From the monthly archives:

March 2008

The Perfect Party Cake

March 29, 2008 | 58 Comments | Email | Print

And perfect it was. This was no surprise, given that this is a Dorie Greenspan recipe. Thanks to Tuesdays With Dorie I have become a huge Dorie fan, and have found that all of her recipes are nothing short of foolproof. This month was hosted by Morven at Food Art and Random Thoughts and we [...]

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Cupcake Hero: Ambrosia Cupcakes

March 28, 2008 | 20 Comments | Email | Print

I’d first like to thank Laurie for still being my friend, as this is my first Cupcake Hero entry. I know, I’m a bad, bad friend. This month’s ingredient theme for Cupcake Hero was marshmallow. The very first thing that came to my mind was smores, and I’m pretty sure that was the first thing [...]

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Beef Burgundy, Crockpot Style

March 27, 2008 | 9 Comments | Email | Print

This was another hit from the Cooking Light Slow Cooker cookbook. I have made this dish twice now in a very short amount of time, and I really enjoy it. The meat becomes very tender and the sauce is extremely flavorful. The whole pearl onions and mushrooms both cook down and really taste wonderful. And [...]

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Caramel-Topped Flan

March 25, 2008 | 52 Comments | Email | Print

Confession #1: Before this week’s recipe, I had never had flan. Confession #2: After this week’s recipe, I officially do not like flan. Perhaps it is an acquired taste? I had heard rumors that there existed a love/hate relationship between most people and flan. I thought for sure I would love it. I love pudding, [...]

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Ode to the Golden Brioche Loaf

March 19, 2008 | 22 Comments | Email | Print

I can’t believe that I lived almost 28 years without eating a loaf of brioche. Okay, I didn’t actually eat an entire loaf, although I was tempted to. I have had brioche rolls before, but never the actual bread. I was seriously, seriously missing out. This brioche dough was a component of the Brioche Raisin [...]

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Brioche Raisin Snails

March 18, 2008 | 52 Comments | Email | Print

This week’s Tuesdays With Dorie recipe, Brioche Raisin Snails, was chosen by Peabody over at Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. At first I was a little intimidated by this recipe since it combined three different elements: brioche dough, pastry cream, and then the assembly of the actual snails. Sneaky, that Peabody is… she squeezed in three [...]

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Pot Roast in the Crock Pot

March 12, 2008 | 24 Comments | Email | Print

I absolutely adore my crock pot. I love being able to devote a small amount of time in the morning in order to have a hot, hearty, and delicious meal done and waiting when it’s time to sit down and eat. It’s genius, really. That being said, I don’t use it nearly enough. Last Christmas [...]

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Russian Grandmothers’ Apple Pie-Cake

March 11, 2008 | 58 Comments | Email | Print

This week’s Tuesdays With Dorie recipe, Russian Grandmothers’ Apple Pie-Cake, was chosen by Natalie over at Burned Bits. Thanks Natalie, for choosing such a wonderful recipe! Not that a fabulous Dorie recipe is anything of an anomaly; each and every one I have tried has been wonderful. This recipe is labeled as a “pie-cake” due [...]

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Royal Crown’s Tortano

March 8, 2008 | 30 Comments | Email | Print

I noticed a few weeks ago that a new food blogging group had formed – the Bread Baking Babes. They tackle a new type of bread each month and then blog about it and encourage readers to give it a shot within the following week to become a Bread Baking Buddy. The first month of [...]

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Tiramisu

March 5, 2008 | 49 Comments | Email | Print

Better late than never, right? After a power outage kept me from actually getting on my computer, I bring you… Tiramisu! A few months ago I came across a tiramisu recipe in the most recent Cook’s Illustrated issue, and I made sure to save it, knowing that someday I would try to redeem myself. That [...]

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