This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie assignment was absolutely delicious. Or so I’ve heard, since I didn’t get to eat any of it. I shipped it off to the hospital, made someone else pay for it, and got to take pretty lil’ pictures of it. I can vouch for the caramel, since a fair amount of … Continue reading »
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To Dorie, with love
I forgot to post my Tuesdays with Dorie post this week, although it really doesn’t matter since I didn’t do the creme brulee. I don’t have any decent ramekins, my blowtorch is out of fuel because I have an unfortunate tendency to play with it when I’ve been drinking, which is frequently, and I was … Continue reading »
Sweet, honeyed goodness
Here is a picture of an apple buttermilk corn-cake I made two nights ago, covered in the maple-cinnamon mascarpone cream I made in the blender at the last minute. It is the only real food you will see in this post, and it was delicious alongside the creamy chicken and wild rice soup we had … Continue reading »
Parting is such sweet sorrow
Here is the beast of a cake I made for someone yesterday. It was, like, 8 inches tall. There were 8 layers of fudge cake, doused in Godiva chocolate liquer, slathered with raspberry preserves, and stacked. I made a batch of fudge with raspberry liquer and spread it on the cake while it was still … Continue reading »
That’s how I roll, bitches
As promised, here are the pictures of the cinnamon rolls that I had been daydreaming about forEVER and not produced. I ate one, felt guilty, ran 5 miles, then sent the rest with Chris to work. But I felt like it was worth it, even the running part. There is just something about a gooey, … Continue reading »
Hole-y Crap I’m Awesome
I’ve been working on this for some time now, and have yet to put any kind of plan into motion…until today. Ladies and gentlemen I bring to you *BOMbomBOMbomBOM* THE KRISTIE KREME One half accident, one half ugly, one half fattening, this little sucker is badass enough to be one and a half things. It’s … Continue reading »
August Daring Bakers Challenge
The time has come again to post the fruits of the loins that are my monthly challenge. No, this is not a euphemism for menstruation! It’s the August Daring Bakers Challenge! The challenge this month? Being challenged! Because our instruction was to make chocolate eclairs. Um…that’s not very hard. But lo! There was a lifting … Continue reading »
Berry Eeeenteresting
I’ve let you know previously that Texas-sized (I use the term disdainfully, which you can’t hear from typing, but know it’s there) containers of blueberries are available at the grocery store here. Well, I got another one the other day and started parading a series of blueberry-related treats around the house like a blueberry pimp … Continue reading »
Dorie Greenspan and the little tart.
First of all, it must be said that my brother, Erik, is in town *YAY*!! He and his girlfriend, Alissa, arrived yesterday afternoon from Colorado and will be here for a week. While I am celebrating having some familiar faces around, and while spending time with my brother is always hilarious and awesome, I have … Continue reading »
Pre-season cake
Look what I made! It’s for Chris’s grand rounds this week (the last time this quarter that I have to spend all Thursday night preparing food for 20 doctors so that they have adequate energy stores to pester my poor fiance with idiotic questions for an afternoon). I made him three GIANT calzones, chock full … Continue reading »