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Baking| STOLLEN PUDDING … a Daring Bakers Stollen in Bread Pudding
I stole the Stollen we made for Christmas with the Daring Bakers and baked it into a STOLLEN/BREAD PUDDING! Mmmm...just the perfect dessert for a cold wintry day, good to the last crust. Dried tart cherries, slivered almonds and a sifting of sugar dressed it up! Merry Christmas!
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A French Pastry Festival with Le Cordon Bleu. Also, Thermomix comes to India
A culinary extravaganza in India to coincide with the India visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and first lady Carla Bruni. A French Pastry Festival that celebrates France's rich cultural and gastronomic tradition, bringing it to the Indian subcontinent. Event - a Le Cordon Bleu Pastry Masterclass by LCB Chef Christian Faure MOF. Also, the exciting foray of Thermomix in India. they don't call it the BMW of the kitchen for nothing! A mean machine...one that I WANT!!
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NUTS about Alton Brown’s DOUGHNUTS …Yeastly tales with the Daring Bakers
Yeast doughnuts from Alton Brown's recipe for Daring Bakers...light, fluffy and addictive!
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Apple Pear Open Pie … come mingle with ‘Fruit in Baking’
Having your pie and eating it too? Yes, possible this time. An open apple-pear pie which has a single crust, and is delicious too. It's a smart way to cut back calories, and still have healthy pie! Dig in!!
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Baking | RUSTIC GARLIC LOAVES for World Bread Day – Dough from Mark Bittman
“Talk of joy: there may be things better than beef stew and baked potatoes and home-made bread—there may be.” David Grayson When you have friends who charm you into posting for World Bread Day in the most enticing manner, then how can you possibly escape? Got onto twitter after ages this evening to find Nics tweet about Pumpkin Bread for ‘World Bread Day’. Yikes, was it the 16th already? Dang, missed the date completely even though I had so many breads sitting waiting to get posted. Life has been a tizzy of late, and I am lagging behind! The transfer to WP has complicated time-lines even more, but a shove…
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{Daring Bakers} Decorated Sugar Cookies … these ones are for Rosie!
“Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness, and at the end of the day you don’t look at it and wish you had painted something different.” Author Unknown In Mandy’s words … “For you, it may be back to school; the start of Spring or Autumn/Fall depending where you are in the world; September could also be someone special’s birthday or even the beginning of your favourite sporting season. Whatever happens in your life in September, that’s what I’d like your cookies to be about.” The September 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mandy of “What…