas, you may want to check out the 'Comfort Foods' page on the site which has some of my favorites. Another dessert you may want to try this month is the Clementine Torte which takes advantage of this terrific fruit that is now in season. Also, winter seems to bring the desire for a great breakfast so you may want to try the pancakes, waffles, or the various granola recipes in the Breakfast section. Or maybe you would like to try one of the Scone recipes for that perfect "to go" breakfast.

Lastly, for the people who are planning ahead, there is a Valentine's Day Desserts page that includes many delicious chocolate desserts.

Stephanie Jaworski

Comfort Foods       Valentine's Day Desserts

Ganache

Banana Bread

Oatmeal Cookies

Ganache is a French term referring to a smooth mixture of chopped chocolate and heavy cream. more

Its thick sweet batter is full of mashed bananas, cinnamon and toasted nuts and when you pull the bread from the oven the golden brown crust is delightfully crisp. more

Loaded with oats, this version produces a crisp and chewy cookie that can be filled with chocolate chips (white or dark chocolate), dried fruits, and/or chopped nuts. more

Pavlova

Royal Icing

Lemon Bars

This meringue cake, with its unusual soft sweet marshmallow center and crisp crust is produced by folding a little vinegar and cornstarch into the stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar. more

Royal Icing was traditionally used to ice Wedding and Christmas cakes. It consists of powdered (icing or confectioners) sugar, egg whites or meringue powder, and water. more

Lemon Bars start with a delicious shortbread base that is covered with a lemony filling that separates as it bakes; giving us a thin cake-like crust on top of a tangy citrus-flavored sauce. more

Biscuits

Apple Crisp

Pound Cake

A perfect biscuit, in my mind, should have a golden brown crusty top and bottom and when you split it in half it should be soft and flaky and moist enough to absorb a pat of butter, which is absolutely necessary. more

An apple crisp is perfect when the weather turns cold. There is something so appealing about warm baked apples covered in cinnamon and sugar, made all the more tasty with a crisp and crunchy topping. more

This Pound Cake is wonderfully rich and buttery with a lovely golden brown crust. more

   
     
 

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Top 40 Recipes of 2009*

*Top 40 Recipes based on actual site traffic from January 1, 2009  to December 30, 2009.

1. Chocolate Chip Cookies

2. Red Velvet Cake

3. Shortbread Cookies

4. Royal Icing

5. New York Cheesecake

6. Carrot Cake

7. Sugar Cookies

8. Vanilla Cupcakes

 9. Banana Bread

10. Chocolate Truffles

11. Pound Cake

12. Ganache

13. Apple Crisp 14. Oatmeal Cookies 15. Pumpkin Pie
16. Apple Pie 17. Gingerbread Men 18. Pavlova 19. Coconut Macaroons 20. Biscuits
21. Cream Scones 22. Lemon Bars 23. Rum Balls 24. Snickerdoodles 25. Whipped Cream Frosting
26. Yellow Butter Cake 27. Pumpkin Cheesecake 28. Fruit Tart 29. Lemon Curd 30. Butter Tarts
31. Chocolate Crinkles 32. Thumbprint Cookies 33. Melting Moments 34. Boston Cream Pie 35. Chocolate Cupcakes
36. Nanaimo Bars 37. Mexican Wedding Cakes 38. Molten Chocolate Cakes 39. Almond Biscotti 40. Peanut Blossom Cookies
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