These Grain and Seed Muffins went with me to work, I shared them with a meeting after the New Year. I guess my co-workers were not into healthy or they were still full from the holidays as only half disappeared. My husband and I enjoyed the rest. These wheat bran muffins are a bit on…
Author: Diane Zwang
Bruno’s New Year’s Waffles
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping to a better 2022. Bruno’s recipe has justified the purchase of the pizzzelle maker. These were delicious and a great recipe to start off the new year. I made the dough in advance as it needs to sit overnight. My husband the waffle expert was in charge of cooking them….
Cheese Puffers
From the Salty Side Up section of Baking with Dorie, we selected these Cheese Puffers. The picture in the book looks oh so yummy. Dorie describes these as a cross between a muffin and a popover. I don’t think we have ever had a popover before so this is a new one for us. I…
Everyday Christmas
I planned to make both my recipes from Everyday Dorie for Christmas dinner and a make-up too. The menu was; Spatchocked Chicken, Paper-Thin Roasted Potatoes and Maple-Syrup and Mustard Brussels Sprouts. It was a lot of cooking but it was oh so worth it. Luckily my husband likes to cook so he was a big…
Mokonuts’ Rye-Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Wow these were so good. Everyone loved them when I served them for dessert. I think these may be my husband’s favorite cookie, he ate two and wanted another. I think it is safe to say that I will be making these again. My husband seems to think that we have baked with rye flour…
Mulled Wine Jammers
Mulled Wine Jammers are perfect for any holiday cookie plater but this recipe requires planning ahead. I made all the components the night before baking; streusel topping, mulled wine and jam, French Vanilla Sable dough. This is a complex cookie with 3 layers of flavor. My jam-loving husband enjoyed these and I thought they were…
Apple Pandowdy
For this single-crust dessert, I decided to use a leaf cookie cutter. It is hard to see but I thought it was a cute addition to this fall dessert. I tried to keep some open space so the juices could evaporate since there was no thickener in this recipe. Mine did not brown much because…
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
I love all things squash and I was looking forward to having soup again. Roasting vegetables in the oven (butternut squash, onion, carrots and garlic) also makes it extra yummy. I made the full recipe knowing I would have enough for two meals. I have learned from experience that Dorie likes thin soups and since…
Pecan-Butterscotch Shortbreads
We have made quite a few shortbread recipes over the years. This one includes Scotch whisky, pecans and white chocolate. I made a half recipe since we are in the holiday season of baking. I used Kentucky Bourbon which is straight whiskey and I do not know the difference between the two. We enjoyed these…
Chicken and Winter Squash Tagine
Given all the spices that went into this dish we were expecting much more flavor. I think all the flavor went into the chicken broth and even though I put sauce all over my meal, it was still bland. The whole family was underwhelmed with this one. We made the whole recipe to have enough…
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