So once again, my husband called on my assistance with a Friday Food Fiesta challenge. This week’s theme was cookies and biscuits. I scoured my pantry, but alas, like Old Mother Hubbard, my cupboards were practically bare. The one interesting thing I did have was a bag of Hershey’s white chocolate chips. [...]

Posted August 5, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: chocolate chip cookie, chocolate chip cookies, cookie, flickr, freezer, ghiradelli, hershey, Homemade, ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, mini chocolate chips, old mother hubbard, sprinkles, summer, Sweets, vanilla bean, white chocolate. Be the first one.

My wonderful neighbor, Wendy, went berry picking and dropped me off a large container with luscious, fresh blueberries and raspberries. I decided to try a bit of an experiment and use the batter for one my favorite cakes with the berries. The result was this heavenly sour cream berry bread.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and [...]

Posted July 29, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: blueberries, blueberry, bread, breakfast, Homemade, Meals, quick bread, raspberry, raspeberries, snack, sour cream, sour cream bread, sour cream cake, sweet bread, Sweets. 2 Comments.

Ok, the truth is that at MaisonBisson we celebrate all holidays with a drink. Since we take cocktails quite seriously, I wanted something very pretty for the little Fourth of July soiree we were having. I have found that the secret to a perfect strawberry daiquiri is using frozen strawberries. I also [...]

Posted July 4, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: alcohol, blue, blueberry, cocktail, cocktails, crushed ice, daiquiri, delicious drink, drink, fourth of july, frozen strawberries, holidays, Homemade, ice, independence day, july 4, july 4th, red, red white and blue, ripe banana, rum, star fruit, starfruit, strawberry, strawberry daiquiri, summer, Sweets, whipped cream, white, yankee doodle dandy. 7 Comments.

Like so many women, there are days when my desire for chocolate is nearly overwhelming. However, perhaps because I am a tad high maintenance, my cravings are not satisfied by a mere candy bar. When I crave chocolate I want something rich, decadent, and freshly baked, I want chocolate cake.
When one of these cravings coincided [...]

Posted June 17, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate craving, chocolate frosting, chocolate ganache, chocolate glaze, cravings, Dessert, ganache, Homemade, joy of cooking, Kitchen, Meals, rich chocolate, strawberries, summer, Sweets. One Comment.

Who wouldn’t enjoy a frozen mud slide on a hot summer day? Typical recipes call for crushed ice and cream or ice cream. For some reason, we decided to try making them from ice cream, from scratch.
The MaisonBisson Frozen Mud Slide
This recipe requires an ice cream maker, we used the Deni Scoop Factory.

1.5 cups heavy [...]

Posted June 10, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: alcohol, cocktail, cocktails, crushed ice, drink, freezer, frozen mud slide, heavy cream, Homemade, hot summer, ice cream, ice cream maker, kahlua, milk, mud slide, sugar, summer, Sweets, vodka, whipped cream. One Comment.

My favorite place to eat in all of New Hampshire is LA Burdick’s in Walpole. It’s a chocolate shop and cafe and I’ve never had anything there that isn’t sinfully delicious. We took my mother-in-law there for Mother’s Day this year. We started the meal with their delightful cheese plate. This featured four cheeses in [...]

Posted May 13, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: burdick, burdick's, burdicks chocolate, cafe, cake, chocolate, chocolate frappe, cooked rare, desert, Dining Out, frappe, hazelnut-orange cake, lunch, main street, Meals, new hampshire, salad nicoise, steak frites, Sweets, walpole, walpole nh. 2 Comments.