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DARING BAKERS SING NA-nye-MOH … Nanaimo Bars!!
“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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Orange Patisserie Tartlets with Candied Tangerines … A Hand For Haiti
“We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” Native American Proverb My days of orange seem neverending! Orange seems to be colouring my world with its refreshing colour and fragrance! I made these delectable little pastry tartlets a while ago when the tangerine season began. I had left over tangerines from making this fantastic Bitter Orange Marmalade, and the idea for the tartlets and candied tangerines was inspired by a post I saw at Helen’s @ Tartlette. The picture remained in my mind for long. Fortunately with left over tangerines on one particular day, I also had left-over egg yolks! From where? Where else? No prizes for guessing…
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BURGER-a-la-FALAFEL …. Chickpea Delight!
“The first wealth is health” Ralph Waldo Emerson Sitting here the other day I was thinking of what to make over the weekend. Having just signed up for Ten in 10 for eating healthy (read more vegetarian food), my foodie resolutions hung like a sword over my head. Have to look for more fun vegetarian options to feed the kids, the question was how to make it fun and healthy. I was thinking pita bread and falafel, but the kids were thinking burgers! Decided to meet half way through, and thought of falafel burgers. Hmmm, tweeted out sweet and affable Beth, a lady whose first love seems to be chickpeas,…
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Gâteau à l’Orange … Orange you glad I made this?
“Orange is the happiest color.” Frank Sinatra Tweeting always has sweet surprises on the deck! The wonderful and talented SaffronBerry girl, found this orange cake when the Persian in her became obesessed about finding an orange cake recipe. As she said, “You’ll know we’re a bit obsessive and weird about our citrus fruit. We hoard it, display it, eat it, drink it, preserve it, dry it, cook it, and I’m sure we’d bake it too if there were a tradition like that of Western baking in Iran, heck we’d probably wear oranges and lemons if we could find a way to.“ I absolutely adored the way she summed up her…
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DRIED CRANBERRY & WALNUT BREAD from Ottolenghi for BBD, with Roasted Bell Pepper Pasta
“Bread is the warmest, kindest of all words. Write it always with a capital letter, like your own name.”…from a café sign Bread Baking Day #26, Bread For a Birthday Party Yay…finally managed to bake bread. No mean task these days. We live in the so called millennium city, but have suffered unannounced power outages this winter from 4 hours to 6 hours daily, sometimes even more. It’s bad enough for a daily routine, but spells desperate times for the baker in me. But bread I had to bake for Jamie who is hosting Zorra of Kochtopf’s Bread Baking Day #26. Bake something special for Jamie’s special BBD theme –“Baking…
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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…
