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So I am back from my business trip and it is another Tuesday with Dorie. This week Amanda from slow like honey selected Bill’s Big Carrot Cake. I have never understood carrot cake – I like my desserts veggie free but I was up for the challenge. The recipe was super easy to put together…
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…
I was so excited when I realized that the Ali of Divine Domesticity had listed my Malted Milk Chocolate Cheesecake on Blissfully Domestic. I am a new blogger – so the little things excite me. What can I say! It is a great site, especially if you are blissfully married so go check it out…
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 favorite…
Easter Candy was the ingredient for this month’s MasterBaker event. I know, Easter has come and gone. What can I say it has been busy at work! One of my favorite treats are the malted milk eggs. I finally decided that the Malted MIlk Cheesecake might recreate the flavor. I recruited my niece and nephews…
You may have noticed that I love lemons and am always drawn to recipes featuring lemons, especially Meyer Lemons. On my first visit to Italy I went down to Positano, this beautiful coastal town on the Amalfi Coast. Lemons are part of the region. Limoncello is from that region and in every restaurant lemons were…
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 out…
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….
I love granola breakfast 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: 130 Recipes for Good Food, Fast.. I saw these breakfast bars and immediately tried the recipe. I used a mixture of pumpkin and sunflower seeds,…
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…
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…
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…