Leg of lamb is a new cut of meat for our family. We have had various other forms of lamb especially from Dorie’s cookbooks but this was our first leg. We headed to Costco and found plenty of lamb, luckily we chose this dish at the right time as lamb is served with Easter dinner….
Author: Diane Zwang
Cinnamon-Raisin Bread
There is nothing like the smell of bread baking in the oven. We all looked forward to having fresh bread and this loaf did not disappoint. Dorie and others mentioned it was great as toast and we would agree. We have quite a few more bread recipes to complete in Baking with Dorie and we…
Beet Fennel Soup
This week’s selection is from Dorie’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. When this selection was chosen, I actually had beets and Persian cucumbers on hand. I wanted to try cold soup but it was a rainy day and my husband wanted hot soup. We love beets in our house usually with a salad and goat cheese. We…
Mocha-Almond Torte
This week’s selection comes from Dorie’s current book, Baking with Dorie. We were invited to our friends house for Passover dinner, I usually bring a dessert. This mocha almond torte was a welcome addition to the meal. Dorie’s version uses walnuts but my family does not like walnuts so I substituted for almonds which Dorie…
Lick-the-Pot Chocolate Pudding Pie
It looked perfect, it sliced perfect and it tasted perfect. I can’t think of anything we didn’t like about this chocolate pudding pie. I gleefully purchased the Biscoff cookies for the crust and according to my husband it was the best crust ever. There was a fair amount of chopping of chocolate and stiring of…
A Pantry and Fridge Salad
Let the substitutions begin… We are not smoked fish fans so I was glad to see the substitution of tuna and that is the fish we chose. Standing in the grocery store’s bean isle we were trying to figure out what white beans to choose when my husband said let’s just get garbanzo beans. So…
Carrot Muffins
I chose to make these carrot muffins due to the secret ingredient pomegranate molasses. I had recently purchased the molasses for another Dorie recipe and I was looking for other recipes to use it. This carrot muffin recipe is flavored with ground ginger, pomegranate molasses, vanilla, and orange zest. I added raisins as my dried…
Salmon Brandade
Brandade is a Provençal dish consisting of salt cod mixed into a puree with olive oil and milk, Dorie likens it to a shepherd’s Pie. This is a new dish for me and my family. There was much discussion in Trader Joe’s over the smoked salmon, my husband does not like smoke salmon. We ended up buying…
Swedish Fika Cake
Here is a dessert that is completely new to me, Swedish Fika Cake. The cake is baked in a spring form pan. I placed some parchment paper on the bottom of my pan and then buttered and floured the pan as directed. The cake base is a butter cake with nearly 2 sticks of butter….
White Wine-Poached Pears
Wine poached pears are a new dish for me, I have not made or ate this dish before. I purchased Bosc pears as those are my favorite. I managed to find a pot that I could fit 6 pears into but it was not easy. The poaching liquid was made of white wine, sugar, honey,…
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