Once again this month there was a great challenge. This time Husband, who isn’t much of a dessert person unless it is chocolate was very pleased with the Marquise and since both kids were home from college, there were plenty of takers as it made a lot. It looked a little daunting at first with […]
Category: Tested Recipes
Photo recipe for Strawberry/Vanilla Panna Cotta and Maraschino Cherry Panna Cotta.
The April 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Evelyne of the blog Cheap Ethnic Eatz. Evelyne chose to challenge everyone to make a maple mousse in an edible container. Prizes are being awarded to the most creative edible container and filling, so vote on your favorite from April 27th to May 27th at http://thedaringkitchen.com! […]
After seeing this on the weekly show, I was inspired by a recipe from America’s Test Kitchen Thai-Style Chicken with Basil. I simplified it a bit to use the items I had on hand and for my wimpy taste buds but I’m sure their version would be excellent as well. It turned out to be […]
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 […]
Photo recipe for Cook’s Country Recipe for Tunnel of Fudge cake
As promised, here is the second half of the Girlie Birthday Cupcakes – the chocolate/maraschino cherry cupcakes and minis. As I mentioned in Part I I modified and combined several recipes. For these, I used the Martha Stuart’s Strawberry Buttercream modified into Maraschino Cherry Buttercream and Sour Cream Chocolate Cupcakes from Betty Crocker. The minis […]
Since my kids are grown and away at school I don’t get the chance to practice my kid baking much anymore (although they do expect care packages). Fortunately, I have friends and family that let me borrow theirs, so today I’m making cupcakes for my friend’s four year old pink girlie girl […]
The January 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog accro. She chose to challenge everyone to make a Biscuit Joconde Imprime to wrap around an Entremets dessert. I chose to make two different ones, one with chocolate and peanut butter pastry cream and one with chocolate and orange pastry cream […]
I know I haven’t always been kind to some of Rachael’s recipes, but this is one of my favorites. I make it quite often and even follow the recipe You Won’t Be Single for Long Vodka Pasta Sauce pretty faithfully, which is quite unusual for me. The only change I make is to start with […]