I had to make a few changes for this one. I don’t have a slow-cooker so I used the oven method instead. Since I was serving this for our Hanukkah dinner, I didn’t want two potatoes so I left out the sweet potatoes (though I should have left them in for the leftovers). Got to…
Author: Diane Zwang
Raisin Bars
My husband’s two favorite food items are raisins and almonds. I think his head was going to explode with both ingredients in one cookie. I took the easy route and made the raisin filling and cookie dough the night before and then baked the next day. The chilled dough took a bit of time to…
Apple Custard Crisp
When I joined the group, only two desserts had been made so it was an easy catch-up for me. This was the remaining dessert I had not made. Now that it is fall and apples are in season I decided to make this warm and cozy dessert. This was not our favorite, we enjoy a…
Molasses Coffee Cake
This cake was perfect for the holiday season; warm spices, molasses and coffee. My husband loved the smell as it was baking in the oven. I had to make one change to the glaze, I could not find white chocolate so I had to substitute. The next best thing I could find was salted blond…
Triple-Layer Parsnip and Cranberry Cake
My husband declared that this was the best cake he ever ate. I thought that quite a compliment considering all the French baking I have been doing. This cake has many layers (pun intended) and is a labor of love. I had intended to spread out the work load over a few days like Mary…
Potato Tourte
I had some extra potatoes to use up and this recipe caught my eye, one that the group had already completed. “A tourte is France’s answer to our double-crusted pie”. It is made with two sheets of puff pastry. The center is filled with fresh herbs (I used dill and parsley), scallions, potatoes thinly sliced,…
Roasted Acorn Squash Wedges
Fall is finally here in California. With record heat for the past 3 months and wild fires a plenty I am so thrilled for the cooler weather and rain today! Squash is one of my favorite vegetables so I was looking forward to this recipe in Everyday Dorie. I had all the ingredients except the…
Carrément Chocolat, The Fancy Cake
This posting of Tuesdays with Dorie is bittersweet; we have come to the end of Baking Chez Moi. My husband said, “well start from the beginning again” which does sound like a good idea. I am not sure who has had more fun in this journey, me or my husband. This is the first Dorie…
Pain de Gênes Buttons
Call me crazy but these are not cookies especially since Dorie says they are “a cross between a sponge and a pound cake”. These little almond buttons were for my almond-loving husband and he even helped by making the almond paste for me. We had almond flour in the house and with the addition of…
Bean and Tortilla Soup
This soup was a hit with the crowd and I liked it more than I thought I would. The soup requires a lot of ingredients and a bit of chopping but it was well worth the work. For the optional add-ins I included canned red beans, Greek yogurt, avocado, onion, red bell pepper, cheddar cheese,…
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