Well a few weeks back I was at a dinner party at a friend's house. He invited me over and mentioned that he was going to be cooking the dinner. He also asked me to bring my glass baking dish...I rode my bike over early with the dish because I knew he would have to use it to cook the dinner. Well, I looked at the recipe, discussed it with him a bit (stuffed peppers) and realized that I would be … [Read more...]
A Farmers’ Market Breakfast
So I still haven't been baking much lately, but I thought I'd write about my trip to the Fayetteville Farmers' Market this morning. My last roommate and I had this tradition where we would wake up early on Saturday mornings, go to The Little Bread Company for breakfast (cappuccinos and muffins [me] or blueberry danish [Jessi]), then go to the farmers' market. We would walk around it a few times, … [Read more...]
German Chocolate Macaroons
Umm yeah that's right! I just made the best cake ever into a cookie!I don't mean to sound so one-note lately, but I can't get macaroons off my mind. I drastically changed the classic coconut macaroon into a German chocolate creation. I made the standard batter, used almond meal instead of flour, stirred in dark chocolate chips, and topped them with a pecan before popping them into the oven. Ooey … [Read more...]
Fail…
I just want to say, I have been baking this week, but it's been pretty much a failure. I've had a rough week and I think it has translated into my baking. I made some lemon-strawberry muffins but they didn't taste just right. They were okay...but not perfect. I also attempted macarons again and failed miserably (worse than round one!) so I didn't even take a picture. I will try again. I think the … [Read more...]
The Cake Stands Alone
I recently bought a new cookbook for three reasons:1. The picture of coconut macaroons is beautiful2. There is a recipe for cupcakes that uses Bailey's Irish Cream and Guinness beer... need I say more?3. Almost every cake in the book have no frostingI am a frosting girl to the core. I've always been the one who wants the corner piece of cake because it has more frosting, and I always scrape the … [Read more...]
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