Blueberry Blues

Michigan Blueberries

Inspired by one of my fellow bloggers, Cookinginsens, who shared the delicious results of her recent freezer purge, I decided it was time to clear out the basement freezer.  I was making very good progress in this endeavor.  My final task was to utilize the last of the 2011 Michigan blueberry crop.  After all, the 2012 blueberry season had arrived. Why would anyone hoard frozen blueberries from last year when there was a new crop to be had?  Time to make some blueberry muffins — best with fresh blueberries, but quite serviceable with last year’s crop — and an excellent way to use frozen blueberries. Continue reading

A Science Project — Mocha Devil’s Food Cake and Oh-So-Easy Ganache

Mocha Devil’s Food Cake with Oh-so-easy Ganache

Regular readers may be wondering why, until now, I didn’t have ANY desserts posted.

No, I don’t hate sweets.   I love a good creamy bowl of ice cream, a fluffy cake, a nice soufflé or a crisp cookie.   But I do have one hang-up with making desserts.  I can’t resist turning them into extended science projects. Continue reading