Pinspiration in the Kitchen- Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Almond Biscotti

My August Foodie Pen Pal emailed me telling me about her preference for sweets and coffee.  (What is a Foodie Pen Pal, you ask?  Stay tuned for tomorrow morning's post for more on that one... ;) )

The local coffee shop here in my town roasts their own coffee beans in house.  So, I picked her up some fresh roasted and ground coffee from there.  I always try to include at least one homemade goodie in each of my Foodie Pen Pal boxes.  What goes better with a cup of coffee than some delicious biscotti to dip in it?? ;)  I remembered that I had pinned a recipe for a chocolate biscotti from David Lebovitz- living the sweet life in Paris blog.  Perfect!  Except I had never made biscotti before, so this was my first venture into this culinary territory...

The biscotti turned out amazing!  I may have cut some pieces just a little too thick because there were a few that turned out a little more cakey.  But most of them were the right texture and consistency.  I ,of course, opted for dipping them in chocolate.  ;) How could I not?

I packaged up some to send to my Foodie Pen Pal, and kept a few for myself.  These made for a fabulous and decadent breakfast a few times that week.  I am looking forward to whipping up my next batch of homemade biscotti soon. :)

To go directly to this pin for repinning, CLICK HERE.

Pinspiration in the Kitchen Party #3

As those of you who follow blog my know, I post a Pinspiration in the Kitchen post on my blog every Friday.  These posts are inspired by a recipe I have pinned on my Pinterest boards, decided to actually make that week, and that turned out successful.  (To see all my Pinspiration in the Kitchen posts, click here.)

Every other Friday, I will be hosting a Pinspiration in the Kitchen Party. 
Today I have a couple of lovely co-hosts joining me...

~Brittany from Confessions of a PinAholic~
&
~Neisa from Luca Loo and Whoopdie Do
Please stop on over at their blogs and say hello! :)

 What do you need to do to link up?

• Make, bake, grill, or create a recipe or kitchen project that you have pinned to one of your Pinterest boards. Anything goes as long as it was pinned on Pinterest & has something to do with the kitchen!
• Take photos of your finished product to include in your blog post.
• Include a link to the original recipe/tutorial as well as a link to your Pinterest pin of the recipe or project somewhere in your blog post.  
• Grab my button below and slap it into your Pinspiration in the Party post or on your sidebar, if you feel so inclined. ;)
• Come back to my blog and link up your Pinspired post here! :)  

That's it!  

Hopefully this has inspired some of us to start trying out some of the recipes and projects we have been so happily pinning away. ;)  I also hope that we will all find some new pins to repin and some new Pinterest accounts to start following.  

If you are interested in co-hosting future Pinspiration in the Kitchen Parties, please email me at thefrugalfoodiemama@yahoo.com.

Ready?  Now link up below! :)  The link party is open through September 4th, so you have time to create a post & link up if you do not have one ready now. 

Pssssttttt.... This is a special Pinspiration in the Kitchen Party as it is the kick-off for my big week long birthday celebration!!!  Please link up with me and help me celebrate! :)

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Pinspiration in the Kitchen Party #2

As those of you who follow blog my know, I post a Pinspiration in the Kitchen post on my blog every Friday.  These posts are inspired by a recipe I have pinned on my Pinterest boards, decided to actually make that week, and that turned out successful.  (To see all my Pinspiration in the Kitchen posts, click here.)

Every other Friday starting with this Friday, I will be hosting a Pinspiration in the Kitchen Party. 
Today I have a couple of lovely co-hosts joining me...

~Julie from Jam's Corner~

&

~Jaime from Mom's Test Kitchen~

Both of these lovely ladies are fabulous foodies, so please hop over and show them a little blog love. :)

 What do you need to do to link up?

• Make, bake, grill, or create a recipe or kitchen project that you have pinned to one of your Pinterest boards. Anything goes as long as it was pinned on Pinterest & has something to do with the kitchen!
• Take photos of your finished product to include in your blog post.
• Include a link to the original recipe/tutorial as well as a link to your Pinterest pin of the recipe or project somewhere in your blog post.  
• Grab my button below and slap it into your Pinspiration in the Party post or on your sidebar, if you feel so inclined. ;)
• Come back to my blog and link up your Pinspired post here! :)  

That's it!  

Hopefully this has inspired some of us to start trying out some of the recipes and projects we have been so happily pinning away. ;)  I also hope that we will all find some new pins to repin and some new Pinterest accounts to start following.  

If you are interested in co-hosting future Pinspiration in the Kitchen Parties, please email me at thefrugalfoodiemama@yahoo.com.

Ready?  Now link up below! :)  The link party is open all weekend, so you have time to create a post & link up if you do not have one ready now. 

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Pinspiration in the Kitchen- Today is the First Pin & Link Up Friday!

As those of you who follow blog my know, I post a Pinspiration in the Kitchen post on my blog every Friday.  These posts are inspired by a recipe I have pinned on my Pinterest boards, decided to actually make that week, and that turned out successful.  (To see all my Pinspiration in the Kitchen posts, click here.

Now I would like to offer you the opportunity to share your Pinspired recipes with your readers and my readers too today. :)  On the third Friday of every month starting today, I will be hosting Pinspiration in the Kitchen Pin & Link Up Fridays.  What do you need to do to link up?

• Make, bake, grill, or create a recipe or kitchen project that you pinned to one of your Pinterest boards. (Yes, you have to have a Pinterest account to join the link up!)  
• Take photos of your finished product to include in your blog post.
• Include a link to the original recipe as well as a link to your Pinterest pin of the recipe or project somewhere in your blog post.  
• Include a link somewhere on your blog post to my blog so your readers can know where to find the other Pinspiration in the Kitchen posts in the link-up.  (Psssst.... you can now grab my button on the sidebar to the left! :) Just copy & paste the code into HTML in your blog post.)
• Come back to my blog and link up your Pinspired post to mine! :)  

That's it!  

Hopefully this has inspired some of us to start trying out some of the recipes we have been so happily pinning away. ;)  I also hope that we will all find some new pins to repin and some new Pinterest accounts to start following.  

Ready?  Now link up below! :)

Pinspiration in the Kitchen- Banana Snacking Cake

My Pinspiration in the Kitchen post this week (and for the very first Pin & Link Up Friday!) is a Banana Snacking Cake recipe I found on myrecipes.com.  Click here for the recipe.

 I am always on the search for a good recipes to use my over ripe bananas in. I always seem to be left with at least 2 bananas that get soft and brown in every bunch that I buy.  A couple of months ago I wrote a Pinspiration in the Kitchen post about some amazing Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting (just in case you are looking for some more pinspiration for those over ripe bananas ;) ).  

This Banana Snacking Cake was delicious and moist.  It is more fluffy, less dense than a banana bread.  I served the cake with a healthy dollop of whipped cream and fresh raspberries I had leftover from my Framboise Raspberry Cup Cake baking adventure.

To see all my Pinspiration in the Kitchen posts, click here.

To go directly to this pin for repinning, click here.

Pinspiration in the Kitchen- Starting Pin & Link Up Fridays This Week!

As those of you who follow blog my know, I post a Pinspiration in the Kitchen post on my blog every Friday.  These posts are inspired by a recipe I have pinned on my Pinterest boards, decided to actually make that week, and that turned out successful.  (To see all my Pinspiration in the Kitchen posts, click here.)  


Now I would like to offer you the opportunity to share your Pinspired recipes with your readers and my readers too. :)  On the third Friday of every month starting with this coming Friday, July 20th, I will be hosting Pinspiration in the Kitchen Pin & Link Up Fridays.  What do you need to do to link up?

• Make, bake, grill, or create a recipe or kitchen project that you pinned to one of your Pinterest boards. (Yes, you have to have a Pinterest account to join the link up!)  
• Take photos of your finished product to include in your blog post.
• Include a link to the original recipe as well as a link to your Pinterest pin of the recipe or project somewhere in your blog post.  
• Include a link somewhere on your blog post to my blog so your readers can know where to find the other Pinspiration in the Kitchen posts in the link-up.  (Psssst.... you can now grab my button on the sidebar to the left! :) Just copy & paste the code into HTML in your blog post.)
• Come back to my blog on Friday, July 20th and link up your Pinspired post to mine! :)  

That's it!  

Hopefully this will inspire some of us to start trying out some of the recipes we have been so happily pinning away. ;)  I also hope that we will all find some new pins to repin and some new Pinterest accounts to start following.  

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or send me an email.  

Hope to see you all back here on Friday!