Zucchini Double Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Posted on September 7, 2008 - Filed Under tea treats, Desserts, Recipes, Cakes | 6 Comments
Yesterday I made a cake from one of the larger zucchini harvested from our garden. I really enjoy zucchini bread but I felt like making something chocolate. The orange juice and zest in the cream cheese frosting is a nice note against the chocolate -I think. You won’t even know the zucchini is in the […]
Pierre Herme’s Chocolate Eclairs are a “Choux In” for the Daring Bakers!
Posted on August 31, 2008 - Filed Under Daring Bakers, Cocktails, tea treats, blog events, Desserts, Appetizers, Recipes | 29 Comments
It’s that time again and I’m just getting my post up for today’s reveal of this month’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge. This month our hosts are the lovely and talented Meeta of “What’s for Lunch, Honey?” and Tony of Olive Juice. The recipe is Chocolate Eclairs by Pierre Herme and consists of three elements: a choux […]
Fresh Peach Amaretto Jam
Posted on August 28, 2008 - Filed Under tea treats, Herbs/Spices/Condiments, Cookbooks I like, What I'm Reading Now, Jams/ Preserves, Recipes | 6 Comments
Okay so I admit it- sometimes my eyes are bigger than my energy. I can’t seem to go to a fruit stand and just buy enough peaches for one pie- I buy a whole box- a half bushel. With visions of bottled peaches, jam, dried peaches, pies and more I personify greedy guts. So, now I […]
Ukrainian Cherry Bars (Chereshnyanyk)
Posted on August 26, 2008 - Filed Under Desserts, tea treats, Cookies, Recipes, Cakes, Hearth and Home, Uncategorized | 5 Comments
I’ve written a bit about my Mum’s side of the family (the mostly English-Scottish by way of the South tradition), but I’ve also been exploring another part of my heritage. My Dad’s Mom (Grandma Christine) was born in Canada to Ukrainian immigrants I think by way of Austria. They owned a wheat farm in Manitoba. […]
