They say that puppies and babies are made cute so that you don't want to kill them when they drive you insane (though I have seen some ugly babies in my time so I am not sure how true that is :P ). I must say that as a dog owner, it was a lot easier to forgive my dog for throwing up grass on my $1500 chair (that I saved for over a year for) which stained it permanently, when she looked up at me with those sad little cocker spaniel eyes. Those woeful eyes have saved my puppy many a time from having to take a long walk off a short plank. In the cooking world there are recipes that drive us insane but in the end they were worth it. This recipe is a case in point. The first time I made it many, many swear words were spewed from my mouth. You see, this is a very easy recipe....until you have to assemble it in the pan. First you lay down the caramel and pecans...and then spread thick batter over that. Umm, that doesn't work all that well. Then you top that with streusel (that was easy). But … [Read more...]