Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies This is the second Jammers cookie we have made in the group. My comments for the Classic Jammers were “good but a lot of work”. These Pumpkin Jammers were also a lot of work. This is a cookie recipe that benefits from doing some of the work in advance but…
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Bettelman
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I have never heard of the dessert Bettelman but I do know bread pudding. This is France’s version of a bread pudding. Dorie says “Its texture falls somewhere between a cake and a pudding.” “…the egg whites are beaten until stiff and then folded into the mixture, so the…
Pumpkin Pancakes
I Heart Cooking Clubs Monthly Featured Ingredient Orange Squash These pumpkin pancakes were a delicious Sunday morning breakfast. Flavored with warm spices cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves, they really hit the spot. Pumpkin can be a heavy ingredient but the secret to this recipe is the whipped egg whites which keep them light. We used…
Maple-Star Anise Cookies
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies So if I named these cookies I would name them Orange-Star Anise Cookies. I couldn’t really taste the maple syrup. It is pretty hard to have maple shine through when orange rind and star anise are such strong flavors. We love sandwich cookies so I went that route. My husband…
Lamb Chops, Baked Potato and Brussels Sprouts
I Heart Cooking Clubs Welcomes New Chef Ruth Reichl There is nothing fancy about this meal but sometimes it takes a recipe to get me out of my cooking rut. From Ruth Reichl’s latest book, My Kitchen Year 136 Recipes that Saved My Life. The book is part memoir and part cookbook which is organized…
Smoothest, Silkiest, Creamiest, Tartest Lime Tart
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi Wow there are a lot of adjectives in the title of this tart. This is the French version of a key lime pie. Made in Dorie’s famous sweet tart dough, the filling comprises of sugar, lime juice, eggs and lots of butter, 2 sticks to be exact. Having a…
Roasted Figs and Bacon Ice Cream
I Heart Cooking Clubs Au Revoir, Chef Eric Rupert I got this recipe idea from SHIRLEY@EVEROPENSAUCE. This recipe was a grand experiment. Bacon ice cream? Who would of thought. Well Eric Rupert would have thought. I served this for a dinner party and it went over well except for my son who wouldn’t eat it. This…
Peach Melba and Raspberry-Cassis Ice Cream
French Fridays Around My French Table Before we officially say goodbye to summer, I was happy to make this Peach Melba and Raspberry-Cassis Ice Cream. It was a lovely summer dessert and one we would like to repeat. Peach Melba is named for the famed opera singer Nellie Melba. It is comprised of poached peaches…
Butternut Squash and Tahini Spread
I Heart Cooking Clubs Potluck Week Chef Yotam Ottolenghi I am recently back from a summer trip to Israel. I went with a laundry list of ingredients to buy, sadly I did not have much time to shop. I managed to buy a few things including this date syrup. I wanted to put my new…
Basque Macarons
Tuesday with Dorie Baking Chez Moi I am familiar with Parisian Macarons which I have yet to make but this is my first try at Basque Macarons. Made from a few ingredients; egg whites, almond flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt but with multiple steps. The egg whites are divided in half some whipped to stiff…
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