by Aimee on October 21, 2008
It’s Tuesday again and we have another recipe that I probably would have never made on my own. I’m not sure if anyone else has this type of issue. I’ve noticed that when it comes to certain ingredients it’s hard for me to think outside the box. Apple = Pie. Raisins = Babka or Oatmeal Cookies. Peanut Butter = Sandwiches or Reese’s Cups. Pumpkin = Pie or Bread. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a fascist when it comes to baking. These equations are instinctive inclinations when I happen to think about certain ingredients. I do bake outside of my instinctual box. I just don’t think muffin immediately when I hear pumpkin. Don’t ask me why. Maybe some psychologist could do a study. Instead of fight or flight, it would be Pumpkin equals Pie or Muffin and what the answer says about humanity. HA! Click to continue…
Tagged as:
Pleasantly Surprising,
Pumpkin,
TWD
by Aimee on October 15, 2008
*Squee* Sorry, I was really excited to become part of this group. So this Tuesday was the Lenox Almond Biscotti. Truth be told, I’ve never been a big fan of biscotti. My mouth always felt like a bunch of shrapnel ripped through it after I ate one. I was pleasantly surprised with this recipe because these are crisp, but not so much so that they damage your mouth.
The recipe was one of the easiest that I’ve tried. The only thing that caused some confusion (and not just for me, others were perplexed as well) was the step when you “…this time standing them up like a marching band…” – this suggested to me that I had to figure out how to stand these things up vertically. I read through those posts on the Tuesdays With Dorie blog and discovered that you just flip the cookies upside down so the bottoms can get crispy. Click to continue…
Tagged as:
Pleasantly Surprising,
TWD
