I am of the opinion that everything is better with goat cheese so I was looking forward to our latest recipe from Baking with Dorie (page 305). I had to make one substitution, mint is one of those herbs I cannot use with my husband so I used basil instead. The recipe calls for 4…
Author: Diane Zwang
Parisian Custard Tart
This was an easy one to bake having just got back from vacation. It included simple ingredients and not any complicated instructions. I was able to make a day in advance to chill overnight. I rolled out the puff pastry into a 12-inch rectangle then put a 12-inch round plate on top to get a…
Breakfast-in-Rome Lemon Cake
Our latest baking adventure is this lemon Bundt cake from Baking with Dorie. I assigned this cake to my husband as I was sick and since my husband is the one who brought back this lovely cold from his recent business trip, I thought it the least he could do 🙂 This is a classic…
Potato Flake Biscuits
Being a kid in the 1970s I was well aware of the boxed instant mashed potatoes, I knew where to head in the grocery store. Even with this knowledge I had trouble finding them, I guess there are not ‘en vogue’ any more. Any who on to the biscuits… My son and husband enjoyed these…
Copenhagen Rye Cookies with Chocolate, Spice and Seeds
Since our family loved Mokonuts’ Rye-Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Cookies, I was pretty sure we were going to love these too. Also I make Multigrain Scones from Das Cookbook by Hans Rockenwagerner that includes flax seeds, sesame, seeds and sunflower seeds which is similar to this recipe. I had used up my current stash of rye…
Bourbon-Roasted Pork Loin
Our second to the last post for Everyday Dorie is this bourbon-roasted pork loin. We made this for guests and it was a big hit. Roasting everything in one pot is a simple and easy way to cook a dinner. We decided to make extra onions and apples, enough to feed 4 and that was…
Banoffee Pie
Banoffee pie is a new dessert for me, I have not tasted or seen one before. After reviewing recipes online I decided to make the Simply Brilliant Banoffee Pie from Bon Appetit. This is a no bake pie except for the crust. A cooled graham cracker crust is covered in a caramel filling, sliced bananas…
Everything Cake
Dorie describes this cake as a sponge cake that is moist and a bit chewy. It does have one and half sticks of butter in it which almost qualifies as a butter cake for me. Dorie gives a multitude of variations for the cake, I went with orange as that is what I had on…
Free-Style Mushroom, Herb and Ricotta Tart
From Baking with Dorie, I have been waiting for an occasion to make this appetizer specifically for those that eat mushrooms. I ended up making this for a dinner party and I made only half of the mushrooms so my mushroom haters could enjoy too. This dish has three components: almond-herb crust, ricotta spread and mushroom…
Braised Lamb Shanks with Tomatoes and Olives
I have been on the hunt for lamb shanks for quite some time but have not been unable to find any. I was going to make the chicken substitution that some of our group made but after the glowing reviews of Mardi and Shirley’s lamb shanks, I was determined to find some. I managed to…
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