"I go-go dance for a living but I’m in a cage. It’s totally different."

Here's a shot of another trial run of these chocolate snowcaps I did last night (before going into the oven). Tonight I will be making a new batch for YARNCOTURE who is the winner of this giveaway!!!!
Usually when I bake something new I do it as the recipe calls for first, so I don't necessarily start off with all organic ingredients. Because of this I've found that organic ingredients can definitely change the taste and/or consistency of some recipes. You know how you sometimes get that "organicy" flavor? Anyway, it is NOT the case with these snowcaps. They still come out delicious and I honestly can't tell the difference between the semi-organic version I did at Christmas and the all organic versions I've done in the last week. Now, on to trying them with whole wheat flour (after yarncoture's batch of course)! I find that with really chocolatey cookie recipes you can totally get away with whole wheat flour and not notice a difference, but with regular chocolate chip cookies, it's harder to pull off. Just a little tip if anyone is interested! Thanks everyone for entering!! I'll do another one soon!
Also, this blog title comes from Rock of Love Bus - did anyone watch? It's horrendous! And I'll be taping every episode.

Chocolate Rain

Merry New Year! Let's have another baked giveaway! For Christmas I tried a new recipe from Maaaatha for what she calls chocolate-espresso snowcaps. They were delicious and I'd love to share some! For an entry into this giveaway please visit my Etsy shop and leave a comment here about an item - what you like, what you don't like. I'll take suggestions on ways to improve an item or ideas of items you'd want to see too. Any kind of feedback is great and I'm always looking for it. If you want an additional entry sign up to follow my blog or twitter. Thanks!

I will draw the winner after 12am on Monday the 5th. Cookies will be baked with organic ingredients on Monday the 5th and will ship priority mail on Tuesday.

You Got To Pay The Troll Toll

I made an apple crostata the other night.  I used two recipes and it worked out pretty well.  For the crust and the insides I used the recipe here.  For an added crumb topping I used the recipe here.  I wound up with some extra insides as well as extra crumble.  Not sure what happened.  Also, the crumble was more the consistency of pie dough rather than sand as Martha describes in the recipe.  Either way, it was delicious.