Posted in custard, french, gluten free, recipe comparisons, tuesdays with dorie on Sep 30th, 2008
I love Dorie’s creative recipes, but I tend to turn to Cooks Illustrated for classics. So when I saw that Mari had chosen crème brulee for TWD, my first thought was to compare the two. But I’ve already compared Dorie and CI’s recipes a couple times, so instead, I decided I would play with some [...]
Posted in appetizers, bread, cheese, daring bakers, dips, yeast bread on Sep 27th, 2008
This is the first Daring Baker recipe that has not only been from a cookbook I own, but was a recipe that I had planned to make soon anyway. Since football season started a few weeks ago, I’ve made Sunday into a snack day instead of serving an actual meal, which gives me a chance [...]
Posted in beef, gluten free on Sep 26th, 2008
I try not to participate in many blog events, since about a third of my entries are already committed to Tuesdays with Dorie and the Daring Bakers. But Elly’s Eat to the Beat is such a great idea, and I thought it could be a fun way to meld my favorite hobby with Dave’s, which [...]
Posted in breakfast, cake, dessert, fruit, tuesdays with dorie on Sep 23rd, 2008
Deb from Smitten Kitchen recently recommended the cake that Michelle chose for TWD this week, and since I’m a Smitten Kitchen junkie, I’d been wanting to make it since then. I didn’t even realize it was Dorie Greenspan’s recipe at first, so I was excited when I saw that it was the assigned recipe. Plus, [...]
Posted in breakfast, fruit, sandwiches on Sep 18th, 2008
Up until very recently, whenever someone mentioned Elvis’ favorite sandwich, I thought to myself “well, no wonder he died young!” Once I actually took a moment to consider it though, the sandwich really isn’t so bad. The basic Elvis sandwich is just bananas and peanut butter, fried like a classic grilled cheese. I’d say that [...]
Posted in chocolate, cookies, dessert, fruit, nuts, tuesdays with dorie on Sep 16th, 2008
Just about every week, I’m reminded of why I enjoy being a member of TWD so much. The Chocolate Chunkers Claudia chose this week are no exception. I am always impressed by Dorie’s creativity. That being said, Dorie and I do often differ on taste preferences. For example, what is with all the raisins? She [...]
Posted in favorites, gluten free, healthy, salad, soup, summer, vegetables, vegetarian on Sep 14th, 2008
While everyone else has been getting excited about fall, publishing recipes with pumpkin and apples and cranberries, I’ve been desperately holding on to summer. Not only do I just plain like being warm, but I didn’t get my fill of summer produce this year. I only ate corn on the cob one time – just [...]
Posted in breakfast, citrus, fruit, quick bread on Sep 12th, 2008
I haven’t made plain pancakes in a very long time. I guess, to me, it’s like eating bread – sure it’s good plain, but it’s so much better with Stuff. For pancakes, that Stuff mostly involves fruit. You could make lemon pancakes and put the blueberries right in them, but why not do something different [...]
Posted in chocolate, cookies, dessert, tuesdays with dorie on Sep 9th, 2008
The Whopper cookies that Rachel chose for TWD are such a fun idea, and I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a recipe like this from any other source. With cocoa and malted milk powder in the dough and chopped Whoppers and chocolate chips as mix-ins, this recipe is pure Dorie. It became clear to [...]
Posted in bread, pizza, seafood, vegetables, yeast bread on Sep 7th, 2008
I make pizza probably every other week, always on the weekend. About half of the time I make a traditional pizza with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. The other half varies – in the past few months, I’ve made shrimp scampi pizza, caramelized onion and Gruyere pizza, and spinach ricotta pizza. When I tell Dave [...]
