Apple Cider Doughnuts (Daring Bakers' Challenge)
October 26, 2010
Everyone has a weakness, something that has the power to break them in half like a #2 pencil. I don't eat fried foods very often, and I rarely ever prepare something for the sake of frying it. The reason behind this has less to do with health and more to do with the fact that I turn into a Hoover vacuum cleaner whenever it's within my radar.
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Cakes.
Chocolate.
Daring Bakers' Challenge.
Yeast
Tuesdays with Dorie: (deconstructed) Apple Pie
This pie started out with such high hopes and unpretentious goals. It had all the potential of becoming the perfect, juicy, flaky-crusted pie of my dreams. And it was...up until I slipped it into the oven.
Lemon Sugar Cookies
October 21, 2010
Since this month's Tuesdays with Dorie recipes were deliciously Fall-themed, and a bit on the rich side of the comfort food spectrum, I developed a craving for something light and lemony ( shocking, I know.)
Tuesdays with Dorie: Caramel Pumpkin Pie
October 19, 2010
Is there anything that the assertive, toffee-like flavour of caramel can't fix? Honestly, I don't think there is. Take, for example, this recipe. I've never been a huge pumpkin pie fan, yet every year I give it another chance in the hope that my taste buds have matured enough to find the secret pleasure that other people seem to find within it's soft, squashy confines.
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Autumn.
Caramel.
Pies.
Spice.
Thanksgiving.
Tuesdays with Dorie
Ganache-Filled Peanut Butter + Chocolate Chip Cookies
October 16, 2010
Stuffed like a healthy string of crab pots, these cookies are ready to be off loaded straight into mouth harbor. And don't even bother to keep count, these are so rich, chewy and decadent, even Greenmitts will feel like they've hit the motherload with only one share. After the long grind of scoop, bake, and spread, you can relax with an ice-cold glass of milk, stare off into the distance, and think about the recipes yet to come.
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Chocolate Chip.
Cookies.
Peanut Butter
Tuesdays with Dorie: Rustic Fold-Over Pear Torte
October 12, 2010
This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe was selected by Cakelaw, from the lovely blog, Laws of the Kitchen. Normally when following recipes, not having a picture to rely on only adds to the fun.
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Fruits.
Pies.
Tuesdays with Dorie
Salted Bittersweet Chocolate Chunk Cookies
October 8, 2010
I hesitate to use the word 'chunk' in my recipe titles because it makes me think of 'The Goonies." As an early 30-something, I love that movie!
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Chocolate.
Chocolate Chip.
Cookies
Tuesdays with Dorie: Double Apple Mini-Bundt Cakes
October 5, 2010
A huge Thank You to Lynne, of Honeymuffin for picking the perfect Tuesdays with Dorie recipe to break in the month of October.
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Apples.
Bundt Cake.
Cakes.
Tuesdays with Dorie
Sweet and Salty Cake
October 3, 2010
Layer cakes hate me. They never fail to foil my attempts at symmetry. No matter how much pleading and 'nice talk' that occurs between the satanic cake pans and myself, they always end up throwing me under the bus at the last minute.
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Birthdays.
Cakes.
Caramel.
Celebrations.
Chocolate.
favourites.
Layer Cakes
Salted Peanut Butter Caramel Twix™ Bars
October 1, 2010
Happy October! ☼ It's either good or terribly annoying that I've just learned how to play with the numeric pad and "Alt" button. Who knew it could do more than add accents and make ♥'s?
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Bars.
Caramel.
Chocolate.
Peanut Butter