This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are making Apple Pielettes, little apple pies, from Baking Chez Moi. We are pie lovers and we were intrigued by these little desserts. Notes:I made a half recipe and had enough dough and filling to make 9 pies, a bonus. I used a combination of Fuji and Gala apples…
IHCC October Potluck Chocolate- Hazelnut Gelato
IHCC October Potluck Hotober is what the media have called this month in California and I would agree. We have had record breaking temperatures and it has been relentless. The best cure to beat the heat is ice cream! I decided to make Giada de Laurentiis Chocolate-Hazelnut Gelato. What can I say we loved it….
Think Orange! Pumpkin Pie Muffins
I Heart Cooking Club Celebrating October with the color orange–make an Ellie Krieger recipe featuring or including orange-hued ingredients. For this challenge I chose Pumpkin Pie Muffins I have been making these muffins since Ellie had a cooking show on the Food Network in 2006. It has been a while since I have made these…
Tiger Cakes
“The worst chocolate I ever had was fantastic”. A quote that Ree Drummond’s father-in-law said on one of her shows. A sentiment that I wholeheartedly agree with. This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we made Tiger Cakes from Baking Chez Moi. As with many of Dorie’s recipes I learned a few new techniques. This recipe…
Tuesdays with Dorie Rewind!
I am fairly new to all of Dorie’s cookbooks and I am currently cooking my way through three of them. One of my favorites is Baking From My Home To Yours. I wish I had known about this group when you were baking your way through it, it would have been fun to participate. I…
Apple Kuchen
I keep telling myself that Fall is coming. We have been having record heat and humidity in California and quite frankly I am tired of it. If I can’t get the weather to cooperate I at least can change my baking to Fall flavors. This week’s baking assignment from Baking Chez Moi is Apple Kuchen….
Jam Filled Sandwich Cookies
This week on Tuesdays with Dorie our baking assignment was Jam Filled Sandwich Cookies on pages 275-276. After reviewing the directions, these cookies were reminiscent of the hamentashen I make every year. Given the amount of work that goes into these cookies I was disappointed that the recipe only made 12 but lucky me using…
Bubble Éclairs
Tuesdays with Dorie, Bubble Éclairs and Book Club. This week our baking assignment landed on the day I have book club and I thought it would be nice to share Éclairs. I have never made Éclairs before so I was crossing my fingers that they would come out well. I channeled Mardi Michel’s confidence…
Cherry Crumb Tart
Cherries are a family favorite in my house. I look forward to summer every year just so I can make Sweet Cherry Pie from Cook’s Illustrated. When I saw this recipe for Cherry Crumb Tart I knew I wanted to make it and I was equally glad that it was chosen for this week’s Tuesdays…
Pureed Beets with Yogurt and Za’atar: July Potluck!
We were invited to a Dip Party. The invitation stated “We are going to party like it is 1976 and bring back our groundbreaking world famous Dip Contest Party. Make, buy or steal your your favorite party dip and the winners in the sweet and savory categories will receive mad prizes”. We were game for…
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