Latest Baking Adventures

Last week I checked off another cookie from my to-try list: Chocolate Dipped Lace Cookies. Mixing up the batter was a breeze...almost deceptively simple, since there were quite a few steps after that to complete the cookies. They're super easy overall, it's just good to know that you have to hang around the kitchen for a while to get them done; I had to head out to pick Parker up from school halfway through the batch! I think the best part of the cookies was the combination flavors from the orange peel and the very dark chocolate.

I had been hankering to try baking scones, and they were SO easy and SO good! I made these Cranberry Cream Scones for breakfast this weekend, and it was amazing how good scones can be when they are fresh right out of the oven. I also got a chance to really try out the food processor that Jared got me for Christmas, and I happily realized that it is very easy to use, which is nice because I was kind of intimidated by it! I'm going to try Blueberry Cream Scones next.

Dessert

Somehow I've managed to do a little baking lately--it helps that this dessert was super fast and easy to make! Lava cake is one of my favorite desserts to have, especially at fancy restaurants ;) I found this simple lava cake recipe on a really fun blog called thepioneerwoman.com; I've been dying to try it for ages, but I never had the ramekins to bake them in or the right kind of chocolate. I finally was all prepared last night, and they came out just right--delicious! Now, if only any of you reading this lived next door, you'd be enjoying the extras!!


The recipe that I used can be found at: 
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/07/molten-chocolate-lava-cake/


There are lots of more complicated recipes out there for lava cakes and souffles that I'll have to try next time to compare. I'm just glad that my first attempt was a success!