Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies This was an easy bar cookie to whip up. Pistachios and sugar ground together in a food processor. An egg white added to glue it together. Form it into a log and bake. Fill with jam and top with raspberries. Presto fancy cookie bar. My husband thought they were too…
Author: Diane Zwang
Classic Fruit Tart
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi The perfect summer dessert, classic fruit tart. Made with Dorie’s flawless sweet tart dough, vanilla pastry cream and a bounty of summer berries. I glazed my berries with raspberry jam as that is what I had on hand. This was a delicious way to end a meal on a…
Cast-Iron Pan Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies I loved the idea of a cookie in a pan and this dessert did not disappoint. I served this as part of our Independence Day celebration dinner. This cookie is chocked full of stuff; chocolate, dried apricots and sweetened coconut. I served it a la mode which made it extra…
Black-and-White Baked Alaska
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi This wonderful baked Alaska was the dessert for our Father’s Day celebration. The base is a flourless chocolate cake described as “fallen souffle with a brownie-like texture”. It was the perfect base because it did not get too hard in the freezer. I made anise ice cream from The…
Fruit Salad with Limoncello
I Heart Cooking Clubs If you like fruit salad then I encourage you to make this one, it won rave reviews when I served it. I was inspired by the Limoncello which I had plenty. The fruit base is filled with summer fruits: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and banana. The fruit salad is sweetened with sugar…
Cocoa-Tahini Cookies with Sesame Crunch
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies We loved everything about these cookies. As soon as I took them out of the oven everyone ate two. This is my first time baking with tahini and it won’t be my last. For the sesame crunch I decided to make from scratch since I could always use the practice…
Strawberry Tarts
Monthly Featured Ingredient – Berries I Heart Cooking Clubs I have wanted to make these strawberry tarts ever since I received a copy of Barefoot in Paris. I made these for our Mother’s Day brunch and they lived up to all my expectations. I decided to make the crust from a tried and true recipe,…
Cowgirl Cornmeal-Pecan Financiers
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi Our second Financiers from Baking Chez Moi. This southern take on a French dessert is made with ground pecans, cornmeal and butter, lots of butter. This is quite a rich dessert and one was quite satisfying. My mini-muffin pan made about 24 with a tablespoon and a half scoop….
Swedish Visiting Cake Bars
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies This is definitely a cake, no bar about it. It is a delicious cake, flavored and covered with almonds. Surprisingly when I cut into it the bottom in the center was a little under done, something I was not expecting. A family discussion concluded that using a glass Pyrex pan…
Raspberry Baked French Toast
I Heart Cooking Clubs Potluck Week. I was inspired by Ina Garten’s cooking show on the theme of make ahead breakfasts. I was looking for something to make for Mother’s Day and I thought the ease of this dish would be good. I showed my husband the recipe and he approved (we were cooking for…
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