“This is a 230-calorie snack you know. See? I’ve worked hard.” Fernando Vargas How often do you rant because you decide to make something that takes up hours of work, leaves you in throws of misery, & yet plants a BIG smile on your face afterwards? After so much of a sugar high, a savoury … Continue reading Chicken Mince Cocktail Samosas
“Light, refined, learned and noble, harmonious and orderly, clear and logical, the cooking of France is, in some strange manner, intimately linked to the genius of her greatest men.” Rouff Fresh from last month’s challenge where we made the absolutely delicious French Yule Log, the Daring Bakers are still on the French trail. This month’s … Continue reading Miles of Tuiles from The Daring Bakers
“You have to ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Strawberry season is setting in here. Yes, it’s winter & still quite cold, but this is when we begin to see strawberries entering the market. Steeply priced, but far too tempting to turn away from, I bought a box … Continue reading BALSAMIC STRAWBERRIES WITH WHIPPED MASCARPONE
“When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.” James M. Barrie Sorry I’ve been MIA for a short while. New year begins in a tizzy every year since she was born. The daughter arrived … Continue reading SHE TURNED 13 TODAY..how time flies by!!
“Much Virtue in Herbs, little in Men.” Benjamin Franklin Couldn’t resist adding that quote…sorry guys! …I’m beginning to have more fun in the kitchen. That bag of buckwheat flour has done me a world of good. It keeps beckoning to me from the shelf. Was back to Heidi @ 101 Cookbooks to drool over some … Continue reading HERB CREAM CHEESE CRACKERS…there’s more to buckwheat than meets the eye!!
With the holidays upon us, the wonderful & rapidly expanding group of Daring Bakers, after 2 months of going savoury, have brought sugar back to the party…& HOW!! This months challenge is a signature Caramel Cake courtesy Shuna Fish Lydon of Eggbeater.
