In an attempt to make November a little less frazzled for us, our fearless leaders at TWD are allowing us to present our weekly recipes out of order. This works for me as this week’s recipe is Dorie’s Chocolate Caramel Chestnut Cake. Not only is this cake rather labor-intensive to make, but it calls for chestnuts, which I detest. I suppose I could have used a different kind of nut, but frankly, I just didn’t have the energy this week. My shoulder is still frozen from making all those macarons and fillings for the DB challenge last week, and I couldn’t bear the thought of any more mixing and stirring, for a while at least! Instead, I decided to make Dorie’s more shoulder-friendly Cran-Apple Crisps. read more >>
Thursday, March 26, 2009 • 45 Comments
Last December, in a mad dash to beat the Christmas Rush, I stumbled upon an interesting new kiosk in one of our local malls. The kiosk was filled products from a company called See’s Candies.
See’s Candies???
Ahem……It goes without saying that I had to …
Friday, March 13, 2009 • 54 Comments
Whether you just stepped off a boat from Dublin or don’t have an ounce or Irish blood in you, you’ll most likely be doing some kind of celebrating when St. Patrick’s Day rolls around next week. I’m not much into the whole green beer thing, but I must confess …
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 • 138 Comments
Have you ever decided to tackle a complicated and time-consuming project and announced it to family and friends, only to be met with stares of wide-eyed horror and echoed strains of “Are you crazy or something!”? Well, that’s pretty much what happened when I shared my plans to make …
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 • 39 Comments
Everybody loves a good bargain, don’t they? My favorites are the “Buy One, Get One Free” deals. Sometimes, I’ll buy something that I don’t even need, just because I can’t resist the “BOGO”. Well, today, dear readers, you are getting two of Dorie’s terrific cookies …
Saturday, November 15, 2008 • 34 Comments
You know that we’re firmly entrenched in Autumn when almost every other recipe you see on the blogs contains some form of pumpkin, butternut or acorn squash. It’s inevitable. A myriad of orange-hued dishes abound, both sweet and savory. Pies, breads, cakes, soups, and …
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 • 50 Comments
There are two kinds of people in this world: cupcake people and muffin people. I happen to be a cupcake girl. It’s not that I don’t like muffins, because I do. I just like cupcakes more. Some might say cupcakes…..muffins….., they’re pretty much the same …
Monday, September 22, 2008 • 30 Comments
Today is the Autumnal Equinox. An equinox is “either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect.” For the rest of us, it’s one of two times each year when the Sun crosses the equator, and the day and night are the …
Saturday, March 22, 2008 • 32 Comments
Wecome to the fourth and final installment of Baking With Mom. In Part 1, I shared my recipe for Pizza Rustica, a rich and decadent eggy, cheesy and meaty deep dish pie. In Part 2, I gave you an easy peasy way to make Easter Bread using …
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 • 36 Comments
Whew! Here I am again with another Easter baking post. This is the third one this week - and it’s only Wednesday. With all of this baking, writing and photographing, I am starting to droop! I guess I’m a lot more like the turtle than the hare. …