February Daring Bakers: Chocolate Valentino

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been a part of the Daring Bakers for a year now!  I started in February 2008 with Julia Child’s French Bread, which made me stretch my baking skills and built my confidence.  I am proud to say that I have yet to miss a challenge!  I’ve gotten to try [...]

Orange Blueberry Muffins

This is another post that I started a long time ago, but forgot about.  These were too good not to post!
I joined Tuesdays with Dorie the week after these muffins were chosen. They looked really good and I new that I wanted to get on board with TWD after that. I also knew [...]

Apfelstrudel

Strudel has been on my list to make for a long time.  I’ve had a recipe from Sherry Yard’s Desserts by the Yard marked since I got the book about a year ago.  When I saw it, I said that was the recipe I would chose if I ever got to be a Daring Bakers [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Caramel Crunch Bars

Again, I am sorry for the bad picture.  The pictures will improve next week, I promise!
I made these back in May for the end-of-the-year party for grad school.  It was a great way to celebrate finally being done with school and getting ready to move on to our careers as teachers!  I signed up to [...]

Fresh Ginger and Chocolate Gingerbread

I didn’t have time to make this the week it was chosen for Tuesdays with Dorie, but after seeing everyone’s posts, I knew I had to find the time.  After making the Chocolate Gingerbread Cake and the Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies, I have found that I really like the chocolate-gingerbread combination.  Dorie says that you must [...]

Classic Granola

I was looking through my drafts, and realized that I had a couple updates that I have forgotten about!  I made this back in May for the out-of-town bags for our wedding guests.  This was a really great recipe, so I wanted to share!
I had been interested in making granola for a while now, and [...]

Peanut Butter Cup Surprise Cookies

We have the most amazing group of friends, and we make it a point to get together at least once a month (more if possible) to go out to dinner.  Usually we go to someone’s house afterwards, and I like to make a dessert and play hostess:)  It usually takes me a long time to [...]

Devil’s Food White Out Cake

First of all, please excuse the crappy pictures!  I took this picture very quickly before it got eaten in poor light and over six months ago!
I had my eye on this cake from the very beginning. I thought for sure that it would be chosen early on for a Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, but [...]

Samoas Bars

It’s hard to believe that it’s time for Girl Scout cookies again!  I used to look forward to it every year when I was a kid.  I was never a Girl Scout, but I sure did love their cookies!  My favorite cookies were always the Samoas and the Tagalongs.  I never got to eat the [...]

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope that whatever you are doing, you are spending it with someone special, whether it’s your husband or wife, boyfriend or girlfriend, or a group of your best friends.  David and I have never been ones to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a big way.  We usually get each other candy (he [...]