Glad to see so many of you agreed with me in the last post, and if you didn't that’s cool too. :) But one thing several people said, and I agree, is that sometimes being a good baker is a curse. You … [Read more...]
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…But with cocktails
I will admit that I am not one to hang out with women all that much. The vast majority of my female friends tend to fall on the tomboy side of life. So when Sex and the City came out years ago on HBO … [Read more...]
Wow, I’m such a food whore…
Yay! This weeks pick Caramel-Peanut-Topped Brownie Cake (chosen by Tammy of Wee Treats by Tammy) is one I have already made in the past. I actually planned on making it again since my hubby LOVED … [Read more...]
The Angel Made Me Do It….
April 30th I made a cake. I spent a good portion of my day on said cake. A GOOD portion. I made an Opera cake. It was rather a pain in the butt, I will not lie to you. So imagine my delight when I … [Read more...]
Bottoms up….
I do not hide my disdain for hot weather. So you can imagine how very unhappy I was this weekend when our outdoor thermometer read 92F. No, no, no. I pay extra money to live in a temperate climate … [Read more...]
Tuesday’s With Dorie….
So one of my Un-Midas victims was this carrot cake that we were making for Tuesday's With Dorie. Now you are looking at it and saying, doesn't look that bad. Well let me tell you, I went through a lot … [Read more...]
The Un-Midas Touch….
In hockey when you have bad streaks where you are not scoring(or as I call it...every time I play hockey) people want to get rid of the bad ju-ju. Hockey players are highly superstitious, as are a lot … [Read more...]
Passing Judgement….
There are very few times when I get judgmental in life. Having dessert in a restaurant is one of them. Oh I don't mean your mom and pop type place, I mean any place that actually has a pastry chef on … [Read more...]
Come On In…..
Are you ready to party? I hope so...and for your sake I hope you are wearing clothing with an expandable waist because there is sooo much food that we are all going to burst like pinatas! Not that I … [Read more...]
Southern Hospitality…
I have mentioned before how when I married a Southern gentleman I assumed I would have to do some Southern cooking. I bought many a Southern cookbook and many, many people upon hearing that I had … [Read more...]
Spring Cleaning…..
Left over puff pastry. Check. Leftover Diplomat cream. Check. Leftover peaches. Check. The need to clean out my refrigerator and my freezer had me come up with this tart. Other than feeling guilty … [Read more...]
Sticky Situation
These Pecan Brioche Sticky Buns are made with a rich brioche dough then baked in a sticky caramel pecan sauce that's sure to make your breakfast special. Well I feel so behind lately. The … [Read more...]
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* Indicates that more than 10 readers have made that item and gave positive feedback about them. Cookies White Chocolate Dried Cherry Cookies* Lemon Snickerdoodles Circus … [Read more...]
One down, and only something like 526 to go!
So the other day I decided to print out the very enormous list at the Traveler's Lunchbox , all 22 pages of it so far. I started going through and first marking things off that I had already … [Read more...]
Chocolate Hybrid
Since I made something that my husband wouldn't eat(peaches-n-cream) I had to find something to make him so that he would be happy too. I pulled out my the Pastry Queen cookbook since there was … [Read more...]
