This was one fine cookie indeed. Who would have thought of putting maple syrup in and on a chocolate chip cookie with bacon? Mary Dodd of course. My mother-in-law declared it the best cookie she ever ate. My husband, who sometimes complains there is too much chocolate, has been eagerly eating one every night. The…
Corn Toasties
Our recipe for Tuesdays with Dorie comes from her latest book Dorie’s Anytime Cakes. Dorie gives us several ways to make our Corn Toasties. I had planned to make muffins but my husband stepped in and made the cornbread in a skillet. This was a very good recipe, I think my husband would like to…
Candied Almond Tart
My almond loving husband was intrigued by this recipe. The crust is cookie dough-like made with confectioners’ sugar, salt, cinnamon, egg yolk, vanilla, a whopping 10 tablespoons of butter and flour. Per Dorie, the crust comes together like Play-Doh and is pressed into the tart pan. I used all the dough which seemed like a…
Tea and Honey Madeleines
We have made several madeleines over the years on Tuesdays with Dorie, this latest version comes from Baking with Dorie. This was an interesting recipe in which butter is melted and cooked with the tea of two tea bags. I cooked until the butter was browned. The recipe called for the zest of a clementine…
Berry Yogurt Cake
Our latest bake from Dorie’s Anytime Cakes is this Berry Yogurt Cake, the perfect summertime cake. I used fresh raspberries and blueberries as my fruit options. We were invited to a brunch and I decided to make this as my option. Since it was traveling I opted not to glaze it and top with extra…
Chocolate-Tipped Cream Puff Pocky Sticks
I remember when I discovered Pocky Sticks, the Japanese Chocolate-capped biscuits. Both of my sisters happened to have visited Japan in the 1980s and brought back some Pocky Sticks, they were a fun treat indeed. Dorie’s take on this Japanese treat is made with cream puff dough. Making the dough was pretty straightforward. I have…
Olive Oil Brownies
Aloha! I am back from my Hawaiian vacation, we went to the island of Kauai. We mostly stayed in our all-inclusive hotel and ate too much good food but I enjoyed a week of tropical flavors. Our last recipe of the month are these olive oil brownies. I read all your comments about dried fruit,…
Gemma Cakes
Aloha from Hawaii. I managed to bake these before we left for vacation but completing a blog post always seems to be the issue with me… Gemma Cakes are named after Dorie’s first granddaughter. I followed the recipe and included strawberries in mine. Since my husband did not want the white chocolate topping, I put…
Twist Bread
This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are baking bread. I am really starting to enjoy making bread and this loaf was no exception. This recipe is surprisingly easy despite its fancy appearance. Dorie’s picture tutorial on how to roll, cut, twist, braid and round into an 8-inch cake pan was very helpful. I will…
Apricot and Pistachio-Olive Oil Cake
Surprisingly I had all the ingredients for our latest assignment for Tuesday with Dorie. The recipe calls for apricot preserves but we had 3 jars of orange marmalade so I used that instead. I also left out the tea leaves since I only had bags which my husband called dust. I leaned forward on the…
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