From the monthly archives:
Every once in awhile I come across something so significant that it transcends my main focus of the sweet and I have to say something about it. This is one of those times. Click to continue…
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I had a great plan for this recipe. I haven’t filled you in on some of my AWESOME Christmas presents, but I wanted to use one of these great, vintage, copper-colored, mini pans my Mom ebayed for me. One of these days I’ll get around to taking some pics and showing you what great taste my Mom has, that among the many other things I’ve been meaning to do for this blog! Mary Ann of Meet Me in the Kitchen chose Dorie’s Berry Surprise Cake and I wanted to make two cakes, one in the quaint little mold I had and another in a regular cake pan. Click to continue…
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Wow, Tuesdays With Dorie is one year old. It seems like it’s been around for ages. Although that’s about how long I’ve been baking so go figure! Looks like the grand dame herself chose this week’s treat. The French Pear Tart is courtesy of Dorie Greenspan and it’s a fine, fine tart if I may say so. Actually it was absolutely di-vine when it first came out of the oven. It was one of those taste experiences that reminds you of why the store bought stuff is c-r-a-p and why you keep baking. But alas, as with life, the peak of this tart is too short but more on that later.
As you may be sick of hearing, I don’t have a food processor. Necessity is not only the mother of invention but also learning new techniques in the kitchen! Guess what I learned how to do…blanch almonds! Click to continue…
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