With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner (by just minutes) I wanted to adjust this week’s TWD recipe to be a bit more “green”. So then I had to decide between exchanging the raspberries either for kiwi fruit or pistachio nuts. These will be cut into squares for the weekly meeting tomorrow at work, so [...]
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Two years ago as I perused the blogs I followed, I began to see the rapidly growing group of bakers posting delicious looking desserts. On Tuesdays. During a visit to the US, I happened upon the very cookbook they were using – for only $10! I quickly bought it and packed it back to Peru [...] Although I love a good traditional cheesecake, and thoroughly enjoyed the Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake not long ago, I also think that this particular dessert can hold it’s own. This comes from the Hidden Berry Cheese Torte that was shared for Tuesdays With Dorie sometime last year. I have made this a few times and have found [...] It is funny how even though certain ingredients are available year round, we really only consider certain times of the year as appropriate to eat them. For example, you just don’t see many turkeys baked just because. Not too many make pumpkin pies in April. We seem to have an idea of when certain ingredients [...] Yesterday, November started. Yesterday, Thanksgiving began. Turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, rolls, salad, green beans and fall desserts were served, eaten and enjoyed. Normally, I wait like the rest of you to celebrate Thanksgiving until the designated Thursday when it is appropriate to stuff yourself silly on foods you eat once a year. If we enjoy [...] Sometimes, I love being given options and most of the time it overwhelms me. Right now, options overwhelm me. In Peru, options were for the most part limited. There were just not a plethora of things to choose from. For example here in the US, there is a whole grocery aisle devoted to granola bars. Over [...] A year ago, I hadn’t even heard of Dorie Greenspan. I blame that on living in Peru. I could rattle off great chefs and fantastic pastry chefs from Peru, but I am often sketchy on “the latest” in others areas. When Laurie began to post her fantastic baked goods on Tuesdays, I watched with envy. [...] |
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