The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network.

Milanos were… Read the rest of this post

It’s February. We’re baking. That means…chocolate!

If you know me, you know I’m one of those odd folks who is really not a huge fan of the chocolate. But I do appreciate some of its beauty – I love… Read the rest of this post

Since this season usually makes me crave things that sit in the stomach like a hibernating bear, it was actually a refreshing change to try baking these lighter-than-air tuile cookies for the Daring Bakers Challenge.  Even better, I got… Read the rest of this post

Our Thanksgiving menu is usually the same each year – perfect turkey, sweet potato casserole, green beans, pumpkin pie.  This year, I added our daring baker’s challenge - Caramel Cake by Shuna Fish Lydon of eggbeater.

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I adore pizza. It’s bread, melted cheese, meats and vegetables (or fruit), all in a package you can hold with one hand while holding a cold beer in the other. I’ve been having fun with the daring… Read the rest of this post

The food sensation I find myself craving more than any other is crunch, that wonderful, teeth-shattering crack of fried tortillas and potato chips.

So I was particularly excited to try this month’s Daring… Read the rest of this post

Another month, another challenge. After the danish braid, I was excited for another puff pastry challenge — Chocolate Éclairs. It involved a few techniques I hadn’t done before — creating a pâte à choux dough, using a… Read the rest of this post

My last few Daring Bakers challenge posts have been tales of woe—crushed cakes, broken batards, etc. But I am happy to report that this most recent challenge, one of my first forays into pastry, went exceptionally well!

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Considering that I have an interest in the intersections of food and music, the latest Daring Bakers Challenge on Opera Cake should have been a perfect challenge for me. I loved the idea of a… Read the rest of this post

It’s the end of the month, and time for another Daring Bakers challenge. After last month’s French bread I was ready for something a little sweet. Lucky for me, Morven of Food, Art… Read the rest of this post