BAKING
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An easy way to make rich, delicious Nanaimo Bars from scratch!!
“I never met a chocolate I didn’t like.” Deanna Troi in Star Trek TNG The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca. Nanaimo Bars are a classic Canadian dessert created in none other than Nanaimo, British Colombia. In case you were wondering, it’s pronounced Nah-nye-Moh. These bars have 3 layers: a base containing graham crackers, cocoa, coconut and nuts, a middle custard layer, and a topping of chocolate. They are extremely rich and available almost everywhere across Canada.…
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MILLED NUT FLOUR MACARONS WITH DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE
“Memphis: Whatcha doin’ there, boy? Baby Mumble: [tap dancing] I’m happy, Pa!Memphis: Whatcha doin’ with your feet?Baby Mumble: [looks down] They’re happy, too!” Happy Feet, the movie Time to ring in the new year, and what better way to ring it in than with ‘FEET‘. Yes indeed, in our little macobssessed world, it’s still all about finding our feet! We’re down to our next MacAttack #3 at our other blog MacTweets. Jamie and I had rung out the theme and rules for the January 2010 challenge some time back. Can you hear the bells peeling? It’s time to RING OUT THE OLD, AND BRING IN THE NEW! Yes indeed, with…
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MILLED NUT FLOUR MACARONS WITH DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE
“Memphis: Whatcha doin’ there, boy? Baby Mumble: [tap dancing] I’m happy, Pa!Memphis: Whatcha doin’ with your feet?Baby Mumble: [looks down] They’re happy, too!” Happy Feet, the movie Time to ring in the new year, and what better way to ring it in than with ‘FEET‘. Yes indeed, in our little macobssessed world, it’s still all about finding our feet! We’re down to our next MacAttack #3 at our other blog MacTweets. Jamie and I had rung out the theme and rules for the January 2010 challenge some time back. Can you hear the bells peeling? It’s time to RING OUT THE OLD, AND BRING IN THE NEW! Yes indeed, with…
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Apple, Cranberry & Praline Cake… and Ten in 10!!
“One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” Thomas Fuller Here’s a fruity filled beginning to 2010, a year that’s already beginning to look good. The year that we just wrapped up was filled with goodness too, ever so satisfying. The high points being blogging with friends, Food Blogger Connect, Twitter and macarons! Who would have dreamt that life would change monumentally with a microapplication called Twitter?? I’ve made breakfast club pals, macaron pals, laundry club pals, dragon pals and even snail pals! Food blogging led to fabulous new friends, and some I was actually able to meet at the Food Blogger Connect! We exchanged gifts there, BIG…
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Indulgent & Delicious Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake … for my daughter!
“When you make a cake, you truly express your desire to please the people you love, and show them how much you care.” Roland Meisner Time flies, and how! It’s was the daughter’s 14th birthday and as busy as every 2nd January has been since the day she was born. We barely recover from the kids New Year eve excitement, and there it is, her big day staring us in the face. What cake are you making for me she religiously asks the day before? This year the situation was different. There was a huge power grid failure and our entire region was gripped with dense fog. My cake plans…
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Tempt You With Bitter Orange Marmalade? Why Ever Not??
“I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor.” D.H. Lawrence Marmalade : (n.) A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence. Another beautiful and wonderful tradition I follow is bitter marmalade making. A tradition which is about giving and not so much about getting. This is the time of the year that the tangerine tree is laden with fruit and calling my name. I have a tradition of making bitter…
