Here’s what the LAST WEEK OF 2013 looked like!
Balance. Always in search of it…but then last week, I found it on a street.
Here’s what the LAST WEEK OF 2013 looked like!
Balance. Always in search of it…but then last week, I found it on a street.
There’s a new Joy the Baker podcast. It’s our last one of 2013! Just Lift Everything!
The Little Bite added marshmallows to my Flourless Chocolate Coconut Drop Cookies
The Peach Bellini made my Crunchy Peppermint Bark
Lucy the Baker also made my Crunchy Peppermint Bark
Rocky road is hands down one of my favorite ice cream flavors. It’s not the chocolate or the marshmallows I crave. Nope. For me, it’s all about the toasted almonds. They seal the deal. Every year my mom makes a batch of Rocky Road Fudge and her famous coffee cake for Christmas dessert. I generally allocate my calories towards the coffee cake because HELLO. It’s COFFEE CAKE. Who can resist? This means I usually pass on the Rocky Road. Sad face.
This year I (forcefully) stepped in and volunteered to make her Rocky Road recipe. But I’m doing something I’ve always dreamed of doing….swapping the raw cashews of my mom’s traditional recipe with SMOKED ALMONDS.
Now we have Salted Rocky Road Fudge!
It adds the perfect amount of salt to balance the sweetness of the chocolate. Before I’d only have one piece of fudge–if that. Now? I’m like 4 pieces in…willing myself to walk away. It’s the almonds! They add incredible depth because they’re roasted & smoked. You get the creaminess of the fudge, the pillow puffs of marshmallows with delightful crunches of almonds. Watch out coffee cake, there’s a new guy in town. I can’t wait to see what my family thinks.
Here’s what this past week looked like:
A bit of sunshine & a flower. Felt like a bit of summer in December.
The Cheesy Kitchen adapted my White Bean Soup
To + Fromage adapted my Crunchy Peppermint Bark
A Glass of Milk made my Pear Cranberry Arugula Salad
Chattavore also made my Crunchy Peppermint Bark
Curly Girl Press made my Bourbon Salted Caramels
Kitchen Calculation made my Homemade Amaretto
The Crafty Cultivator made my Candy Cane Vodka
That Pink House made my Herbed Cheese Straws