Make Your Own Profiteroles

How to Make Your Own Profiteroles

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

A few months ago, my S.O. and I had a rather humorous conversation involving the word “profiteroles” . I was making a batch one evening; and well, I guess you could say there was a wee bit of some miscommunication! To read about it, […]

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Chocolate Covered Cherry Lime Dip

Chocolate Covered Cherry Lime Dip by Jazzy Gourmet

with Mini Profiterole Dunkin’ Sticks

My heart is filled with gratitude right now. Many of you read about my aunt and her “Easter feast” a couple of weeks ago. (If you missed the post, it is here: Easter Egg Nest Centerpiece.) Little did I know how close I came […]

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PB & J Caramel Chewies

PB & J Caramel Chewies by Jazzy Gourmet

And Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge!

Once again, the fine folks of Southside Christian Church have served as worthy taste testers for my latest recipe. In this case, I placed a couple of plastic containers full of these little gems in the narthex. I share my concoctions there for […]

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Easter Egg Nest Centerpiece

Easter Egg Nest Centerpiece: Jazzy Gourmet

Every Easter, we head down to my aunt’s house for a huge feast. She really puts on a spread, complete with spiral ham, slow- cooker cheesy scalloped taters, asparagus casserole, and a huge array of desserts: carrot cake, German chocolate cake, pineapple chess pie, cherry cheesecake, the works!

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Blueberry Almond Delight Bites

Blueberry Almond Delight Bites

And Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge!

Can I tell you how good it is to eat again? After 2 weeks of the most ferocious sore throat I have ever endured, I am ready to experience the splendor and DELIGHT of eating again. And what a way to come back […]

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Phyllo (Fill-o) My Cup Bar

Phyllo My Cup Bar

The other night, we had our friend Michelle over for a VERY important basketball game. Ya see, Indiana University was playing Michigan State, and it was a HUGE match-up, since they are 1 and 2 in the Big 10, respectively. More importantly, my S.O. and I are IU alums, […]

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Cherry Lime Truffle Cups

Cherry Lime Truffle Cups

And Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge!

It’s funny how inspiration comes in different forms. As a composer, I see inspiration all around me — in colors, textures, emotions and other elements of our everyday existence. For instance, I can hear a certain rhythm in the sound of children playing […]

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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Profiteroles

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Profiteroles

The other night, I was in the kitchen (go figure!), when the following conversation took place–

S.O.: What’cha making out there?

Me: Profiteroles

S.O.: Old dinner rolls?

Me: Profiteroles

S.O.: What kind of rolls?

Me: Cream puffs

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Chocolate Crepes with Orange Creme

Chocolate Crepes with Orange Creme

My S.O.’s brother and sister-in-law (E and L) came for an overnight visit last weekend.

They have 2 dogs also, so you can imagine that this place was a racetrack for a couple of days! We were thoroughly entertained while watching them all romp around the house. One of […]

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Best of 2012

Jazzy Gourmet Best Recipes of 2012

Happy New Year!

Well, it hasn’t been quite a year since I started blogging back in April, but it sure has been a hoot! From the triumphs to the flops, it has been a great adventure developing recipes and sharing them with you this year. Thank you so much for being […]

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