From the monthly archives:

October 2007

October Daring Bakers: Bostini Cream Pie

October 29, 2007 | 42 Comments | Email | Print

Having successfully completed my first Daring Bakers challenge in September, I was eagerly awaiting my next; however, when the new challenge was announced for October, I was afraid… very afraid. Custard. The dreaded custard. I fear baked goods with eggs and have never attempted anything like a custard or pastry cream because I always feared [...]

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The Perfect Omelet

October 25, 2007 | 8 Comments | Email | Print

I saw a recent episode of Barefoot Contessa in which Ina made this recipe, and it looked absolutely delicious (as most of her recipes do!), so I bookmarked it. Since I was just cooking for myself tonight it was the perfect time for me to experiment with a not-so-healthy meal This was absolutely delicious and [...]

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Soft Pretzels: Part II

October 20, 2007 | 9 Comments | Email | Print

Ahh, the beloved soft pretzel. Before this past winter I didn’t realize that making them at home was so relatively easy. Sure, it takes some time with the rising and the baking soda bath, but each step is pretty simple and they are well worth it! The last time that I made homemade soft pretzels, [...]

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World Bread Day ’07 ~ Brown Sugar Raisin Bread

October 17, 2007 | 7 Comments | Email | Print

I am probably the last person that needs a reason to bake a loaf of bread, but since today, October 16th, is World Bread Day, I figured it was a perfect day to celebrate those carbs and try another bread recipe! Thank you to Zorra for hosting this event and giving us all a reason [...]

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Sweet Dinner Rolls

October 10, 2007 | 11 Comments | Email | Print

What goes better with a big bowl of warm beef stew, than a soft and sweet roll fresh from the oven? Since work was a little slower yesterday I took advantage of the extra time to make homemade rolls to go with our stew for dinner. While I have made yeast bread before, I had [...]

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Hearty Beef Stew

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Beef stew always reminds me of having fall and winter dinners at my Grandma’s. She would make a dish similar to this and I would always take as little meat and vegetables as possible and lots of juice so that I could soak it up with lots of bread! Stew is definitely a comfort food [...]

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Outrageous? Indeed!

October 9, 2007 | 13 Comments | Email | Print

There has been much ado surrounding Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies recipe on a number of cooking and baking forums that I frequent. Given my quest to master many different homemade brownie recipes I thought that this one warranted my undertaking. I should have known what I was getting myself into when I was mixing the [...]

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