marenzi | Food Porn

Raspberry Yogurt Cake

Mmm, this was possibly my favorite because it's amazing with coffee. It would pair perfectly with those Lemon Ricotta Cookies in the summer. The yogurt kept it very moist, and it's perfectly balanced between fluffy and dense. And you really can't go wrong with raspberries!

Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

Combining two of the best desserts ever! These were a bit odd when I first took them out, but a few hours in the freezer set them. The center's wonderfully gooey like real dough, and the cheesecake taste is still distinctive. I was surprised that the dough sunk fully down into the cream filling, because I expected they'd stay as somewhat distinct layers.

Strawberry Cake Balls

Modified from the recipe that's been crossposted to every cooking community ever. These are very sweet and soft - even after hours in the freezer, they're still a bit gooey and they melt in your mouth. I wanted to make them red velvet instead of strawberry, but Wegmans doesn't sell it? First time they've failed me, and I considered cheating with Giant. But I had fun topping them with everything in the cupboard.

And the complete spread! I'll make plates for the neighbors tomorrow and take anything left over to a friend's tomorrow night.

Chicken Friand and Spinach & Artichoke Ravioli Casserole

Tonight's dinner wasn't a total loss. Meaning that we didn't need to call for pizza. My sweetly well-meaning but utterly clueless father bought phyllo dough instead of puff pastry, and the mushroom roux cooked down far too long. And our oven is utterly broken so that even after thirty minutes, the casserole was still cold and I ended up microwaving it. Meh. Taste-wise, my parents thought it was okay - and they will tell me in no uncertain terms if they don't like my cooking - but I still thought both had too much butter and not enough spice. I'm trying to write this off as a learning experience.

This really isn't a food journal, it's a fandom journal, so I'm thinking I ought to suck it up and start a cooking filter. I can filter posts so they don't show up on everyone's flist but they're still public, right?
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You know the most food porny movie ever? Chocolat. Which I adore to death for a million other reasons as well, but really: the loving pans across Vianne's kitchen; the close-ups of her cooking; the slow, blissed-out party dinner; the Comte's breakdown, as he tastes that first chocolate; the festival. Nnngh LOVE. And the adorable town of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain & the amazing, fantastic actors don't hurt either.