Posted in afternoon tea, baked goods, recipes on Jun 13th, 2010
[updated 8/8/2010: edited, and now with photos!]
It took me a while to actually follow through on the comment from this post, but I finally made my own English muffins.
The dough for English muffins is softer and stickier than your usual bread dough. During the second rise, you form the muffins and let it rest on [...]
Posted in baked goods, recipes on Mar 28th, 2010
This is a delightfully light and fluffy cake with the pleasant taste of oranges and a hint of almonds. It’s also super-easy to make. I am slightly disappointed that it doesn’t have the consistency of baked polenta– it has more of a cornbread consistency, but lighter. I’m sure I could tweak the recipe to make [...]
Posted in Italian, baked goods, brunches, dinners, recipes, regional on Jan 23rd, 2010
This recipe was passed along to me by my sweetie Dragonia. It’s definitely not the sort of thing Jack and I usually eat around the House of Cards, but I was intrigued by the use of nutmeg in conjunction with bruschetta-like ingredients, and it made for a nice change-up. Depending on your own culinary history, [...]
Posted in appetizers, baked goods, recipes on Dec 21st, 2009
I had the urge to bake cookies for the holiday party at work, but was afraid other staff members would feel the same way and then there would be a glut of cookies. Not that I think that’s a bad thing, mind you, but in the interest of providing a more balanced set of foods [...]
Posted in baked goods, recipes on May 3rd, 2009
Lipby and I went to Florida this past winter to visit his parents. We arrived, coincidentally enough, during the Kumquat Festival, and we just had to go. We all took a shuttle bus into Dade City, and were treated to kumquats, whole and in various preparations. Lipz and I bought a huge box of meiwa [...]
Posted in baked goods, breakfasts, desserts on Feb 14th, 2009
It’s no secret: I like pie. So when my friend Tom suggested creating a new holiday, International Pie for Breakfast Day, I enthusiastically told him I’d be willing to participate.
I asked Lipby what his favorite pie is, and he said pecan. I found a lovely recipe on Epicurious for a Maple Pecan Pie. The maple [...]
Posted in baked goods, breakfasts, desserts, holiday on Feb 13th, 2009
“A holiday for the people,” say my friends, who have taken the world by storm in creating this day.
International Pie for Breakfast Day (or IP4B) will be celebrated on the second Saturday in February, which happens to be tomorrow. If you choose to celebrate (and I hope you will), please write a comment with a [...]
Posted in baked goods, recipes on Jan 26th, 2009
We had lots of bottles of beer leftover from our last get-together. Since I can’t really drink beer anymore (more on this later), I figured I’d try to cook with some of it.
I’ve made beer bread in the past. I don’t recommend using a dark beer like a stout or a porter, as the beer [...]
Posted in Christmas, afternoon tea, baked goods, recipes on Dec 23rd, 2008
I usually make cookies for the holidays. I don’t know why, but this year, I didn’t feel like making the multitudes that I usually do.
I saw photos of Pulla last year on Tastespotting, and thought to myself, “I’ll make those for next year.” So, I’m giving this Finnish bread to Lipby’s family this year instead [...]
Posted in baked goods, desserts on Dec 6th, 2008
Punschrulle- cookie of marzipan, chocolate, and liqueur
Cocosbulle- cocoa and coconut ball
Mazarin- shortcake crust with almond paste filling
Kex bars- chocolate wafer bars (one of my favorite kinds of chocolate- how did he know?)
Marabou Frukt & Mandel- fruit and nut chocolate bar (also one of my favorites)
Thanks again, Quelconque.
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