Nutty (12) Archives - SUZIE SWEET TOOTH

Almond Praline Macarons

Macarons with almond praline crunch vanilla buttercream. I’ve been making this buttercream forever. One day when I was first out of pastry school I was playing around in the kitchen and decided to throw some of this into a vanilla buttercream and it quickly became my favorite flavor. I have used this flavor a lot…

Pistachio~Rose Cake: Pistachio Cake with Pistachio and Rose Buttercream

I think everyone knows my obsession now with rose flavored desserts, and pistachio and rose are like BFF’s. Since I had some rose buttercream leftover from my macarons it gave me an idea to come up with a recipe for pistachio and rose cake. I still ended up making buttercream since my leftovers weren’t…

Walnut & Pistachio Baklava

When I lived in San Francisco we used to frequent the most amazing Greek restaurant called Mykonos. It has just the right amount of atmosphere; it’s cozy, non pretentious, and has great authentic affordable Greek food. They have THE best moussaka I’ve ever had and great baklava. The husband and I always ordered the same exact thing every single time;…

Pecan Pie Bars

Cookie bars are probably my favorite type of cookie. They are easy, quick to whip up and once you prepare them to bake, you can “move on” and get about your day-no continuous scooping or baking of more trays. I also love this time of year because nuts are usually on sale and it’s a…

Sweet and Salty Caramel Everything Bars

Sweet and salty is here to stay. Everyone has heard of the 7 layer or “magic bars”, right? In a way, these remind me of those bars, but they are a bit more modern for today’s taste with the use of caramel and I like them even better. Anything with caramel and I’m automatically along…

Walnut Crisps and Blackberry Jam Cookies

I was very bummed when Gourmet magazine stopped producing its magazine. For years I always looked forward to their recipes and the amazing travel articles in each issue. It took me a while to get over it, but the good news is you can find recipes through their app called Gourmet live, as well as…