Tuesdays with Dorie: Apple Cheddar Scones (Stupid British Snack Food!)

When I think of scones, I think of a Friends episode that happened as Ross was going through his divorce with Emily, who was British. If you remember, Ross said the wrong name at their wedding, and even though they went through with the ceremony, Emily ran off afterwards and refused to speak to [...]

Eat to the Beat: Key Lime Pie Fruit Frenzy

The Bishop of the Episcopal Upper Diocese of South Carolina was visiting the other week and he came to our young adults group. I was in charge of making the dessert, and one of the desserts I decided to make was Key Lime Pie. I had never made a Key Lime Pie before [...]

June Daring Bakers: Danish Braid

I was really excited when I found out that this month’s Daring Bakers Challenge was Danish Braid from Sherry Yard’s book The Secrets of Baking. Kelly of Sass & Veracity and Ben of What’s Cookin’ did a fabulous job choosing this one. I have had a few experiences with pastry, one time making puff [...]

The Best Pizza Dough

Chelley read my mind this week when she made this pizza dough. Over the weekend I decided that I wanted pizza sometime this week and the recipe that Chelley used was the same recipe that I had planned to try. I had previously tried a recipe from allrecipes.com that was popular for a [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Mixed Berry Cobbler

I did not like this cobbler. This is a first for me, as I have enjoyed all of the recipes we’ve made for TWD so far. I had high expectations for this, and it sure did disappoint.
I’m from South Carolina, so I’ve been eating cobblers ever since I can remember. Most commonly [...]

Italian Loaves

It was so nice to finally be in a new kitchen and I couldn’t wait to get back to baking. I hadn’t made bread in a while, so that was one of the things I was most eager to get back into. I decided to go to my much-neglected resource, The Bread Baker’s [...]

A little late on this…

With everything that’s been going on this past month or so, I realized that I totally forgot to tell Bethany over at This Little Piggy Went to the Market and Liz of Liz’s Cooking Blog thank you for this blogging award!  I am so delighted to get this award and it’s always nice to know [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Peppermint Cream Puff Ring

So mine isn’t exactly a ring. I decided that I didn’t want a full ring to have around, so I only made part of the recipe and made small cream puffs instead. They were more like eclairs, which used to be one of my favorite treats. I haven’t had one in a [...]

Chocolate-Glazed Mint Chocolate Brownies

I was trying to decide what to make for dessert the other night. I knew I wanted brownies, but something different from a plain brownie. I remembered the recipe for Chocolate-Glazed Mint Chocolate Brownies and I thought they sounded like what I wanted. I thought they would be perfect and refreshing for [...]

Spicy Italian-Style Chicken with Sausage, Peppers, and Onions- Scarpariello

I was looking through the Cook’s Illustrated website for dinner ideas and came across this recipe when I was searching for chicken ideas. It sounded interesting and I wanted to try something different, so I decided to go for it. We ended up really enjoying it. I haven’t done a whole lot [...]