September Challenge, Take 2
A second batch of cinnamon rolls using the recipe from the September 2007 Daring Bakers challenge.
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Buns in the Oven (Three Ways)
The September 2007 Daring Bakers challenge featured cinnamon rolls and sticky buns from The Bread Baker's Apprentice. I made both varieties, and capped everything off with the announcement of my pregnancy (another "bun in the…
The Purple Piewoman
A favorite childhood recipe for crayon-purple Concord grape pie with a simple sugary streusel.
A Mediocre Menu (and My Ultimate Comfort Food)
Noil's Noodles---a straight-up Americanized version of what was once a Thai noodle dish---may not be much to look at, but always hits the spot when I'm feeling low.
How to Use Up Sweet Potato Puree, Part 2
Julie vs. The Orange Blob, part 2. Sweet potato cinnamon rolls.
Milk Chocolate Caramel Tart
The August 2007 Daring Bakers challenge featured a milk-chocolate caramel tart, with creamy caramel hidden under a layer of fluffy mousse and a garnish of hard caramel scribbles.
No More Straying
Dorie Greenspan's chocolate chipsters, which baked up much thinner, crunchier, and flat-out butterier than we like.
Icy Olive Oil and Upside Down Apricots
An apricot-almond upside down cake with olive oil ice cream, both of which I found attractive but remarkably unpalatable. Good thing my husband enjoyed them!
Strawberry Mirror Cake: The Challenge
The July 2007 Daring Bakers challenge featured a strawberry mirror cake, layers of genoise buried in strawberry Bavarian cream and topped with a show-stopping strawberry gelatin mirror.
A Berry I Can Get Behind
Sweet local boysenberries are perfectly at home in these individual cobblers with a hint of coconut.
Harry Potter Day
Celebrating the release of the last Harry Potter book with some proper English scones.
The Banana Bread Aficionado
Our gold standard for banana bread, this loaf is studded with walnuts and scented simply with cinnamon and allspice.
Pop-pop-pop
A pile of pillowy popovers, easily whipped up with a blender and a muffin pan.
Now Bring Us Some Figgy…
Frozen yogurt flavored with fresh figs and honey is a perfect match-up for lacy oatmeal wafers, purportedly a favorite dessert of Norman Rockwell's.
SHF #32: Carrot Cake Cravings
This moist, spicy cake is filled with bits of carrot, apple, and hazelnut, and topped with a gooey honeyed cream cheese frosting.
Double-Pumpkin Muffins
The muffin recipe my husband always craves. It started out as an error in recipe adjustment, but the extra pumpkin makes incredibly moist muffins that require less oil than the original.
Breaking the Habit
Crumb cake and banana pancakes with hazelnut mascarpone cream are just the ticket for a leisurely anniversary breakfast (or insert your special occasion of choice).
Three Little Piggies
My first encounter with fresh porcini mushrooms ended in an Italian feast.
Making Up with Chocolate
For Valentine’s Day I made Jeremy a Meyer lemon tart with a chocolate-painted crust, from Suzanne Goin’s Sunday Suppers at Lucques. I had been planning it for some time, since we had just the right…
Cranberry Orange Scones
One weekend we were relaxing and happened to watch an episode of The Barefoot Contessa where Ina made a huge batch of cranberry orange scones for her husband. Jeremy commented about what a lucky guy…