Ummm….comfort food. It has finally cooled down in Georgia. Well, on some days it has cool in Georgia so I had the idea to make something to warm us up. I shared this recipe that I have worked on over the years with you, but with some buttermilk in the refrigerator and self-rising flour in…
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Dried Cranberry Granola
I sent my BFF Holly this granola some months ago. She asked for some more but with cranberries and pecans. I told her of course, and like a bad BFF I just made some and sent it to her. I loosely adapted this recipe from The Bon Appetit Cookbook. By loosely, I mean I left…
DB: French Macarons
The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe. Macarons have been on my list of things to bake and low-and-behold it was this month’s challenge! Before you go correcting my spelling of…
No SMS/Buttered Rum Meltaways
Today’s Sweet Melissa Sunday was hosted by Holly of Phe/mom/enon. She chose Devil’s Food Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting. Unfortunately I did not participate because it has been a busy week. Check out how the other bakers’ cakes turned out by visiting the blogroll. I do have cookies to share with you! These Buttered Rum…
Homeade Grenadine
I was contacted by a representative from POM Wonderful who offered to send me a free pack of POM pomegranate juice. Along with my six pack was some information on the benefits of pomegranates and the POM products. I was under no obligation to use them in my recipes and post about my experience, but…
Baby Shower Cake!
Yes, one more decorated cake. I made this one for a baby shower. Not your typical baby shower cake huh? This was a 10″x10″ chocolate cake with white fondant (my first fondant cake!) and chocolate scroll work and dots around the base.
Pumpkin Pie Pecan Candy
I had some canned pumpkin left over from this past Sweet Melissa Sunday dessert, and I did not want it to go to waste. I had starred this recipe in my Google Reader last month and thought it was the perfect thing to make (especially since I just got in from a business trip). I…
Birthday Cake Fun
One of my co-workers asked me to bake and decorate a cake for her husband. He is a native of New Orleans and, or course, a fan of the New Orleans Saints. I used this recipe for the cake and frosted it with vanilla buttercreme. The colors are Wilton Golden Yellow and Country Kitchen Black…
Cookbook Giveaway Do Over
Unfortunately after a week and 3 e-mails, the first winner of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Cookbook never responded so I went back to the random integer generator for another number. The new winner is Woman with a Whisk. Check your inbox for an e-mail from me! Congratulations!
SMS: Spiced Pumpkin Cookie Cakes
It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! Who doesn’t love that movie? This week’s Sweet Melissa Sunday recipe reminded me of it. Our host for this week was Debbie of Everyday Blessings of the Five Dee’s. There has been talk about a pumpkin shortage and there was at least one baker who could not find canned…