This week at I Heart Cooking Clubs This tart caught my eye when I was watching Ina’s show Barefoot Contessa. I was looking for an occasion to make it but I ended up making half a recipe for myself for two lunches. My version looks a bit more rustic than Ina’s polished one but still…
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Chocolate Creme Caramel
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi Chocolate Creme Caramel started our Valentine’s week off right. Made with few ingredients to dramatic effect. I had eight inch round ramekins so I ended up with flat creme caramels. I used milk chocolate because that is what I had available. I made one mistake, I forgot to press…
Provencal Vegetable Soup (Soupe Au Pistou)
This week at I Heart Cooking Clubs we are making one pot meals. I have been looking forward to making soup and I found a good one. Ina’s recipes are big so I halved the recipe and got four servings. This soup is filled with vegetable goodness; onions, leeks, potatoes, carrots and green beans. They…
Sebastian’s Remarkably Wonderful Brownies
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies I knew these brownies would be a hit in my house because there were no “funny” ingredients added. My family are purest and do not like any nuts or add-ins in their brownies. And of course there is only one way to eat a brownie… Sebastian’s Remarkably Wonderful Brownies page…
Lemon Meringue Tart
How Good Does That Look! This being our theme of the week at I Heart Cooking Clubs. I decided to make this Lemon Meringue Tart from Barefoot In Paris. I had motivation besides the look of this tart. The last time I made a lemon tart the filling did not set up, I wanted to…
Orange Almond Tart
Tuesdays with Dorie Around My French Table This tart seemed well received by my fellow bakers and bloggers from the now completed French Fridays with Dorie. I joined the group year 3 of 4 so I missed most of the dessert recipes. With an extra Tuesday this month I embarked on completing one of my unfinished recipes. …
Crunchy Granola
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi My second turn at making granola this month and this time I was more successful. Dorie’s detailed and easy to follow recipe made for a great batch of granola. The key for me was adding the sweetened coconut at the end of baking, I added it at the last…
Dinner with Ina
I hosted a family dinner to showcase Ina’s fabulous recipes. I made Lemon Chicken, Moroccan Couscous and Limoncello Ricotta Cheesecake. Two of the three recipes were from Barefoot in Paris. I made the Lemon Chicken without the croutons, since I was making the couscous I didn’t feel I needed another starch. The Lemon Chicken was…
Cinnamon Baked Doughnuts and Mexican Hot Chocolate
When I read the theme of the week at I Heart Cooking Clubs, Get Cozy, the first item that came to mind was Hot Chocolate! Winter and hot beverages go together just like hot chocolate and doughnuts. I was perusing the Barefoot Contessa website and came across this pair of recipes. This required me buying…
Chunkers
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies Chunkers are sinfully delicious chocolate cookies with cashews, dried cherries and more chocolate. These cookies are a labor of love due to the amount of chopping for all ingredients. The Trader Joe’s bars of chocolate that I buy are thick and create quite a workout for chopping. The cookies are…
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