From the monthly archives:

September 2007

September Daring Bakers: The Cinnamon Roll

September 30, 2007 | 24 Comments | Email | Print

This was my first challenge as a member of the Daring Bakers group and I was excited to tackle it! To be completely honest, I was overwhelmingly relieved that my first challenge appeared to be something I could handle without a lot of complicated steps that might intimidate me. We were provided with the recipes [...]

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Cornbread

September 23, 2007 | 5 Comments | Email | Print

Nothing goes better with a big bowl of chili than cornbread! This was my first attempt at making cornbread from scratch, and the result was incredible. I wouldn’t change a thing from this recipe – it developed a perfect crust and was warm and crumbly inside. All-Purpose Cornbread (Source: Cook’s Illustrated, Fall 2007) 1 1/2 [...]

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An Non-Traditional Take on Chili

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There are a million different versions of chili and most people have their tried and true favorite. I typically don’t like very spicy dishes, so this chili recipe that my mom passed along to me from another family member fits the bill for me. It’s warm, hearty and not too spicy (not spicy at all [...]

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Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 22, 2007 | 6 Comments | Email | Print

I have been eating a lot of oatmeal with apples and raisins for breakfast in the mornings and as a result, I’ve been craving oatmeal raisin cookies. I haven’t made these in years, and to be quite honest, the last couple of times that I made them they didn’t turn out all that great. I [...]

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The BEST Brownies?

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You bet they are! Hershey’s struck a home run with their Perfectly Chocolate Cake, and I am again impressed with their famed brownie recipe. This was actually the second time I have made this recipe, but they disappeared so fast the first time that I didn’t get a chance to take a picture! I admittedly [...]

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Beef Mushroom Barley Soup

September 18, 2007 | 11 Comments | Email | Print

The weekly soup continues with a recipe for Beef Mushroom Barley soup, adapted from Elly. I couldn’t believe how fabulous this soup turned out. The flavor was amazing, the meat perfectly tender and it was amazingly easy to put together. This rivals homemade wedding soup as my current favorite – it was THAT good! It [...]

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Chocolate Rum Cheesecake

September 6, 2007 | 10 Comments | Email | Print

My first inclination when thinking about the type of dessert to make for our classic Italian dinner was a cheesecake. I couldn’t decide between a plain cheesecake with a fruit topping, a filling of some sort, etc. My friend Amber was nice enough to remind me of a recipe she showed me a couple of [...]

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Fresh Baked Italian Bread

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What better to go with a hearty Italian dish like risotto, than a big crusty loaf of homemade Italian bread! I have made simple white breads in the past and had also tried my hand at a honey wheat bread, but this was my first attempt at a rustic-style bread. Many thanks to my friend [...]

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The Chocolate Chip Cookie

September 3, 2007 | 12 Comments | Email | Print

For the better part of my baking life (at least 10 years now) I have been haunted by the chocolate chip cookie. It’s the most simple of all baking recipes, yet I have struggled to find the perfect recipe and successfully make a cookie that didn’t turn into a rock within 5 minutes of coming [...]

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