When I read that Barbara was hosting a LiveSTRONG with A Taste of Yellow 2008 event I knew I wanted to participate. She created the event last year to raise awareness and is fighting cancer herself. She is from Australia, my second most favorite place (after Italy of course). Last year 149 bloggers participated. I [...]
TWD: Fresh Orange Cream Tart
April 8, 2008 By 25 Comments
It is another Tuesday so you know what that means – another new challenge. For this week’s Tuesday with Dorie challenge Mary, from Starting from Scratch, gave you the choice of The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tarte or the Fresh Orange Cream Tart. I think we have established I like lemon, but I love orange equally! My [...]
TWD: Gooey Chocolate Cake
April 1, 2008 By 21 Comments
For this weeks Tuesdays with Dorie challenge, Leigh at Lemon Tartlet picked Gooey Chocolate Cake. After participating in several more complicated events, I breathed a sigh of relief at this one. I have served many molten cakes to my guests. So this weekend I put the ingredients together and gave it a try. I ran [...]
Daring Bakers: The Perfect Party Cake
March 30, 2008 By 20 Comments
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. [...]
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 [...]
Snickery Squares
March 4, 2008 By 16 Comments
So this is my first post with Tuesdays with Dorie. They are a group cooking their way through Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Kitchen to Yours cookbook. I had only recently heard about Dorie and was intrigued so I picked up the book and gave it a try. These are like homemade Snickers bars. I [...]
Triple Chocolate Brownies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
February 29, 2008 By 3 Comments
Today I am entering my very first foodie blog event – the Master Bake challenge. This is an event created by Nikki and this is the first month of the challenge. I am looking forward to meeting other food bloggers and see what they create. This months ingredient is cinnamon. Deciding to do this the [...]
