We are down to our final four weeks with Ina Garten at I Heart Cooking Clubs. This first week of March we were tasked with Breakfast Buffet! Cook up any Ina Garten dish you’d like to see at a breakfast buffet. I chose to make this Sour Cream Coffee Cake as I could make it…
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Hamantaschen
This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are making Hamantaschen. I voted for this one to see Dorie’s take on this Purim cookie. I learned how to make hamantaschen from Faye Levy’s International Jewish Cookbook. Her One, Two, Three Cookie Dough recipe has been the staple in my family. I have varied the fillings but…
Vegetable Tian
I Heart Cooking Clubs My husband gets the sole credit for this week’s cooking assignment. I was all cooked out last weekend but my husband decided to take the reigns. Among the vegetable dishes I had tagged in Barefoot In Paris my husband chose this Vegetable Tian. Who knew such simple ingredients could taste so…
Cheesecake, Alsace Style
Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi Alsace is France’s easternmost region. This cheesecake, sans cheese, is made with Greek yogurt, heavy cream, eggs and baked in a Galette crust. My guests deemed it custard-like. Baked in a springform pan, my crust shrank during baking and I feared I ruined my dessert. But fear-not the filling…
Bee’s Sneeze Nuggets
Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies These nuggets are packed with lemon flavor: lemon juice, lemon rind and lemon extract. When I took them out of the oven my son declared that it smelled like lemon. I served these Bee’s Sneeze Nuggets with the suggested honey accompaniment and with Limoncello Gin Cocktails. These were a big…
Winter Squash Soup (soupe au potiron)
I have been Barefoot In Paris with Ina for the majority of my cooking so this challenge was easy for me. I chose a warm winter soup for a rare cool day in California. My husband is also traveling so I picked a recipe he would not like, namely anything with butternut squash. The winter…
Zucchini and Goat Cheese Tart
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…
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…
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