kahlua

Kahlua, Eggnog and Jameson Irish Whiskey Cocktail

I’ve long had a holiday love affair with the decadence of Kahlua and Cream; it was the first ‘adult’ drink I was served in the safety of my parents home on Christmas Eve. I didn’t have the typical adolescent tendency to want to get drunk before I was old enough to legally imbibe but I [...]

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Better than Kahlua – How to Make Coffee Liqueur

My youngest daughter Lauren works at Nordstrom’s in their Visual Merchandising department; she is one of the elves that work behind the scenes for weeks in preparation for the big reveal of all things Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. I won’t say it’s not hard for me that we don’t spend the holiday together but [...]

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Mexican Coffee for #HappyHourFriday

Last week we traveled to Santa Fe and now we’re headed to Cabo San Lucas. Maybe it’s the early snow in Colorado and the cold it came in on that has me dreaming of warm locales. Besides, a friend of mine recently visited Cabo and came back insisting that I come up with a recipe [...]

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Dark Chocolate Brownies with Espresso, Toasted Walnuts and Salted Caramel Glaze

I seem to have food magazines everywhere. Bedroom, bathroom, foyer table, family room and or course kitchen…really, just everywhere. Sometimes they’ve been around long enough I see past them and that’s surely the case with the one where I got the basics for this absolutely decadent brownie. Food and Wine, July 2010. It had been [...]

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French Silk Pie with Graham Cracker Crust, Espresso and Kahlua

If pies were wishes then I would wish this French Silk Pie for everyone! Hands down my most favortist (damn you spell check that so is a word; MY word!) pie ever. While I’ve seen several versions of this pie over the years, they’ve always been made with a regular pie crust or a regular [...]

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Peppermint Meringue Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

This recipe was featured on the December 2009 cover of Bon Appetit magazine. Looked both beautiful and festive and I love cakes with layers of meringue so this one was calling my name for our holiday dessert. Special thanks to Abby Dodge who created the recipe for Bon Appetit; she gave me some great tips [...]

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Coffee Cream Brulee

8 servings 6 large egg yolks 1 large whole egg 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 3/4 cups heavy cream 1 3/4 cups milk 1 1/2 tablespoons instant espresso powder 2 tablespoons Kahlúa 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar or raw sugar Preheat oven to 325°F. In a bowl whisk together yolks, whole egg, [...]

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Amaretto Brownies

Tyler Florence is a favorite of mine; I’m seldom disappointed with his recipes. He has decided to try something innovative and do a class on Twitter each Friday. This past week, it was Amaretto Brownies. To be honest, I didn’t follow the class; I just wanted the recipe to make for a neighbor and her [...]

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Kahlua Brownies with Browned Butter Kahlua Icing

I’ve got an old fashioned recipe for a browned butter cake I was going to use to make a birthday cake for a friend; searching though and I came upon these brownies and made them instead…brown butter AND brownies AND Kahlua; and they taste better than they sound. I would have taken a photo but [...]

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