Eggnog

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, [...]

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Turnovers

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: [...]

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Daring Baker Challenge: Vols-au-Vent

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 [...]

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Candy Corn Kiss Cookies

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 [...]

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Blog Changes

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 [...]

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