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November 2007 - Posts
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Imagine the Photoshopping I could have done with this image. This commercial drives me nuts. I've seen about a billion times over the past week and a half, and each time, it irks me even more. Are they selling chocolate, or are they selling a sexual...
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It's that time again, folks: posting day for the Daring Bakers ! This month, our host, Tanna of My Kitchen in Half Cups , challenged us to make Tender Potato Bread from Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid's Home Baking: The Artful Mix of Flour &...
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Click here for this recipe. The NYT's Dining Section has a great article on perfecting mashed potatoes. It advises cooks to relax: perfect mashed potatoes are easy to make. Here are the article's pearls of wisdom: Buy potatoes from either local...
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Mmm, Cinnabon™. A few weeks ago, I got an invite from Lis -- did I want to join her and several other food bloggers in a live baking project? Um, yes! Lis purchased a "Top Secret" recipe for Cinnabon's™ cinnamon rolls to compare with the...
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Jam & Butter Thumbprints fresh from the oven. Below, you'll find some of my favorite recipes for the holiday season. I hope you not only find them delicious, but that in making them, you can take time to relax and enjoy the season with those to...
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Click here for photos and a discussion of making this recipe. Cinnamon and Sticky Buns (from Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice) Daring Bakers Challenge #10: September 2007 Host: Marce ( Pip in the City ) Days to Make: One (1) Active...
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Cinnamon rolls. Sticky buns. Click here for the recipe. I was so excited (and, um, nervous) about participating in my first Daring Bakers Challenge, I decided to cover it "live blogger" style. Of course, that doesn't really work when you...
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Here's to a lovely Thanksgiving and the start of another holiday season! I hope you have plenty of your favorite foods to enjoy, and even more friends and family to share them with. Read More...
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This butternut squash risotto an ideal dish for a cold, fall night. Like all good risottos, it's rich and creamy, with brimming with flavor from the chicken stock, white wine, and onion. The squash's flavor takes a backseat in this dish, but clearly...
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The very delicious Gianduja bar by Vosges. A few weeks ago, I picked up Mo's Bacon Bar by Vosges and posted a review . A few days later, I got an email from Paige, who works for the chocolatier, asking if I'd like some samples. Um, yes please...
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I just had another piece of this lovely cake and here's the thing: it's delicious, but it's supposed to be gingerbread, and it doesn't taste like gingerbread to me. This is Nigella Lawson's "Fresh Gingerbread with Lemon Icing"...
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When it comes to pumpkin desserts, they have to be well spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and/or clove for me to be over-the-moon for them. (I fell in love with masala chai at first sip because it reminded me of pumpkin pie.) So when pumpkin desserts...
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Before our Halloween/Dessert party, I asked the Daring Bakers for ideas. Peabody suggested I make Gingerbread Pumpkin Bars; she'd just made them with great success. So, I happily followed her suggestion, and she is so right: these are delicious! Spicy...
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Looking for Sammy "The Candy Man" Davis' influence on Retro Recipe Challenge #9? Check out Dolores' Chronicles in Culinary Curiosity for the sugar-soaked round-up! Want to participate in the next challenge? Visit Naomi's blog, Straight...
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