Bored Cook In The Kitchen

Tried and true recipes, new twists on old favorites, and new dishes to expand my family's palate.

Tag Archives: Chocolate

My Flop At Whipped Frosting

I’m always on the hunt for that perfect frosting recipe.  I’m not a buttercream person.   The thick and overly sweet texture of it just turns me off.  I’m not going to disagree that a stiff buttercream is a great base for cake decorating.  But eating that thick stuff, for me anyway, is just not a good thing. [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

A long time ago I read this quote somewhere; “Cooking is an art while baking is a science.”  And I couldn’t agree more. Science and me have never gotten along.  It was one of my least favorite classes in school.  And unfortunately it was my first period class during my sophomore year of high school. [...]

Mega Chocolate Cake

That’s not the official name of this cake, but it’s the name I have given it.  Then again, I’ve changed the original recipe by almost half of what it was, that it’s the name that fits it best.  If you are like me, and live and breathe for chocolate, this is the cake for you.  [...]

Chocolate Almond Biscotti

I LOVE Biscotti.  And when I eat it I always think about my grandfather.  I remember how he would dip his Stella Doro Biscotti into his coffee.   Back then I was not a lover of this crunchy cookie, but I don’t think they were as popular or as decadent as they are today.  I could be [...]