From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Fluted Polenta Ricotta Cake

April 29, 2008 | 18 Comments | Email | Print

This week’s recipe selection comes to us from Caitlin over at Engineer Baker. I have to be completely honest – at first glance, this recipe didn’t seem all that appealing to me, but my mom and grandma thought it sounded fantastic, so I decided to make it and give it to them to enjoy. As [...]

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Daring Bakers: Cheesecake Truffles

April 27, 2008 | 41 Comments | Email | Print

And squares. I love cheesecake. It’s my favorite dessert, and I will eat it in just about any form. Rolled in a ball and dipped in chocolate? Bring ‘em on! More about the challenge, and the recipe, after the break…

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Wilton Course 1, Class 4

April 24, 2008 | 17 Comments | Email | Print

I “graduated” last night from Wilton Course 1: Discover Cake Decorating. I had so much fun with this class, and was very pleased with my final cake: When we learned “THE ROSE” last week in class, I was awful. I couldn’t remember which way to hold the tip or spin the flower nail and as [...]

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LiveSTRONG with Cheddar Corn Chowder

April 21, 2008 | 17 Comments | Email | Print

When I saw that winoesandfoodies.com was hosting the LiveSTRONG blogging event, I knew immediately that I wanted to participate. The only problem was trying to figure out what I wanted to make that was yellow! This blogging event is something a little extra special in the blogging community and was created to remember how cancer [...]

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Wilton Course 1, Class 3

April 17, 2008 | 16 Comments | Email | Print

Ahh, the clown cake. I realize that I have great difficulty keep my tip straight up and down and as a result, my clown looks a little drunk. HA. My cake is kind of a mish mash of all the different techniques we learned last night – of course the clown, two different types of [...]

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Homemade Marshmallows

April 15, 2008 | 41 Comments | Email | Print

This week’s Tuesdays With Dorie recipe was chosen by Judy over at Judy’s Gross Eats. She chose homemade marshmallows, which were surprisingly quick and easy to make! I had just caught a segment on the Martha Stewart Show not too long ago on which they were making homemade marshmallows. It didn’t seem all that hard, [...]

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Wilton Course I, Class 2

April 10, 2008 | 20 Comments | Email | Print

For our second class we were to bring in a baked cake (either one high layer or two separate layers), a filling, a ton of icing, and all of our tools. We started out by learning and practicing stars, curved lines, tight zigzags, and writing in print and cursive. After we got warmed up we [...]

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Fresh Orange Cream Tart

April 8, 2008 | 31 Comments | Email | Print

My first tart, hooray! I am in awe of the beauty of the fluted buttery crust! This week’s Tuesday With Dorie recipe was chosen by Mary of Starting From Scratch. Her choice was The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart; however, with so many people not necessarily having a taste for lemons, we were given [...]

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Gooey Chocolate Cakes

April 1, 2008 | 35 Comments | Email | Print

Wow, another successful Dorie recipe (not that I am the least bit surprised). I was treated to two in one week, with the Daring Baker’s Perfect Party Cake earlier in the week, and these Gooey Chocolate Cakes for dessert on Sunday. Thanks to Leigh of Lemon Tartlet for choosing such a fabulous recipe! I scaled [...]

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