You know the crust on really good restaurant bread that is so crunchy and crackly that it flakes into a ton of pieces when its cut, and is perfect to scoop up soup or sauce? That is this bread’s crust. This bread is so tasty and so fantastic - I wish you all could’ve tried […]

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The Tuesday that would’ve been… I had been planning on making this - I mean, it’s only my second week with the Dorie crew. BUT… My kitchen remodel started yesterday AND I came down with an awful cold. Right now my kitchen is covered in white dust over a 1/4″ thick because we […]

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It’s time for Bread Baking Day #7, hosted by Petra of Chili und Ciabatta. This month’s theme is flatbreads! The only real rule was that pizza was not to be a contender. I was thinking about my favorite flatbreads, and the one that came to mind as a favorite was Naan bread. […]

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I’ve never made a pie. So I was shakin’ in my boots when I saw that my first Sugar High Friday challenge would be “The Pie of my Dreams”. Since I’m not a major pie fan, and I’ve never made one, I sat for a while thinking of what dear pie would ever ‘enter’ […]

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You wouldn’t think that it would take 15 eggs, and 27 ounces of bittersweet chocolate to create this beauty. But yours truly isn’t like everyone else. You see, it took me THREE attempts at this cake. But I learned quite a bit. I learned that the whipped egg whites will be clumpy when added to […]

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When I was considering what to make for this challenge, I tried to take into account what my hubby likes best in sweets. I know he loves chocolate, and I know he loves nuts. And he definitely doesn’t mind caramel one little bit.When Zorra suggested this blog event, I thought this would […]

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My first official challenge! And what better a theme than chocolate? Holly has graciously started a challenge entitled “Art You Eat” and the premise is on making food presentation as important as taste. As I said before, this is my first official challenge, and this is also the first time I’ve taken pictures of […]

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It’s so hard picking the right recipes to use in the challenges. I’ve spent days scouring my baking books looking for the perfect combination of complexity (not too much, though - we do want this to be a success) and flavor (cause it has to be good)! My big ol’ baking plans […]

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Just to be sure that no one is offended, the pictures in my header are not mine! Well, the pumpkins are, but that’s it - and not so pastry/baking like, eh? I hope to replace them with my own creations, so if I could just get this blog up to speed then […]

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My short lived blog used to live at blogger, but I was quickly getting frustrated with the limited functionality, so I decided to get a real site, and have it hosted with wordpress. What a breeze! Thank goodness things like that exist, and thank you, Susan, for your help and tips. I’m […]

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