From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Herbed-Baked Eggs

May 29, 2008 | 19 Comments | Email | Print

Yes, yes, I have joined yet another baking group. This one, Barefoot Bloggers, was started by Tara of Smells Like Home, and is devoted to cooking/baking Ina Garten recipes twice a month. I was drawn to this group for a few reasons: #1 – I could stand to focus on cooking for a change instead [...]

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Buttermilk Pancakes

May 26, 2008 | 12 Comments | Email | Print

My search for the perfect from-scratch pancake has eluded me for some time. Some of the recipes have been way too loaded with butter, and others have resulted in curdled butter when mixing together the melted butter, eggs, and buttermilk. At last, while watching the Food Network late one night, Alton Brown made buttermilk pancakes [...]

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Lighter Chicken Parmesan

May 24, 2008 | 10 Comments | Email | Print

Not too long ago, after I fell in love with Cook’s Illustrated magazine, I began recording the America’s Test Kitchen show on PBS. I have really enjoyed watching many of the recipes being made, picking up some tips and tricks along the way. An episode that I saved from a couple of months ago featured [...]

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Homemade Pita Bread

May 21, 2008 | 30 Comments | Email | Print

I love hummus and I try to keep a batch of it in the fridge so I can snack on it during the week with vegetables. I keep meaning to buy some pita bread to eat with the hummus, but the last two weeks I have forgotten. I thought about it again today and figured [...]

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Traditional Madeleines

May 19, 2008 | 37 Comments | Email | Print

This week’s recipe was chosen by Tara of Smells Like Home. I was so excited to see that Madeleines were chosen, as I have been wanting to try them for some time now. After a quick trip to Williams Sonoma to get my pan, I was all set to whip up these delicate, French tea [...]

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Chicken Fajita Enchiladas

May 18, 2008 | 11 Comments | Email | Print

I have seen enchiladas popping up on a number of blogs recently, and have never had them, so I decided to make them for dinner Friday night. I absolutely loved these – they (and any other variations I can think of) will be going into the “regular rotation”. How to make the enchiladas and recipes [...]

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Vanilla Cake + Chocolate Hazelnut Filling + Chocolate Frosting =

May 1, 2008 | 19 Comments | Email | Print

Happy Birthday to my sister, Lauren!! After I started taking my cake decorating classes, my sister asked if I would make (and decorate, of course) a cake for her birthday. Of course I said yes! Then she saw the drunk clown cake and demanded that a drunk clown grace the top of her cake. Haha, [...]

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