oh shoot

Do you ever see such beautiful food and such amazing food through such beautiful photography that you have to remind yourself to keep breathing. I had to prematurely walk myself through the he-he-hoos of over-excitement. The reason: the "O" cookbook. Oprah dear, you have hired some great individuals who have captured my . . . stomach.

Frankly, I'm not all that smitten with the pictures on the cover. I'm rather disappointed actually, but my heartrate sped up at the Biscuits Breads & Muffins, and by the time Desserts rolled around, I was counting up to ten and back to calm my troubled heart.

For instance:
~Bittersweet Chocolate Basil Tart with Honey Grapefruit sauce
or
~12 Layer Chocolate Cake
or
~Coconut Lane Cake
~Fig Galette
~Grown Up Milk and Cookies aka "a warm bittersweet chcolate souffle with a melted ganache center accompanied by a shot of glass of milk eau-de-vie."
and surprisingly
~Port-Glazed Figs with Walnuts and Stilton
~Chocolate Dipped Biscotti.
And some others:
~Banana-Pecan Honey Bread
~Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins
~Sour Cream Maple-Walnut Muffins

Quick Disclaimer:
I am at work, and I only had an egg+banana+half slice bread+an apple . . . so I'm a little more prone to physical reactions to good food than usual, but still.