French Gougères
My mother sent me this recipe the other day. These cheese puffs are a popular French hors d'oeuvre and a specialty of the Burgundy region of France. They're typically made…
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September 22, 2010
Ultimate Banana Bread
This recipe comes from the August 2010 issue of Cooks Illustrated. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy reading the magazine? One recipe is better than the next. I typically…
July 6, 2010
Shortbread Cookies
I made these cookies for a PTA meeting the other night and they were a big hit. The shortbread recipe is nice and easy. I'm always amazed that shortbread cookies…
May 13, 2010
Sugar-Crusted Popovers
You dip anything in sugar and you've got my attention. I've been looking at a couple of popover recipes lately, and I actually made one the other night with my…
March 14, 2010
Parmesan Cheese Crackers
Mark Bittman is one of my favorite chefs. I love his no-nonsense approach and his very simple recipes. I made these crackers in about 20 minutes the other day. It…
February 2, 2010
Classic Dinner Rolls
Once I started to make no-knead bread and cream biscuits, I decided to get more adventurous in my bread making. I felt that with a little patience, yeast might actually…
January 14, 2010
Krumkake
Ever since Thanksgiving, things have been a whirlwind around here and consequently I haven't posted in a while. In addition, I also made a bunch of recipes that weren't worthy…
December 16, 2009
No Knead Bread
After so many miserable failures with yeast, I was ready to completely throw in the towel until I decided to give it one last shot using this recipe. The recipe …
November 20, 2009
Cream Biscuits and a Giveaway!
I LOVE biscuits. I love almost any bread product, but I haven't had much luck making them because most of them require yeast which I always have trouble with, or…
November 13, 2009