This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are baking from the Salty Side Up section of Baking with Dorie. The base is an all-purpose tart dough which is partially baked then brushed with Dijon mustard. The filling is quiche-like with eggs, milk, heavy cream and cheese, lots and lots of cheese. I picked Gruyère cheese…
Caramel-Pear and Cinnamon Upside-Down Cake
We are in a caramel mood with the Dorie baking groups having just finished a caramel-apple crisp from Baking with Dorie. We really enjoyed the caramel sauce so another version was welcomed. I purchased D’Anjou pears as they looked the best. I was out of Chinese five-spice so I took Dorie’s substitution for cinnamon. I…
Goat Cheese Bites
My husband does not like blue cheese so I knew I was going to have to make a substitution. I asked one of our good friends his take on blue cheese and he sent me this response, “Cheese is white, yellow, orange or similar shade but never blue.” Blue Cheese Bites turned into Goat Cheese Bites…
Marinated Flank Steak
Dorie gives a choice of hanger, skirt or flank steak. I had a flank steak in the freezer, so that was my choice. The marinade has an Asian flare; Thai red curry paste, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, oil, lime and cilantro. We substituted basil for the cilantro since we have a cilantro hater in the…
Basta Pasta Potato Salad
This was the weirdest potato salad recipe I have come across in quite some time; seasoned with pickles, capers, wasabi, orange, and saffron oh my. I had been waiting for the right time to make this recipe as I needed guests to eat it, my son doesn’t like potato salad and my husband dislikes mayonnaise….
Caramel-Apple Crisp
Fall baking season has begun and I am looking forward to it. I took Dorie’s advice and purchased a variety of apples; Fuji, Gala and Granny Smith. I made the crumble a day in advance which made for easy assembly. The caramel sauce was to-die-for and will definitely be seeing a scoop of vanilla ice…
Java Mads
Dorie gave us a choice to make mini mads with a mini muffin tin or full-size madeleines, I went with the latter. My husband does not care for madeleines much so he was not looking forward to them but guess what he declared these his favorite out of all the madeleines I have made. My…
Lemon-Fennel Chicken In A Pot
I put my husband in charge of this one, he is good at savory cooking. We purchased a whole chicken from Trader Joe’s and it was a little less than 4 pounds. My husband was concerned about the 450 degree heat for 90 minutes and he was right. He decreased the cooking time due to…
Scones Pudding
We were suppose to have leftover scones to make this one but my hubby ate all the scones on the first go around. I happily made another batch as they are easy to put together. I made them a day in advance and let them sit out over night, viola stale scones. Bread pudding is…
Berry Flognarde
“A flognarde (flow-nyard) is a custardy French dessert of fruit baked in a batter that most resembles the mix you would use to make crepes.” I used blueberries to make my flognarde. I had previously made a cherry clafoutis (a tart of fruit, typically cherries, baked in a sweet batter) and I am not sure…
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