Daring Bakers: Sorry this recipe was not Stollen

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Traditions

A day late for the wishes, had technical difficulties connection wise at the parents. Opps! I read the tittle and looked at a picture of this month’s challenge. I assumed it was a holiday dessert. Turns out it was a sweet bread. I had planned on making it for...

Daring Cooks: the Poached Egg

Breakfast Brunch Recipes

Ah the so simple looking poached egg. Yet it is a feared cooking method by many chefs. As our hosts said “Poaching an egg is not very difficult technique-wise, it really is all about the timing.” Absolutely right, the theory is simple, the...

Daring Bakers: Crostata

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

I have been in pie eating mode lately but none were baked by me, actually from the store, because I did not have a kitchen for 2 weeks. But good news the kitchen is done and I’ll post about that experience soon! I had just bought also about a month ago a tart...

Daring Cooks: Microwave Cheese Souffle

Breakfast Brunch Recipes, Events

Dave and Linda from Monkeyshines in the Kitchen chose Soufflés as our November 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge! Dave and Linda provided two of their own delicious recipes plus a sinfully decadent chocolate soufflé recipe adapted from Gordon...

DB: Time to make the Donuts

Dessert Recipes, Traditions

Boy what a challenge this was. Not that is was hard to make but I cannot remember the last time I was so excited about a Daring Baker’s challenge. I have been wanting to make doughnuts for a while so this was awesome. I actually also disregarded (again) the...