I seem to be all about the baking challenges this month! Lindsay, from Love and Olive Oil, is doing a Kitchen Challenge. This is her way of tackling recipes that are intimidating, and she is starting with homemade croissants. Croissants are made from a laminated yeast dough. The dough is rolled out and a thin block of …
Mardi Gras is fast approaching (February 12th), so in order to celebrate, I made a King Cake! “In the United States, Carnival is traditionally observed in the Southeastern region of the country, particularly in New Orleans, Mobile, AL, other towns and cities of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, on the southeast Texas island of Galveston, and Louisiana. In this region, the king …
Last month I made candied orange peels for the first time, and I used some of them in my Orange Chocolate Panettone. The rest of the orange peels, I dipped in dark chocolate (you know, because everything tastes better with chocolate!). I mentioned the other day that I am trying to clean out my pantry by …
There seems to be a phrase that I keep repeating on this blog. “I have never had…”!!! I like repeating myself! I have never had biscotti. I don’t drink coffee or tea, so maybe that’s why I have never tried biscotti. Regardless, it comes in about as many flavor combinations as cookies, so I thought …
Our 2 secret ingredients for the Improv challenge this month are Peas and Carrots. My first reaction was Yuck! I don’t like peas or cooked carrots, so I really wasn’t looking forward to the challenge. I had an idea to make carrot cake cut-out sugar cookies, decorated like peas and carrots. However, no one else was as …
If I asked you to name me 10 flavors of ice cream, would cinnamon be on your list? No? Well, it should be! I’ve made cinnamon ice cream in the past (before blogging), and while it was ok, I wasn’t impressed. I decided to make it again, and added candied pecans to it. Now I …
Ice Cream Sunday: Cinnamon with Candied Pecan Ice Cream Read More »
Earlier this morning, I posted a recipe for World Peace Cookies. Not only did I enjoy eating them, but I shared them with 3 other bloggers. I signed up to be a part of this years Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap! Lindsay from Love & Olive Oil, and Julie from The Little Kitchen, organized this wonderful event. And …
The other day I applied to join a new group. It is called the Improv Cooking Challenge, and each month participants are assigned 2 ingredients to use in any way they wish (sweet or savory). Well, I was accepted! I was talking to Nick about this group and that I would be starting it next month, …
Improv Challenge: Banana Bread Cookies with Streusel Topping Read More »
I like cheesecake, but it isn’t my favorite thing to bake. I haven’t been able to be consistent in not getting cracks in cheesecakes. A water bath works for one, but doesn’t work the next time (that sort of thing!). I’m not giving up though! However, the other day when I was looking at some …
For all of the desserts that I have been making this month, I thought I would go a little healthier with this food holiday. I decided to make Maple Granola. Nick and I like eating granola with our yogurt, and while I like the brand that we buy (Bear Naked), I have always wanted to …