This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are baking from Dorie’s Cookies. I chose the Peanut Butter Change-Ups as one of two recipes to choose from. My husband and I love peanut butter but sadly my son is allergic so I don’t cook with peanut products much. These cookies deviate from the standard in that they…
French Fridays – Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good
I have had this pumpkin recipe on my radar for quite some time but not the opportunity to make it. My family is not as keen on squash as I am unless it is baked into a pie. I was hosting a Friendsgiving meal and thought this was a great opportunity to make this recipe….
Caramel Tart
I hosted my first Friendsgiving of the season, a term I am just now becoming acquainted with, this past weekend. Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday. It is the holiday I host for my family and I love all the food. Every year I host what I called a Pre-Thanksgiving for friends that I…
Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Tuesdays with Dorie is starting a new book, Dorie’s Cookies, which was just released October 25th. I actually have a copy of the book but not at my house. My sister pre-ordered the book for me way back in April and it delivered to her house instead of mine. My sister lives 50 miles from…
Pear Tart with Crunchy Almond Topping
This week for Tuesdays with Dorie I made Pear Tart with Crunchy Almond Topping. I choose three different kinds of pears for my tart. Dorie did not specifically say to do this but since many of her apple recipes call for using different kinds I figure this would be Dorie approved for pears. As many…
French Fridays – Chicken, Apples, and Cream a la Normande
Continuing on my French cooking journey, I had some extra cream and searched through Around My French Table and came across this chicken recipe; Chicken, Apples, and Cream a la Normande. We rarely make dishes with a sauce so this recipe was a treat. Skinless, boneless chicken breasts are dredged in flour, salt and pepper…
Custardy Apple Squares
One of our two baking assignments this month for Tuesdays with Dorie are these Custardy Apple Squares. I decided to make these first as part of our Rosh Hashanah dinner. This simple cake came together quickly. I used my food processor to thinly slice three apples as I did not have a mandoline. The ingredients include…
Breakfast Biscotti – Cookies and Kindness
Dorie Greenspan has started a new revolution, Cookies and Kindness. The directive; bake cookies, share them, post what you bake and share. This month’s theme is being kind and sweet to colleagues. I am a Registered Dietitian working in healthcare so my colleagues are nurses. So this month’s Breakfast Biscotti went to the hard working…
French Fridays – Hachis Parmentier
It is officially Fall in the northern hemisphere and I have been craving foods that we associate with Fall. Despite the fact that we are expecting a heat wave in California, I thought it was safe to turn on the oven and make Hachis Parmentier the French version of Shepherd’s pie from Around My French…
Apple Tarte Flambee
Tarte flambee is like a pizza built on a thin base of bread dough and topped with a mixture of cream cheese, plain Greek yogurt, heavy cream, sugar and sliced apples. When I read through the directions for this recipe, it had my husband’s name written all over it. We have a pizza stone and…
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