Tuesday, July 31, 2012

TWD: Blueberry Nectarine Pie

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Summer is meant for fruit pies and ice cream.  I was a little worried when I saw the fruit combo for this pie, however.  I love a good blueb...
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Tuesday, July 03, 2012

TWD:BWJ Hazelnut Biscotti

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But not hazelnuts because I hate them.  I'm a big fan of biscotti.  I love the crunch.  Add to that the ease with which these are made, ...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

TWD: Slacker

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I've been really bad about TWD baking.  I didn't make the naan.  I meant to make the French Strawberry Cake.  Instead I've been ...
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Thursday, June 07, 2012

Last day of school!

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It's the last day, and the kids are only in school for an hour.  (Really?)  Anyway, the bus comes 20 minutes earlier, so breakfast was a...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012

April is birthday month!

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The Girl and Boy both have birthdays in April.  She turned 11 and he turned 9.  We have a very fun tradition at our house.  Birthday morning...
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Tuesday, May 01, 2012

TWD: Hungarian Shortbread

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This recipe appeals on SO many levels.  First of all, there are only six ingredients to the shortbread.  It is rich, buttery, crumbly, and s...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

TWD:BWJ Lemon Loaf Cake

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I am a sucker for lemon desserts. I love a puckery, assertive lemon flavor offset by a bit of sugar. I was pretty excited for this one. I...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Now that it's almost Passover...

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I forgot to show this year's hamantaschen bake-fest. For the past five years or so, we've had a baking party for Purim and included...
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012

TWD BJW Pizza Rustica

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This is called pizza, but it's not like any pizza I've had before. I'm a Chicago girl, so I'm naturally drawn to stuffed pi...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

TWD: BWJ - Irish Soda Bread

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Round about March 17, everybody and their brother becomes Irish. I have no Irish blood in me, but I do love me some corned beef and (mini) ...
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

TWD: BWJ - Rugelach

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I am a huge fan of rugelach. (Pronounced at my house as roo-gah-lach with a little throat clearing on the last syllable) It's a staple...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

TWD: BWJ - Chocolate Truffle Tartlets

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So, there I was procrastinating again. I was talking with Laurie on Sunday and she assured me that cold butter was needed for the crust. N...
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012

TWD: BWJ - White Loaves

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Woo hoo! Woo hoo! It's the first official week of our new book, Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan. Along with Laurie Woodward , I...
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Baking but MIA

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I have been baking. Really I have. I just haven't been taking photos or blogging. The other thing I've been doing is setting up f...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

TWD: Kids' Thumbprints

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Sigh. It's the last Tuesday with Dorie and Baking: From My Home to Yours. It's been an incredible journey. I've used pounds (...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

TWD: Rewind!

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Since it's a holiday week, and since we'll all be doing a lot of cooking and baking, it was decided that this week's TWD would b...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

TWD: Puffed Double Plum Tart

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Yowsa. Back in May of 2008, I decided to jump on the blog bandwagon. I was mostly writing about the CSA box I was getting each week. Then...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

TWD: Rewind!

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This week was a chance to bake something new that you missed or to re-bake an old favorite. I went with option B. I made the Cranberry Upsi...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

TWD: Bittersweet Brownies

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This is going to be a short post - partially because this is a SIMPLE recipe and partially because I forgot to take pictures before they wer...
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011

TWD: Honey Nut Scones

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I hate when life gets in the way of my baking. I was almost not going to get to bake again this week. Boo. It was about 2:00 when I rememb...
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