Oui, Oui, Oui…all the way home! Baking Julia’s French Bread with the DBs.
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Breads, Daring Bakers, blog events | 40 Comments
This month the Daring Bakers challenge is Julia Child’s French Bread and is being hosted by the equally lovely Breadchick Mary from The Sourdough and Sara from I Like to Cook.
Read the recipe here.
It was fun to spend time with Julia Child, in a sense, by connecting to her through the words and instructions in Mastering the Art […]
Rick’s Chile Powder Production
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under faves, Fun Stuff, Jams/ Preserves, Uncategorized | 2 Comments
My sweetie makes drop dead good chile powder.
We ran out recently so it was time to get the grinder going and rustle up another batch of tasty heat in a can. We gather dried chilies as we find them- grow some ourselves and load up at Central Market (the center of all things good) whenever we […]
A GF Tea treat- Coconut Dacquoise-Chocolate-Caramel Mousse Stacks
Posted on February 24, 2008 - Filed Under Daring Bakers, tea treats, blog events, Desserts, Uncategorized | 11 Comments
The extremely lovely Naomi over at Straight Into Bed Cakefree and Dried is hosting a blogging event called Go Ahead Honey It’s Gluten Free with the theme of Tea Time Treats. Naomi is just that lovely that she’s allowing me to get this in a bit late due to technical difficulties. So without further ado (cause […]
Cocoa Almond Spiral Cookies
Posted on February 21, 2008 - Filed Under Cookies, Recipes, Uncategorized | 10 Comments
If you like the flavours of chocolate and almond together you’ll enjoy these Cocoa-Almond Spirals. They are great to keep on hand in the fridge for a week or your freezer for a few months. Then you can slice and bake off a cookie as you wish- or stock a glass jar with them and see your cookie […]
Puttanesca Chicken Thighs over Mashed Potatoes
Posted on February 20, 2008 - Filed Under Main Dishes, Recipes, Uncategorized | 5 Comments
I was in the mood for a little something spicy and delicious. So I made this sauce that’s very quick- my interpretation of Puttanesca. It’s a meal that can be made mostly from items from your pantry and freezer and it can be ready in just over 45 minutes - making it great for a cold winter […]

