The Daring Bakers and the Cinnamon Bun and Sticky Bun Challenge

Posted on September 30, 2007 - Filed Under Daring Bakers, tea treats, blog events, Desserts | 21 Comments

When I began to find so many wonderful food related blogs out there on the net I noticed that some of the best were displaying a logo from a group called the Daring Bakers. I was intrigued- “Who are these Daring Bakers and what do they do?”, I asked myself.

Well, the answer came when I […]

A tart for Love, Life, Death and Pollination - Starring Honey, Almonds and Figs.

Posted on September 24, 2007 - Filed Under blog events, tea treats, raves, faves, What I'm Reading Now, Faves, Rants and Raves, Desserts | 6 Comments

When I read “Under the Tuscan Sun”by Frances Mayes, one of the things that stayed with me was a description of how a fig is pollinated. A tiny little male wasp is so drawn to the charms of a fig blossom that he crawls up inside and is trapped there, giving us a fig in […]

I’m here for the party- it’s what’s inside!

Posted on September 20, 2007 - Filed Under Cocktails, blog events, Beverages, Appetizers | 4 Comments

Stephanie, that delightful Happy Sorceress, over at Dispensing Happiness is having another blog party and I’m putting my dancing shoes on.  Whoohoo!
This month’s theme is “It’s what’s inside”. We were asked to make an appetizer and a cocktail with something inside something else edible -( food, inside of food)- like for instance -a wonton […]

Panzanella & Prosciutto Pronto!

Posted on September 12, 2007 - Filed Under Salads, Main Dishes | Leave a Comment

 
So did I mention I had a rather large basil and garlic focaccia hanging about the place? Well I did- so I made a panzanella with some lovely fresh tomatoes (thanks mom) and a bit of leftover grilled chicken and a handful of nice, crispy, yummy, bacony prosciutto. Panzanella is an Italian bread salad with a […]

What we cook for dinner when we don’t feel like cooking.

Posted on September 8, 2007 - Filed Under Main Dishes, Sandwiches | 2 Comments

 
Saturdays are sometimes more hectic than our regular workdays-what with the laundry to do and errands to run. There is also usually grocery shopping and some kind of baking to be done as well.
Today I didn’t feel like coming up with anything for dinner and as we’ve had pizza all week and dinner at the Pub last […]

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