Tested Recipe: "The Ultimate Cinnamon Roll"

Source: baking.about.com: The Ultimate Cinnamon Roll
Difficulty: intermediate
Satisfaction: semi-satisfactory

Yummy yum I say whenever I think about a homemade cinnamon roll, or really anything that has butter, cinnamon, sugar and thick creamy frosting all in one. There is something about cinnamon and sugar that just makes me float to cloud 9. As much as I love a good chocolate dessert, cinnamon brings me a unique feeling of taste-bud ecstasy in which I find myself actually licking my plate. Such manners!

Saturday Morning Goodness

Ricotta Cheese Pancakes
Well, I was hoping to actually get this posted on Saturday, however, my work schedule did not want to cooperate, so here it is on Monday morning! I woke up Saturday morning and made a big breakfast for Barry and me to enjoy. Although he is not a big fan of pancakes, I am!  Well I am a fan of anything with the word cake in it, come to think of it! These pancakes are so delicious, the ricotta cheese gives them a texture that is simply scrumptious, you will just have to try them! I just made mine plain but I have in the past made them with berries or chocolate chips and those too are simply delish!

Tested Recipe: Chocolate Croissants

Source: Created from multiple recipes
Difficulty: advanced-very time consuming.
Satisfaction: words cannot do justice...simply addictive!
 
After watching the movie "It's Complicated" I fell in love with the bakery in the movie and all of the delicious looking pastries all around. But the thing that caught my eye (or tummy) the most was the beautiful chocolate croissants that she and Steve Martin made together. Rich, flakey buttery dough with thick semi-sweet chocolate sandwich'd between...what could be better on this rainy day we are having in Los Angeles. I only wish the process of making croissants was a quick one because my mouth is watering and as I write this, I still have a number of hours until they will be done.