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Funny, I use currants in my couscous but not sweets. They look really good in your muffins though. I should try it next time.
Tuesdays with Dorie: Citrus Currant Sunshine Muffins
Thanks to Lauryn, from Bella Baker, for her pick of Citrus Currant Sunshine Muffins, found on page 7 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Click here for the recipe. Thanks, Lauryn, these muffins were so very very good! What's not to love about orange, l...
Your muffins look so nice and dense. I think the blueberries added too much liquid to mine. Lovely photos!
Tuesdays with Dorie: Great Grains Muffins
Thanks to Christine, from Happy Tummy, for her pick of Great Grains Muffins, found on pages 8-9 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. You can find this recipe here, or buy the book and you can have them all! Nancy and I are always looking for things we ca...
Your cookies are certainly nice and crackly! We were sweeted out for about a day, then we got over it. ::g::
Tuesdays with Dorie: Midnight Crackles
Thanks to Laurie and Jules, the Tuesdays with Dorie powers-that-be, for their 3rd Anniversary pick (yes, TWD is three years old now) of of Midnight Crackles, found on page 74 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. You can find the recipe here. Aren't they cute wit...
Yay, someone who was glad to make this recipe! I loved their light crunchiness. It sounds like you did too.
Thanks so much for baking along with me this week!
Tuesdays with Dorie: Translucent Maple Tuiles
Thanks to Hindy of Bubie's Little Baker for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Translucent Maple Tuiles, found on page 173 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. You can also find the recipe on Hindy's site here. I almost chose this recipe when it was my turn to choo...
That's a delicious looking slice of cheesecake! I'm putting this recipe on my holiday to-do list.
Tuesdays with Dorie: Hidden Berry Cream Cheese Torte
Thanks to The Powers That Be over at our main website for Tuesdays with Dorie our pick from Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook was free choice this week in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday. We could pick anything we wanted from the rewind list, i.e. recipes that...
That's a mini cake? It's gorgeous! The luscious toasty edging, the tiny perfect pieces of fruit - you did a great job.
French Fridays with Dorie: Marie-Helene's Apple Cake
The fourth recipe I made for French Fridays with Dorie, from Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table cookbook, was Marie-Helene's Apple Cake, found on pages 431-433. Ingredients include: flour, baking powder, salt, apples, eggs, sugar, rum, vanilla, and butter. This was an e...
I love the peanut butter/ chocolate combo in homemade treats. Store bought candy is just too sweet for me.
Yours look delicious!
Tuesdays with Dorie: Peanuttiest Blondies
Thanks to Nicole of Bakeologie for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Peanuttiest Blondies, found on page 119 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. You can also find the recipe on Nicole's site here. These treats were easy to put together, have peanuts and ch...
That slice of pie looks so tempting! We also liked the addition of lemon to the filling.
Tuesdays with Dorie: All-American All-Delicious Apple Pie
Thanks to Emily of Sandmuffin for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of All-American All-Delicious Apple Pie, found on pages 300-302 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. You can also find the recipe on Emily's site here. We are big fans of the apple pie around here. It h...
I will use less potatoes next time. But it was delicious. Love your photos!
French Fridays with Dorie – Hachis Parmentier
It was a bit crazy in the kitchen the day I made Hachis Parmentier. Vocabulary homework, spelling reviews, math problems, an upcoming social studies test, school picture orders (they want me to pay how much???), and I don’t remember what else was going on, but I felt like I was being pulled...
Lovely photos! You've summed up the whole process beautifully. I agree that holding the family back is usually the hardest step.
French Fridays with Dorie – Spicy Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup
I can’t begin to tell you how happy I was when I took a look at this recipe. Really. Actually, “happy” doesn’t begin to cover it. It’s happy plus…familiarity. Like seeing an old, very dear friend. This is our third week of French Fridays with Dorie, and while I loved the first two weeks, w...
Gorgeous tart and tartlets! A wonderful write-up. I'll stop by every week.
FFwD – Gerard’s Mustard Tart
My sister tasted a slice of the Gerard’s Mustard Tart the day after I’d made it, and she paused, mid-chew, and said it was the best thing she had ever eaten. I’m inclined to agree. The word “sublime” may have been used in our conversation. I decided to make both the carrot-leek version and...
Your minis look gorgeous with the little raisins.
Tuesdays with Dorie: Double Apple Bundt Cake(s)
Thanks to Lynne of Honey Muffin for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Double Apple Bundt Cake, found on pages 184-185 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. You can also find the recipe on Lynne's site here. Thanks Lynne, the cake was absolutely delicious! The cake ba...
Major Congrats on your 400th post! Celebrating with cheesecake sounds perfect.
Junior's Tiramisu Cheesecake, Dr. Death, DDR. and my 400th Post!
This is my 400th post! That's crazy!!! I had my wisdom teeth pulled this past Thursday. I hemmed and hawed, whined and moaned to coworkers. I was scared. I was convinced – convinced I tell you! – that I was going to wake up during the surgery and discover the evil oral surgeon perched over...
Awesome photo of those blondies. You can really see the chewy goodness inside.
Tuesdays with Dorie: Chewy Chunky Blondies
Thanks to Nicole of Cookies on Friday for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Chewy, Chunky Blondies, found on page 109 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Nicole has the recipe posted on her site here. Thanks, Nicole for a great pick, the guys loved the Blondies, defin...
Your cake looks lovely with the toasted coconut topping! I'm glad someone dutifully stepped up and enjoyed it. Have your tried using only half the bananas and adding lots of chocolate chips or nuts or whatever the family does like?
Tuesdays with Dorie: Lots of Ways Banana Cake
Thanks to Kimberly of Welcome to Only Creative Opportunities for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Lots of Ways Banana Cake, found on pages 204-205 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Kimberly has the recipe posted on her site here. We like bananas, we do, really, we...
Yours have a good brownie texture. Mine were just goo. But lots of fun to eat.
Tuesdays with Dorie: Brrr-ownies
Thanks to Karen of Welcome to Our Crazy Blessed Life for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Brrr-ownies, found on page 103 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Karen has the recipe posted on her site here. These brownies were a lot of fun because I got to chop up peppe...
I skipped the rum-soaking. It was still a delicious cake. Love yours with the strawberries!
Tuesdays with Dorie: Rum-Drenched Vanilla Cakes
Thanks to Wendy of Pink Stripes for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Rum-Drenched Vanilla Cakes, found on pages 226-227 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Wendy has the recipe posted on her site here. Thanks for a wonderful pick, Wendy, not only was it easy and quic...
Poor dear. Lost his bite of cake. I'm sure he made up for it. Glad you enjoyed. This recipe is definitely a keeper.
Tuesdays with Dorie: Dressy Chocolate Loafcake
Thanks to Amy of Amy Ruth Bakes for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Dressy Chocolate Loafcake, found on pages 286-287 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Amy has the recipe posted on her site here. I knew there wasn't a chance in the world when it came to Amy's tur...
I haven't had pineapple coconut ice cream in years. It would be terrific with this crust. Nicely done!
Tuesdays with Dorie: Banana Coconut Ice Cream Pie
Thanks to Spike of Spikebakes for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Banana Coconut Ice Cream Pie, found on page 350 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Spike has the recipe posted on her site today here. It was a hot day, and we enjoyed this dessert. The crust of c...
Great save turning it into strawberry shortcake! Mine were very nice the next day, but I only used half the liquid. Love your family photos!
MSC: Tres Leches Cupcakes
It's time for another cupcake adventure this month from the Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book. This one, Tres Leches Cupcakes, is found on pages 48-49 of the book, and was chosen by Lisa of Smiley's Sweets and Creations. We turned these cupcakes into Strawberry Shortcakes as I figured that...
Gorgeous! I had a whole bowlful. It was hard to resist.
TWD: Apple Apple Bread Pudding
I wasn't going to make this one this week - Jack and I had indulged way too much on our first trip down to Long Beach Island for the summer. To use the famous saying, I was like a fat kid in a candy store. And I often know when I shouldn't be eating something, but it's like I have an ange...
This is so exciting. You got to meet Dorie! Well done!
TWD: Rice Krispie Treat Chocolate Chip Cookies and I MET DORIE!
These chocolate chip cookies were great. Making these were interesting, as I was able to taste the real thing made by the original author the very same day. Hers were better. More on that later. I wanted to do something different with these cookies and I thought, "Why not Rice Krispie Treat ...
Your close up is perfect! I wonder if anyone would notice if I had a cookie for breakfast?
Tuesdays with Dorie: My Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Thanks to Kait of Kait's Plate for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of My Best Chocolate Chip Cookies, found on page 68 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Kait has the recipe posted on her site today. Not much to say about chocolate chip cookies as most everyone has be...
Stop! Too much dessert! I want some of all of them! Let's start with brownies.
TWD: Ooey-Gooey Brownies
Thanks to Tanya of Chocolatechic for picking this awesome pick this week: Rick Katz's brownies for Julia. Child that is. Yes, that Julia. I didn't do much to change this brownie recipe because it seemed perfect to me. I love recipes that use different ways to incorporate the ingredients: ...
Lovely variation! Raspberries and chocolate - well done.
TWD: Dark-Chocolate Mini Heart Cake Filled with Chocolate Covered Raspberries
I was really excited to see that Kristin of I'm Right About Everything chose Milk Chocolate Mini-Bundt Cakes for this week's TWD mainly for one reason: it gave me an excuse to by a new cake pan. Unfortunately, I am never able to stick to the plan when it comes to shopping for food, cookin...
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