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Tomatillo: BLT
Not too long ago, I shared with you my new found love for Tomatillos. I may have also mentioned that I made a Tomatillo BTL that I was rather pleased with Well, the ingredients should be pretty...
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Making Swan
Kat of The Bobwhites was our August 2012 Daring Baker hostess who inspired us to have fun in creating pate a choux shapes, filled with crème patisserie or Chantilly cream. We were encouraged to...
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Choir Retreat Galette
Well….life is back to normal. School is in full swing and trying to make time for blogging isn’t quite as easy as I hoped it would be. But everything seems to be off to a good start. In addition to...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Making Empanadas
In case you weren’t aware, we are about a third of the way into “National Hispanic Heritage Month.” September 15th – October 15th, a short span of time in which over half a dozen Latin American...
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Decorating cookies without a steady hand
This past weekend I celebrated a birthday. And since I’ve been wanting to spend a little extra time working on decorating cookies, I thought my birthday might be a good time to gift myself a couple...
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Galletas: take 2
Ingredients: 1 cups of butter (2 sticks/ 8oz) 3/4 cup of superfine sugar 11/4 cups of all-purpose flour 1 cup almond flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Rainbow sprinkles (nonpareils) Yellow food...
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Apple Streusel Galette: Easier than apple pie????
My weekly produce boxes have been coming with their fair share of apples. Fuji mostly. So, I thought it might be nice to bake using what’s in season and what I had available to me at home. Although...
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Zucchini Cake worth trying
This past week I made not one, but two of these yummy zucchini cakes. The first one…..just to try it out and share with my co-workers. The second was for a baby shower. I found the recipe on David...
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Marta’s Baby Shower Cookies
Now what you see in this first picture is an example of not the best weather for decorating cookies with royal icing, or baking anything else that may be sensitive to humidity. While it doesn’t...
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Vanilla Brandy Alfajores
If you’re not familiar with Alfajores, they are a sandwich cookie filled with Dulce de Leche (a caramel made from sweetened condensed milk) and popular in South America. I consider myself to be a very...
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Raincoast Crisps – crackers with raisins, sunflower seeds, and rosemary
Sarah from All Our Fingers in the Pie was our February 2013 Daring Bakers’ host and she challenges us to use our creativity in making our own Crisp Flatbreads and Crackers! I started with the recipe...
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Brown (Butter) Cookies- brown butter, brown sugar, molasses
Sometimes I just want a cookie. Just one. Not two-three dozen. Sometimes all I have is 1 egg left over from the dozen. Sometimes I only have one stick of butter. Sometimes I eat one ounce of chocolate...
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Summer Snack #1: Garlicky Roasted Tomatoes
Ok Ok, maybe snacks should be quick. But hey!!!! it’s summer break and I’m in no rush……(deep breath of relief) More importantly If you lose patience, you can stop at just about any point on your...
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Empanada Dough: Cooking with leftovers
Mmmmm…..Empanadas…..made from leftovers! The two thing I like best about cooking with leftovers: The work’s already been started, cutting back on time and effort. Redemption!!! It you weren’t too...
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Summer Snack #3 Blackberry Ice Pops
When you’re blessed with lots and lots of fresh blackberries, it’s time to make blackberry ice pops!! ’cause you’ll need a lot more that just one. To make approximately 12 pops, use 4-5 cups wash them...
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