July 2009

Spumoni Ice Cream Terrine

July 31, 2009 |

When I asked my Chief Culinary Consultant last week if he had any ideas for new ice cream flavors since I still had two more Fridays left for celebrating July’s National Ice Cream Month, he offered up quite a few great ones, but the one we both got excited about was spumoni. I haven’t had [...]

POLL: Video How-To Posts

July 30, 2009 |

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After all of the positive feedback I received on the How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing tutorial I did back in June, I have been taking notes on the suggestions many of you have sent me on future tutorials you’d like to see. How to make bread with yeast and how to cover cakes [...]

Eggplant Lasagna Tart with Parmesan-Basil Crust

July 28, 2009 |

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There seemed to be a perfect storm of savory Italian tart recipes that landed in my inbox within the last month. I first saw a Zucchini Lasagna Tart and then a Fresh Tomato Tart not too long after. I saved both and kept looking at them again and again. I will be the first to [...]

FoodBuzz 24,24,24: Could I Be the Next Food Network Star?

July 26, 2009 |

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This is the fifth season of the Food Network’s dive into reality TV as they search for the network’s next big star. The show airs on Sunday evenings and contestants ranging from seasoned chefs to stay-at-home moms compete in different cooking and TV challenges to try to win a place on The Food Network’s lineup. [...]

Butter Pecan Ice Cream

July 24, 2009 |

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I’m continuing my celebration of National Ice Cream Month with a flavor that most would consider a classic and is found on the menu of just about every ice cream stand in towns both large and small. Butter Pecan was never a flavor I chose over other classics such as vanilla, chocolate, or cookies and [...]

Vanilla & Brown Sugar Breakfast Polenta

July 23, 2009 |

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Growing up in an Italian family, it goes without saying that this was not the first time I had polenta. This was, however, the first time that I had it in a sweetened form. When I think about polenta I am immediately transported to my grandma’s dining room, her house crowded with people, and catching [...]

Anise-Almond Biscotti

July 21, 2009 |

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Biscotti are as familiar to me as chocolate chip cookies are to most children. Growing up in an Italian family and spending a lot of time at my grandma’s house, there was never a shortage of biscotti. Cookie jars at her house weren’t full of store-bought cookies or any type of homemade “American” varieties; no [...]

Tell me: Do you want this, or that?

July 20, 2009 |

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I am planning a minor facelift here at Brown Eyed Baker and am looking for input from my readers. No worries, the look of the site is pretty much going to stay the same – same logo, same color scheme, but I am hoping to do some upgrading around a number of technical glitches and [...]