I admit I’ve neglected my blog. Between lots of visitors over the holidays and my realization that all that baking was having a really bad effect on the family’s collective waistlines I decided to take a little break. I have had a recent fascination with making bread, especially sourdough which I think I’m finally becoming […]
This is a simple way to use those wonderful fresh fruits. I had some excellent white peaches, soft and really juicy, and great raspberries recently so for a dinner with friends I made this wonderful tart. I did manage to destroy it on the trip over and ended up with a giant blob. It was […]
Since yesterday was National Cheesecake Day, and cheesecake is a big family favorite around here, another cheesecake it was. I had a big container of really nice dark cherries and of course, chocolate goes with anything so I had to throw some of that in. I used my favorite cheesecake recipe modified a little and […]
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 to use up. I’ve finally […]
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 of the way. First the […]
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, you can sign up to […]
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 have chocolate. I’ll be posting […]
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 and The New Tea Book […]
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 can find her beautifully photographed […]
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 was a new one for […]
