Naked Pecan Pie Cake
This is the perfect combination of cake and pie and ideal for a Thanksgiving dessert.
Cranberry Cookie Bars: what to do with that leftover cranberry sauce
I always have left over cranberry sauce and never know what to do with it. Due to my preference for sweets and distinct lack of interest in turkey (or any other kind) of sandwiches that only use a teaspoon or two at a time anyway, it is always a challenge …
The Daring Cooks' Challenge: Char Sui and Char Sui Bao (charred BBQ Pork plain and in buns)
Our Daring Cooks’ December 2011 hostess is Sara from Belly Rumbles! Sara chose awesome Char Sui Bao as our challenge, where we made the buns, Char Sui, and filling from scratch – delicious! This challenge was a resounding success receiving the highest award from the taste testers at each step …
The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap: Filled Sugar Cookies with Nutella, Maraschino Cherries and Honey Caramel
I have done lots of cookie swaps, but this was my first cyber exchange and it was great fun! Each participant made 3 dozen cookies and sent 1 dozen each to 3 other participants. Sponsored by Julie and Lindsay of thelittlekitchen.net and loveandoliveoil.com. In case you missed out or want more information, …
Chocolate Dipped Pecan and Cherry Cookies
These are wonderful holiday cookies and is one of five recipes chosen to be published in the Las Vegas Review Journal . Starting with a basic sugar cookie dough I added two of my favorites, pecans and cherries and of course for the rest of the family they had to …
Daring Cook's Challenge: Chicken Breasts with Tea and Lemon/Lime
Once again, the Daring Cooks choose a great project for us. Sarah from Simply Cooked was our November Daring Cooks’ hostess and she challenged us to create something truly unique in both taste and technique! We learned how to cook using tea with recipes from Tea Cookbook by Tonia George …
The Daring Bakers' Challenge: Povitica (really great nut swirl sweet bread)
This was another challenge I could totally appreciate – a great sweet bread with nuts, cinnamon and sugar swirled throughout! As a special bonus, this one is pretty good for a workout – lots of kneading and rolling but totally worth it. Thanks so much to Jenni of The Gingered Whisk where you …
The Daring Cook Challenge: Moo Shu Pork
The October Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Shelley of C Mom Cook and her sister Ruth of The Crafts of Mommyhood. They challenged us to bring a taste of the East into our home kitchens by making our own Moo Shu, including thin pancakes, stir fry and sauce. Once again this …
Bavarian Apple Cheese Cake Tart
I recently made this for a graduation dinner party for a friend who went back to college and completed her degree. I found the recipe at Food.Com and modified it slightly. You can get their recipe Bavarian Apple Cheese Cake Tart or here is my version. The crust is very …
Daring Bakers' Challenge: Nutella, chocolate, honey caramel, almond and blueberry croissant
This is a challenge I could really appreciate! Freshly baked croissants, using Julia Child’s recipe. What could be better? Although I love them I’ve never attempted these before and I have to admit it takes a while, mostly just waiting for them to rise though so the actual work wasn’t …