You know those commercials with two people sitting around a table, racing to see which one eats the Oreo filling the fastest? That was me. And I was racing against myself. To eat all of the Oreo filling I could in one sitting. It was sad. Once, when I was studying abroad in London, I ate a...

Thanks to Em of The Repressed Pastry Chef for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Cran-Apple Crisp, found on pages 422 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. We are big fans of anything "crisp" around here, apple crisp being our favorite, so I was eager to try this recipe s...

Thanks to Pamela of Cookies with Boys for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick of Sugar-Topped Molasses Spice Cookies, found on pages 76-77 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Pamela bakes/cooks in a couple of different groups that I do and is also one of my favs on Twitter a...

Thanks to Erin of Prudence Pennywise for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick this week of Sweet Potato Biscuits, found on page 26 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Homemade bread products around here are always greatly appreciated. These are wonderfully flavored little...

Well, the Big Day is finally here: I got to be the one to select the TWD recipe for the week! In case you haven't been the one to choose a recipe yet, let me just say there is a lot of pressure going into this honor. First, you have to actually select a recipe that has yet to be chosen out ...

To be honest, I was skeptical about these. I didn't know what to expect, and they sort of sounded more like little turnovers or something rather than cookies. And they still seem like that to me. But I don't care. They're delicious, addictive little treats, and the portion I baked this afte...

Thanks to Jacque of Daisy Lane Cakes for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick this week of Cottage Cheese Pufflets, found on pages 148-149 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Cottage Cheese Pufflets are little squares of pastry dough (with the addition of cottage cheese...

These are the most precious lollipops in the history of the world, and I'll tell you why. Because it took me three hours to get them. Three hours. To get lollipop sticks. I'll explain. I saw this on Bakerella a few weeks back, so when Julie of Someone's in the Kitchen made the choice for Flaky...

Thanks to Julie of Someone's in the Kitchen for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick this week of Flaky Apple Turnovers, found on pages 316-317 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Julie and I comment back and forth each week on each other's blogs, so it is nice to get to b...

It's time for another cupcake adventure this month from the Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book. This month's pick went to a good internet blogging Twitter buddy, Tracey of Tracey's Culinary Adventures, who chose the Zucchini-Spice Cupcakes, found on page 44. Not only did Tracey chose the...

Thanks to Linda of Tender Crumb for her Tuesdays with Dorie pick this week of Creamiest Lime Cream Meringue Pie, found on pages 337-339 of Dorie Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Oh, yeah...this was heavenly! We had the choice of crusts, the guys voting for the graham...

It's another adventure...this time Betty of Eat My Cupcake decided she would bake her way through the Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book, wanted some company, so she put out a little feeler and I figured cupcakes would be a good thing to learn how to do well as there are ample opportunities for ...

This will be the shortest post in the history of Spork or Foon?. I am sure you are all thanking the gods right now. This bundt cake was good. I was not doing backflips over it, but the people at work were. The cake was finished in 1 day, between 4 people. That's a good sign. Someone at work...

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, from the cookbook Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan is Classic Banana Bundt Cake, is found on pages 190, and was chosen by Mary of The Food Librarian. If you would like to try the recipe before buying the book, click on Mary's site above a...

Recently, Jack and I got into a serious argument. He stated that Pistachio pudding is the best dessert on the face of the Earth. I told him that he was crazy, asking how he could like some thin, electric-green powdered box-dessert when he can have a cool and creamy, freshly churned ice cre...

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, from the cookbook Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan is Vanilla Ice Cream, is found on pages 428-429, and was chosen by Lynne of Cafe LynnyLu. If you would like to try the recipe before buying the book, click on Lynne's site above and...

You may be asking yourself, "What is a Blanc Manger". Well, dear readers, Dorie describes a Blanc Manger (pronounced blah-mahn-jay) as panna cotta's kissing cousin. Let me give you a little history about me and Panna Cotta, shall we? We used to never get along. When presented with the ...

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, from the cookbook Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan is Raspberry Blanc-Manger, is found on pages 398-399, and was chosen by Susan of Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy. If you would like to try the recipe before buying the book, click on S...

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, from the cookbook Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan is Brioche Plum Tart, can be found on pages 54-55, and was chosen by Denise of Chez Us. If you would like to try the recipe before buying the book, click on Denise's site above a...

Once again, I woke up at 5 am to complete my TWD post. TWD should stand for Teanna Waits ('til) Dawn (to complete her TWD assignments). But lo and behold, here is my tart. I made a few changes, but not many. First, I didn't include the walnuts or the jam. Second, I shaped the brioche ...

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, from the cookbook Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan is Tribute to Katharine Hepburn Brownies, can be found on pages 96-97, and was chosen by Lisa of Surviving Oz. If you would like to try the recipe before buying the book, click o...

I know what you are thinking. Those don't look like Dorie's Tribute to Katharine Hepburn Brownies, chosen by our logo contest winner Lisa of Surviving Oz (click for the recipe). I guess that must make these my Tribute to Katharine Hepburn Brownies. There are many adaptations of Katha...

Actually, it is Perfect Party Cake + 9, but this was just too easy. And really, it should have been Perfect Party Cake + 12, but I didn't have enough batter (and I made a double batch of batter). And after that failed, it was supposed to be Perfect Party Cake + 10, but I ate half a layer beca...

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, from the cookbook Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan is Perfect Party Cake, can be found on pages 250-252, and was chosen by Carol of Mix, Mix...Stir, Stir. If you would like to try the recipe before buying the book, click on Carol's...

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, from the cookbook Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan is Coconut-Roasted Pineapple Dacquoise, can be found on pages 293-295, and was chosen by Andrea of Andrea in the Kitchen. If you would like to try the recipe before buying the bo...