Eggnog
Posted by Tracy | Filed under drinks
Eggnog might seem a little strange for this month’s Flavor of the Month – a tribute to John Hughes – so let me explain. Every year around Christmas, we have certain traditions. With my family, it’s always been to watch It’s a Wonderful Life and to get up early on Christmas morning and open presents, [...]
Tags: eggs, flavor of the month
Turnovers
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries
After making that wonderful puff pastry on Saturday for the vols-au-vents, I just couldn’t wait to make one of mine and hubby’s favorites – turnovers. So, yesterday that’s exactly what I did. Once you have the puff pastry, the rest is easy! I made three different kinds of turnovers: pumpkin, blueberry, and apple. Pumpkin filling: [...]
Tags: apple, blueberry, pastry, pumpkin
Daring Baker Challenge: Vols-au-Vent
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries
The September 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan. I was so excited to see that the Daring Baker challenge for this month required [...]
Tags: daring baker, French, pastry
Candy Corn Kiss Cookies
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
A couple days ago, I was at Target picking up some supplies when I just happened to notice these little gems sitting by the Halloween display: Hershey’s Candy Corn Kisses. Well, I couldn’t resist the cuteness, and I knew exactly what I was going to do with them when I got home – make “peanut [...]
Blog Changes
Posted by Tracy | Filed under blog
You may have noticed a few changes around here, and you may have also noticed that some parts of my blog were acting a little wonky this past weekend. That’s because I was busily working to make the ‘ole blog more user-friendly. I’ve added a few things here and there, but the main change I [...]
Tags: blog
Honey Oatmeal Bread
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries
Last week, I was searching around for a good sandwich bread recipe. I make a lot of bread from my copy of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, but it’s usually the hearty, crusty bread that goes nicely with soups, chilis, and pasta. For sandwiches, I wanted something a little less substantial, but I [...]
Sloppy Joes
Posted by Tracy | Filed under dinner, lunch
I’ve been doing an awful lot of baking lately, which I don’t expect to stop anytime soon now that it’s fall, my favorite time to bake. But, I made these sloppy joes a few weeks back, and hubby and I both really enjoyed them so I wanted to share this quick and easy dinner (or [...]
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