The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake. Since the recipe conveniently makes enough for two coffee cakes, I made a sweet (lime cream and toasted coconut) and savory (pizza of […]
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Photo recipe for German Pancake (Dutch Baby) with fresh blueberry sauce
What could be better than fried stuffed mashed potatoes – even a picky eater like me can appreciate that. For this month’s Daring Cook’s Challenge, Kathlyn of Bake Like a Ninja was our Daring Cooks’ March 2011 hostess. Kathlyn challenges us to make two classic Peruvian dishes: Ceviche de Pescado from “Peruvian Cooking – Basic […]
I love lime, even more than lemon and use it often. This recipe is kind of a cross between lime curd and key lime pie filling. It is essentially a lime custard but with lots of butter and whipped up until it is creamy, inspired by a recipe for Lemon Cream from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking […]
So far I’ve been dismal in my attempts to be more healthy but today I made progress and it wasn’t even painful. Don’t worry, I’m not up to tofu yet and my “no carb left behind” lifestyle will surely take time to reform but I’m making baby steps. These muffins are really good and […]
Well, the year has gone by and my healthy eating plan has once again been a dismal failure but I did recently try a recipe that passed both the healthy and good test. For someone who absolutely loves pasta, especially with a rich cheese and cream sauce, it’s a hard sell to get me to […]
My Valentine has gotten used to being the test dummy, not being able to eat until the pictures are done, having holiday meals on days other than the holiday and best of all, cleaning up my endless messes, all with good humor and little whining so I was quite happy that this meal got the […]
Photo recipe for Cook’s Country Recipe for Tunnel of Fudge cake
It’s World Nutella Day sponsored by Ms Adventures in Italy, Bleeding Espresso, and World Nutella Day – there really is a day for everything! In honor of Nutella, here is my nutella brownie recipe. My daughter is also away at college and since she didn’t come home for spring break this year she was feeling […]