I am excited to share with you my first Daring Bakers entry. This group of bakers has grown to over 600 members and each month take on a new baking challenge. These different blog events have really challenged me to try things I normally will not consider and I can see my baking abilities improving. [...]
Breakfast Bars
March 27, 2008 By 1 Comment
I love granola bars, not the soft ones but ones that are crunchy and a mix of salty and sweet. Recently I purchased my first Nigella cookbook, Nigella Express. I saw these breakfast bars and immediately tried the recipe. I used a mixture of pumpkin and sunflower seeds, along with the peanuts. They came out [...]
Breakfast Parfaits
March 22, 2008 By 1 Comment
This morning, on a beautiful sunny California day, I wanted something light for breakfast. I ended up making a breakfast parfait from things left in my kitchen. I had strawberries and blackberries and used this yummy granola I buy at Zinc Cafe. Zinc Cafe is a local cafe and market in both Corona del Mar [...]
Ruby Red Grapefruit Sandwich Cookies
March 20, 2008 By 3 Comments
Browsing through cookbooks last weekend I discovered this recipe for Grapefruit Sandwich Cookies. I love grapefruit. Eating one for breakfast is always so refreshing. Recently I started exploring recipes that incorporate it. These cookies are light with a subtle hint of grapefruit. I added a twist by dipping some in white [...]
Brioche Raisin Snails
March 18, 2008 By 23 Comments
I confess I have had a fear of yeast breads. Reading the ingredients of this weeks Tuesdays with Dorie baking event my breath quickened, I was overwhelmed at the three pages of instructions. I was longing for someone to choose one of the shorter, quicker recipe. But then would it be a challenge? Peabody of [...]
Irish Soda Bread
March 17, 2008 By 3 Comments
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. I am part Irish and just started a food blog. Irish Soda Bread was a must. I saw a recipe by Julia Child and whipped it up while talking on the phone. Not a good idea. It had only 4 ingredients and seemed so easy. Then I opened the oven [...]
Oven Roasted French Fries
March 16, 2008 By 1 Comment
It is our one month anniversary here at Adventures in the Kitchen. It has been fun meeting so many nice people here in the world of food bloggers. Most people would serve cake at their anniversary party but when looking through some old magazines this week I came across a recipe in Bon Appetit that [...]
Mango Coconut Jasmine Rice
March 14, 2008 By 1 Comment
Something about turning our clocks forward, longer daylight and warm spring days made me go looking for summer recipes. Simple dishes that can be put together. Mango Coconut RIce is a dish I discovered a few years back and make often in the summer. This is a great side dish for any type of grilled [...]
New York Crumb Cake
March 12, 2008 By 2 Comments
When I was a little girl my mom would bake this coffee cake from the Bisquick box. Do you remember those? I loved the chunks of cinnamon sugar topping. I would count the minutes until it came out of the oven. On a cold, rainy Saturday morning nothing tasted better. I wish you could smell [...]
Butterscotch Budino with Caramel Sauce
March 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Earlier, I raved about Pizzeria Mozza, a great little restaurant in Los Angeles and what great food they have. Their signature dessert that everyone raves about is called Butterscotch Budino with Caramel Sauce. The first time I visited Mozza the waiter recommended it. I have made this two times at home. The recipe was featured [...]
