From the monthly archives:
This weeks pick of Coconut Butter Thins is from Jayne of The Barefoot Kitchen Witch whose post for said cookies is the kind that makes you want to have kids. Unfortunately I didn’t have the lime or the macadamia nuts (for the cookies not the kids). I think they would have probably turned out way better if I had used the proper ingredients and technique. As it stands, I did the best I could with the provisions on hand and the results were….meh. Click to continue…
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I actually had this done at the beginning of the month, but I didn’t get a chance to post it until now because of my war with technology. Enjoy… Click to continue…
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GOOD GRIEF! Hello all. I’m so sorry for the delay. The accursed state of my blog for the past month has been due to some mysterious issue that has yet remained a mystery despite being magically fixed with the latest version of code from DiyThemes. According to the Thesis theme creator, “your server is handling URL-based variables differently than pretty much everyone else’s server that I’ve ever encountered”…lucky me. Unfortunately this isn’t the first time that I’ve blighted with a rare problem that afflicts an astronomically limited number of the populous. The week-long eyes-glued-to-the-computer-screen bender I endured in an attempt to fix my blog produced a copious amount of stress that triggered a spondylitis episode that left me nearly bedridden for the last couple of weeks. Arthritis sucks. I’ve had it since I was 18, and let me tell you it isn’t any easier to deal with before your 65.
So, that’s the reason for the crazy delay in posting. Shesh, I’ve got to stop writing posts like this. I know prior to this last pause in posting I was finally feeling like I was getting into a groove, and almost caught up with where I wanted to be with the blog. Oh well. Sorry about that. If at first (or second, or third, or fourth, or…) you don’t succeed try, try again right?? 
But I digress, you came here to hear about this intriguing cake from Dorie that apparently is a staple in the repertoire of every family in France. This selection is brought to you by Liliana of My Cookbook Addiction. According to both Chocolate & Zucchini and Foodbeam, in France this is most likely the first cake that you are taught as a child. Click to continue…
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Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that my blog is having a problem (in case you haven’t noticed). What you are viewing is not supposed to be the norm for the blog. The font is incorrect as well as mini-me sized. I’m trying to work with my theme developer to fix the problem. If anyone is a tech guru, my blog is in fact supposed to be in Helvetica, and my post headers (of course) should be displayed in a larger point than the body. I have no idea why this is happening. Hopefully it will be resolved soon. Until then, (please) stay tuned…
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Thought I forgot about this week huh? Yeeeaaaah, so did I. Actually I kept getting side-tracked and for whatever reason my brain chained itself to the idea of making fondant as a pic for this post and I didn’t get around to doing that until yesterday. Better late than never right?!
Oh and if you’re interested in actually making your own fondant (as I did for this pic) check out this wonderful post from Joe Pastry on making your own. He was kind enough to include a link to a great recipe. Now all I need is a cake to cover. Click to continue…
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My first true visual disaster in a Daring Bakers challenge. Who knew that I could screw up a three ingredient recipe? What you see here is actually an illusion. I know, it looks pretty appetizing (at least I think so). However, I had to perform radical surgery to get the cake to look so appealing. Despite that fact, I am IN LOVE with the taste of my visually disastrous cake. I have to add that while I love the cake, the coconut ice cream (recipe below) and strawberries really put this dessert over the top.
The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE’s blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef. We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Wendy as the challenge.
While our hosts were kind enough to include two recipes for vanilla ice cream, we had the freedom to choose any flavor our little hearts desired. As luck would have it I just picked up Dessert FourPlay
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