tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45897749814261379552011-12-21T15:22:08.366-08:00adventures in bakingJaymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170879262827264585noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589774981426137955.post-84605100447444455462010-10-05T17:05:00.000-07:002010-10-05T15:41:36.815-07:00

The last little bit. That lonely, single, skimpy scoop was all that survived of this ice cream before I managed to snap a shot of it to share with you. I didn't intend for it to happen that way, it just sort of did. After the first bowl of this ice cream, I had already made up my mind: I would be making another batch of this ASAP. As luck would have it, life had other plans. Is that code for "

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Summertime weather around here has been seriously lacking. We had so little sunshine that I nearly forgot it was strawberry season around here! I'm no garden expert, but I figured strawberry plants needed sunshine to actually produce berries. Turns out they don't need much. I soon found myself hunched over at a u-pick strawberry farm gathering as many as I could. This year's crop was certainly

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Hello friends! Seems I've been absent for some time. So much has happened in the past few months that my head has finally stopped spinning! There were many times I wished and hoped for the energy to post (or even simply just the time to do so) but I was left without. Due to rather unfortunate circumstances for the owner of the house we rented, we were forced to move rather suddenly. While we

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Yes, yes, the lemon kick continues. (Winner announced at the end of this post) I've actually wanted to make this pie since I bought the Tartine cookbook a while back. Every single recipe in that book is something I wouldn't mind trying out, which for me, is a rarity. I even pondered dedicating myself to making each and every one, however, like many ideas I have, the thought was fleeting. Maybe

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****Just a quick note - there's still time to enter my Emile Henry giveaway! You have until Friday, April 30th to enter. Check out my previous post for details! CLICK HERE*** As I mentioned in my previous post, I had a lemon curd filled macaron not long ago that ignited an interest in me for all things lemon. Naturally, I felt another lemony macaron was in order. Enter these beauties. Not only

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Yes yes, a giveaway! I am so very excited about this giveaway, but first, please let me blabber on about my new found love of lemony sweets, okay? Let me just get to the point: I'm a chocolate girl. When it comes to desserts or sweets, I want chocolate. If given a selection, I will always pass on anything fruity in favor of anything chocolate. I like guarantees, and chocolate is guaranteed to

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The other day, I got to thinking about comfort foods and what mine are. It seems that bloggers tend to often write about their own comfort foods and there is usually a lovely childhood story behind them. Unfortunately, I'm not quite so lucky in that regard. I didn't grow up with home cooked meals and family recipes passed down from grandma. No, I grew up on McDonald's and anything microwaved.

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Hard to believe it's already been a year since I began my blogging journey. So much has changed. In fact, so much so that it feels like two years ago, not just one. I've enjoyed my slow but steady pace along the way this first year and while things have (really) slowed down over the past several months, I hope to pick it up in the future. I have a renewed excitement over many things and as

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So I've been holding out on posting this for nearly two weeks, partly due to laziness and/or busyness and also in part because I cringe a little when I think about showing my much less than gourmet kitchen. I have almost no counter space and because we live in an older home, the set up is rather odd. However, I thought it might be strangely inspirational to other bloggers who may find

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I'm gonna cut right to the chase: I'm obsessed with this bread. OBSESSED. Obsessed I tell you! I'm so obsessed with it that I've said the word 'obsessed' so many times that it no longer sounds like a word. I'm so in love with this bread that I even have the recipe memorized. That is no small feat, my friends because let me tell you - I have a horrible memory. Terrible. I instantly forget

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Oh macaron, how I love thee. Your crunchy outer shell with your chewy insides. The way you melt in the mouth and taste so dreamy with your various fillings. How cute you look in every color of the rainbow. ♥ swoon ♥Will you be my valentine?These macarons make me smile. Inspired by a seasonal offering from Williams-Sonoma, they were an experiment of mine to attempt a red velvet macaron flavor and

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This is some serious chocolate cake. I'm talking, for REAL. I don't often make something I find myself thinking is "the best". As hard as I strive for perfection, I almost never achieve it. That's not to say I don't think the things I make turn out well, because they (usually) do. It's just that I always see the room for improvement. I'm often left thinking of substitutions or additions I could

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I was really excited when I saw what this month's Daring Baker's Challenge was because this is something I have been doing for the past four or five years now. The very first one I made was so much fun, and such a success that making a gingerbread house from scratch has become a holiday tradition of mine.The December 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and

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Ah yes, the macaron. I love them so.The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. of Baking Without Fear. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.It took a few trials and errors before I became comfortable making the oh-so-finicky macaron. I know which recipes work for me and most of the time end up

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The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan. Yeah...so I'm massively late on this challenge, but in all fairness, I really wanted to try this one out and not skip the challenge despite being extremely busy

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My son recently had a birthday, which meant a cake was in order! My mind initially drifted off into thoughts of what wonderful and new recipes I could try out for this special occasion. Then I came back to reality and remembered that this was a soon-to-be four year old that I would be baking for. A rather picky, soon-to-be four year old, to be exact.So I brought my head back out of the clouds and

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Don't you hate it when you finally find time to sit down and write a post only to find that everything you type is complete and utter drivel? Things come out as half thoughts and in short, halting sentences? Bleh. yeah, that's me today.Rather than give up and wait for a seemingly better time that I know will not arise, I will continue on. I didn't really want to do much blabbering anyway; what I

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I love when simple things turn out spectacular. What's even better is when you use things you have on hand and put together something really great; something you wouldn't have found in a cook book or in a recipe online. I did pull ideas from both a cook book and a couple of recipes online to make this nectarine tart, but the idea really came from things I already had made that needed to be used.I

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Time again for another Daring Bakers challenge!The August 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonfulof Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular DobosTorte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers' cookbook Kaffeehaus: ExquisiteDesserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.Okay so I'm quite late in posting, however, I did manage to

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Mmm cherries. Not just any cherries, mind you. Those, up there, see em? Yeah, those. They look good, don't they? I know. Rainier cherries quite simply are the best cherries around, if you ask me. They're so pretty too, don't cha think? I really intended on taking a picture of the light yellow flesh inside, but...well...I ate them all. Every bite I took I thought, "Ooh, I should really take a

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I'm new to rhubarb. And jam making, for that matter. Both of which I'd never experienced until recently. I have to say, I rather like both. Rhubarb probably isn't quite as in season now as it was a month or two ago, but I just saw some at the market, so apparently it's still available, if you're so inclined to try this recipe out.I love the pink and green colors of rhubarbI didn't quite

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The July Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network.This month our challenge was two different type of cookies - mallows and milanos. I'm not much of a fan of either (and actually quite detested mallow type cookies when I was younger) so I chose to only make one of

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First and foremost, I have to say I cannot take any credit for the creative design that went into this cake. None of it. I saw this cake on 17 and baking and was, as I'm sure many who also saw it, instantly delighted just at the sight of it. This was a creative work collaborated by Elissa and her father (whom she says came up with the idea).After I was done being in awe of such a beautiful cake

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Ahh, summertime. BBQ's, picnics, sunburns, extra daylight, sunshine and every thing else. Nothing screams summertime picnic like some homemade bread being cut atop a TJ's bag on a plastic table clothed picnic table! Hey, I might've forgotten the cutting board, but at least I remembered the knife!Here's my list of things that I made in June :)KAF Classic 100% Whole Wheat breadPain d'épicesmacarons

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Sarah is one of my oldest and dearest friends. We've known each other since we were 13 and have been through a lot over the years. One thing I love about Sarah is that she really gets me. She is one of the few who knows me through and through, and I think I can say the same about her. We know each other's good and bad and accept both sides equally and still love each other for it (or despite it!)

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I have to admit, I really procrastinated on this one. I had every intention of making this early but, well yeah, that didn't happen. Luckily it was an easy recipe to make and I was looking forward to using the jam I had made recently as part of the filling.obligatory: The June Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom AddictAnnemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They

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I'd like to take a moment to remember a legend. We all loved him (at least in the 80's) and there's no denying his influence on music. Yes, yes, he got weird. Really weird. However, I would prefer to think he was just a severely misunderstood individual. I don't want to remember Michael for his eccentricities and the controversies of his later life, but for his music. He had true talent, and

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The June Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart... er... pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating back to the 1800's in England.It's Daring Bakers time again! I'm a day late and several words short, but I will update that later. For now, I leave you a

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It happens to us all. Maybe some of us more times in our lives than others. A point in time where you lose that joie de vivre, for whatever reason. Sometimes it's obvious as to why, other times, maybe not. Such a time has come for me in my life and it seems to be affecting so many facets of my being. Including my passion for baking, and taking photos as well as generally being able to be excited

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One spring evening several weeks ago, I came home to find a little package waiting for me. Much to my surprise and delight, it contained one of my favorite things.Two oh so scrumptious violet cassis macarons from Paulette! I was overjoyed and immediately knew what to do as a thank you for this unexpected treat. What better way to show your appreciation for being sent some macarons than with...

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one of my favorite sights of springI saw this on another blog and thought it was a great idea. I wish I could give credit where it is due, but unfortunately, I don't recall whose blog I saw this on!I kept a list for the month of May of things I baked, mostly to keep track of everything since I don't blog about it all. Sometimes I just don't have the patience or time to get out my camera and take

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It might come as no surprise, but a majority of the things I make come directly from other food blogs. As soon as I read David Lebovitz's post about Pain d'épices, I was instantly intrigued. I will admit, the (relatively) low added fat content caught my eye (only half a stick of butter per loaf). Then, reading David's description of how the smell of the spices lingered in his apartment days after

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The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers.I have to admit, when I found out what this month's Daring Bakers challenge was, I was a little disappointed. Apple Strudel? Huh? Sure, I've heard of

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sushi and sashimi combospicy tuna crunchy habanero rollMmm. Sushi. This is what I had for dinner last night. I had never tried raw fish sushi until last July and have had it just about once a week ever since! Somehow I always knew that if I tried sushi, I would really like it. It was definitely love at first bite. I was always a bit scared away by the 'raw' factor - I've been a vegetarian since I

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I love when spur of the moment decisions turn out better than expected. Such was the case with these chocolate muffins.I had a craving for something to snack on, and since I had nothing, my only choice was to make something. Surprisingly I didn't really feel like baking anything but hunger gave out over the desire to be lazy. I was really uninspired and even though I have a long list of things I

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A gorgeous, sunny, bright and warm Saturday afternoon. And bakeries. With macarons. What could be better?Recently on a trip to the land where the sun never stops shinning, I had the opportunity to hunt down some of my favorite treats. It was off to Beverly Hills to hit up three different bakeries known for their macarons and I couldn't have been more excited.First stop was a cute little

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Long before I ever discovered the French macaron, I had a little love affair with another French cookie-esque treat: the madeleine.I bought my first madeleine pan a few years ago. I had wanted one for a very long time, but never actually bought one. One day at Williams Sonoma, I could no longer resist.While searching for a recipe for my new pan, I then discovered that, what do you know, these

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The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey's Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.I was very excited that my first Daring Baker's Challenge was something I've never made before - cheesecake! This was a great first challenge for me, somewhat simple and endless possibilities. I went back and forth a little bit on what flavor to choose - whether to keep it

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Yes, that Martha. You know you love her. Or hate her. I don't think there's really any in between when it comes to Martha. I'm definitely a Martha lover. I remember coming across her tv show when I was very young, maybe around 10 years old or so. I was so intrigued; she was like the mother or distant aunt I always wished I had. I was in awe as I saw her baking and crafting, making it all look so

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I've had this recipe saved for at least a year. I remember coming across it and thinking how easily I could make it. I'm not sure why I never did, but I always forget to freeze the ice cream maker base, which is a lame excuse, but true nonetheless.After recently having made chocolate sorbet, I'd kept the ice cream maker base in the freezer so I could make the gelato. I just got my last two wisdom

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I've never had chocolate sorbet. Ever. Sure, I've enjoyed a few fruit sorbet flavors - mostly raspberry. Knowing the texture of fruit based sorbets, I figured chocolate sorbet could never be as good as chocolate ice cream, so why bother? There's no cream in there, how could it be good?This was my thought on chocolate sorbet, until I read Joy the Baker's description of a batch that she had made on

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I spent the weekend savoring A Homemade Life and made my first recipe from it on Sunday. Molly's Banana Bread with Chocolate and Crystalized Ginger was calling to me. It was knockin' on my door and I had to answer. I even invited it in for some coffee and a chat. We spent a lot of time together, me and that banana bread. Hoo boy. (I'd like to leave out the part where I ate almost half a loaf of

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I had the privilege of making it to Molly Wizenberg's book reading yesterday evening. I was so impressed with her and how down to earth she is. She seems like such a sweet person, and I'm sure I wasn't the only one who walked away wishing she were my BFF, who I could share recipes with and bake with on lazy Saturdays.I must confess, at the time of the event, I hadn't yet read my copy of the book

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I really wanted to start my blog off with a beautiful photo. I am currently in love with this picture. Mostly because a. I took it and b. I also made those gorgeous, yummy macarons in said photo. I'm quite proud of myself, especially for the latter.The recipe I used can be found here on Cannelle et Vanille. Aran needs no introduction, as I'm sure if you've found your way here, you've certainly

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