July 30, 2008
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Melissa’s Orange-Hazelnut Extravaganza! I’m so excited to be posting my first Daring Bakers Challenge results. Our mission was to make Carol Walter’s Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream from the book Great Cakes. It took me days to figure out what
July 24, 2008
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I’m so glad I’m friends with Tannya. I have a lot of kitchen gadgets, but if there is something truly weird and obscure that I want to use, I know Tannya will have it. Like this crazy dim sum steamer.Where
July 21, 2008
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I have inherited many things from my mom–my love of gossip magazines, my late-night TV-watching habits, and best of all, my appetite for dough. I love to eat bread dough, pizza dough, cookie dough, pecan-ring dough–in short, any type of
July 18, 2008
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This is delicious served with a fresh salad and hot french bread. I used broccoli, carrots, and peas because that’s what I had on hand, but it would be equally good with zucchini, asparagus, squash, etc. Creamy Garden Pasta1 lb.
July 15, 2008
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I had quite a bit of homemade hazelnut praline paste left over from a recent project and could not figure out what to do with it. And I had book club coming up and wanted to make a fun dessert
July 8, 2008
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After a whole week of eating heavy holiday foods, I wanted something that felt lighter. These pizzas were quick, easy, and tasted like summer. Magnifico! Pesto Pizzas Dough:1 cup warm water2 1/2 tsp yeast3 1/4 cups flour1 tsp salt1 tsp
July 8, 2008
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I wanted something sweet the other night, but didn’t want to fuss in the kitchen for hours. So, I whipped out a devil’s food cake mix and some Andes Mint baking chips I found at Walmart (even though I hate
July 4, 2008
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I love holidays because they give me a great excuse to put a lot of effort into the food I serve my family. No casseroles. No boxed-mixes. Just lots of time in the kitchen without anyone wondering “Why all the
July 3, 2008
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Not in a million years did I think I’d get tagged! Bunny from Bunny’s Warm Oven tagged me. Here are the rules: #1. Link to the person who tagged you. #2. Post the rules on your blog. #3. Write six
June 27, 2008
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Sorry to anyone actually checking this blog. I just started it today, so there’s isn’t anything interesting on it…yet. But, I did take this rather nice picture (if I do say so myself) of some bread my husband made a
