Avocado Cookies

While I don't really have an interest in cutting down on the amount of butter I consume (it's delicious!) I do love avocados, which happen to also work nicely as a butter substitute. My friend and I were using avocados for a different recipe and had left overs and decided what better to make than cookies! Although these cookies turned out an iffy color, they tasted incredible just like normal oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Using brown sugar instead of white sugar probably accounted both for the yumminess and color. 

Tie-Dye Cookies

For some unknown reason I love neon food coloring. Maybe because I'm attracted to anything bright and colorful, or I have a subconscious desire to intake unknown chemicals... Anyway I made these cookies a couple years ago probably after being inspired by a post on Pinterest and they turned out just like they were suppose to! They're simple and tedious to make, but worth the time because they taste like magical rainbows.    

Heart Attack Worthy Dessert

Deep Fried Truffles

What could be better than deep frying chocolate? Actually probably a lot of things, but it sounded like the best idea at the time. A couple of my friends and I were flipping through a chocolate cookbook and discovered this recipe that consists of making truffles from scratch and repeatedly dipping them in egg wash, flour, and shredded coconut, again and again...and putting them in the freezer again and again... and then finally popping them in a pan full of sizzling oil. As long as the coatings around the truffle were just the perfect thickness, the outside was a crispy golden shell that held the gooey truffle center. We served them with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a dash of cinnamon for the finishing touch.

Flowerpot Cupcakes

I made these flower pot cupcakes for a family reunion this summer using chocolate cake as my dirt that I baked right into the mini ceramic flower pots, and various colors of royal icing to create grass and flowers.

A Classic Dessert with a Thai Twist

I am always seeking out new interesting desserts and flavor combinations so I was really excited to find this dish at the Sasquatch Brewing Company (http://sasquatchbrewery.com/) a couple years ago. They stick to local seasonal ingredients so their menu is always changing and this dessert is no longer available, but I hope to recreate it on my own one of these days.

Thai tea creme brûlée topped with basil whipped cream and a mint garnish

Experimenting With Apples

Once upon a time there was an abundance of apples...

that turned into beautiful tasty apple roses,

and a simple apple tart