She cooks. He devours.
This classic buttercream frosting recipe is easy to make; simply combine butter, coconut oil, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and flavoring. Simple. Easy. Creamy. This easy recipe can be used for decorating and for frosting cakes, cupcakes, and cookies.
WOW! Time flies when you are cooking, and stuffing your face. It is hard to believe that it has been 4 years, yes 4 years, and 697 posts since Chez Us was born. It is fun to look back, and see the baby steps we took, to get where we are now. We laugh, and [...]
We love quinoa. It is kind of like the “wonder grain”. It is somewhat like a grain, but not really. In fact, it is not even related to a grain. I should not even be putting it in the same family, to be honest. Rather, it is related to the species of beets, spinach, and [...]
It was my birthday two weeks ago. I was unusually quiet about it. You see something happened when I turned 40; I became quiet, somewhat reserved about my age. I use to go all out, reminding everyone, wanting to do something epic; blah, blah, blah. Now, I sit back, enjoy my time with the ones [...]
Dear Valentine, How do I love thee? Let me count the chocolatey ways ……. I thought of serving you a traditional chocolately dessert for Valentines. You know the one with whipped cream and red ripe berries tossed in to make the dish picture perfect. Then I paused. Is this really symbolic of the way I [...]
MEM has been asking begging me to make either homemade ice cream or cupcakes, after their favorite Mitchell ice cream flavor, Grasshopper. What is Grasshopper? Minty ice cream with crushed cookies, and chocolate swirls. I admit, it is pretty rocking. I love the Scharffen Berger chocolate baking contest as it really pushes me out of [...]
The end of August found me in Seattle for IFBC. I was not going to go. To be honest, I had my fair share of food conferences last year and had decided to sit back in the shadows to enjoy them this year. Upon returning from France, we had to high tail it to Seattle [...]
This is overdue. Summer is half over and I am just getting this to you. I had all intentions of sharing this while we were traveling but then I kept it a secret. How could I do that during peak strawberry season??!! I made this a couple days before we left for France after I [...]
She cooks. He devours. Culinary capers in an urban kitchen in West Oakland. Other half of Chez Us can be found @laudalino on Twitter. Read More…
