A name like Red Velvet suggests something decadent, luxurious, perhaps even a little naughty, such as a slinky red velvet party dress or a Red Velvet cocktail, and the classic Southern Red Velvet Cake is all of the above. The cake’s history is not entirely clear, though both Canada and the U.S. have laid claim [...]
Pretzels to Celebrate My Blogversary
January 7, 2008 By 21 Comments
Although my first post on this blog is from November 2005, I really count my blogging anniversary as January 7. Why, you may ask? Because January 7, 2006 is the day I realized that someone had left a comment on one of my posts. For the first time I understood that people were coming to [...]
The Daring Bakers Make Buche de Noel (Yule Log Cake)
December 23, 2007 By 24 Comments
The Daring Bakers got all festive this month and tackled the traditional Yule Log (aka Buche de Noel). Our beloved founders Lisa and Ivonne chose this challenge for us all, and it was a big challenge for me on several levels: marzipan, because I’ve never done it and I’m not an artist; genoise, because it [...]
The Daring Bakers Make Tender Potato Bread
November 26, 2007 By 40 Comments
Tanna of the wonderful cooking blog The Half Cup chose the challenge item for this month, a delicious bread that can be shaped in many different ways. As the name suggests, the bread is tender and quite flavorful, and it’s one that I enjoyed making, so I’m sending a big THANK YOU to Tanna for [...]
The Daring Bakers Make Bostini Cream Pie
October 29, 2007 By 48 Comments
Chocolate. Custard. Cake. Three of my favorite things all wrapped in one delicious dessert. Each part is simple and enjoyable on it’s own, but together the parts form a perfect whole. For the October Daring Bakers challenge, Mary of Alpineberry chose this dessert that she enjoys at Scala’s Bistro in San Francisco but had never [...]
Profile of a Learning Community: The Daring Bakers
October 25, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Note: I wrote this article in October 2007 and originally published it elsewhere. That site now redirects to this blog and I feel this post really belongs here because of my connection with The Daring Bakers (now the Daring Kitchen). Though it’s not what I typically write about on this blog, I hope you enjoy [...]
The Daring Bakers Do Cinnamon and Sticky Buns
September 30, 2007 By 44 Comments
I don’t do fancy stuff for breakfast. Seriously. Some people might look at my Breakfast posts and disagree, but as I explained in my Cherry Sour Cream Scones post, most morning meals are simple with just fruit and grains of some sort. With three little boys to get going in the mornings, I don’t have [...]
Milk Chocolate and Caramel Tart
August 29, 2007 By 44 Comments
If you have read other posts on my blog, you probably know that I have something of an obsession with caramel and chocolate. Caramel is my all-time favorite decadent treat, followed closely by chocolate in all its forms, and the two are a match made in heaven. When I saw that Veron and Patricia had [...]
The Daring Bakers Make Strawberry Mirror Cake
July 30, 2007 By 42 Comments
Two pounds of strawberries, 11 eggs, 14 ounces of whipping cream, a lot of sugar, and a little bit of gelatin make one delicious and pretty cake!
The Daring Bakers
June 28, 2007 By 7 Comments
A month or so ago a graphic began to appear on some of the websites that I regularly visit, an image showing ninja warriors hacking away at what appeared to be a meringue while mixers and rolling pins were flying above. The title on the graphic intrigued me: “Daring Bakers.” I mused about who The [...]
