French Yule Log
The December 2008 Daring Bakers challenge featured a modern French holiday confection, the frozen yule log, consisting of layers of cake, ganache, creme brulee, feuillete crisp, and mousse under a shiny glaze. I went with…
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Thanksgiving 2008 Debriefing
A summary of our 2008 Thanksgiving dinner, from turkey to sides to dessert.
My New Star
A twist on the old standard pumpkin pie, this recipe infuses the filling with caramel and tops it with an optional almond streusel.
Bacon and Egg Salad
French and American variations on sturdy green salads with bacon and eggs, each with a very different flavor profile.
Yule (B)Logging, Part 1: Logrolling
The December 2007 Daring Bakers challenge featured a traditional yule log, or buche de noel, which is decorated to emulate an actual log. My version used a chocolate genoise, and chestnut and dark chocolate buttercreams.
Christmas Cookies, Part the Fifth: Sugar Cookies
Classic sugar cookies, made from scratch, are the perfect blank canvases for any decorations you like.
Christmas Cookies, Part the Fourth: Noodle Clusters
These candy-like cookies couldn't be easier to make: melted chocolate and butterscotch chips are stirred into crunchy nuts and chow mein noodles.
Christmas Cookies, Part the Third: Pecan Snowballs
No matter what you call them, these are one of my personal favorite holiday cookies. Don't inhale while you're eating one!
Christmas Cookies, Part the Second: Brownie Cookies
These are the most chocolaty chocolate cookies I've ever tasted, even more so when fresh from the oven.
Christmas Cookies, Part the First: Buckeyes
You don't have to be from Ohio to enjoy these chocolate-dipped peanut butter balls, though it might help in explaining the name's reference.
Ready, Set…
Classic chewy peanut butter cookies, perfect for an afternoon snack with a tall glass of milk.
Christmas Trip Recap
We made some lovely meals over the course of our trip to Colorado, including both old standbys and some new recipes on the menu. I didn’t write everything down, but here are a few mentionables:…
Thanksgiving Dinner 2006 Recap
An outline of our Thanksgiving meal for 2006, complete from mushroom bisque for lunch to pumpkin chiffon pie for dessert.
Boneless Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Swiss Chard and Feta
A butterflied and stuffed leg of lamb makes a visually impressive and succulent holiday roast.
Christmas Baking
Christmas baking 2006: Almond roca and toffee, chocolate korova wafers, chocolate PB pinwheels, coconut macaroons, molasses cookies, eggnog thumbprints, and caramel nut acorns.
Chocolate Oatmeal Sour Cream Cookies
Soft, cakey, and very homey cookies a bit reminiscent of unfilled whoopie pies.