Tuesdays with Dorie: Peanut Butter Torte

I was one happy lady when I found out that Elizabeth of Ugg Smell Food chose the Peanut Butter torte for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe. When it was my turn to choose the recipe, I kept going back and forth among this one and a few others, but eventually went with the Snickery [...]

Lemon Bars

I had several motivations for making this recipe. I hadn’t made lemon bars in a long time and had been wanting to try them again. I am usually all for chocolate desserts, but ever since I made the Lemon Tart for Tuesdays With Dorie, I have found lemon a bit more endearing. [...]

Tuesdays With Dorie: The World’s Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart

This week’s recipe was Dorie’s French Lemon Cream Tart, chosen by Mary of Starting From Scratch. We had the choice of making either the Lemon Cream Tart or the Fresh Orange Cream Tart since there are a lot of people who don’t like lemon. I wouldn’t have minded either way, but I know [...]

Tiramisu

I had been wanting to make Tiramisu for a long time but never had a reason to make it. Last week we were eating dinner with some friends in our church group and the topic of Tiramisu came up and I mentioned how I’d always wanted to make it. They all told me [...]

Tuesdays With Dorie: Caramel-Topped Flan

This week’s Tuesdays With Dorie recipe was chosen by Steph of A Whisk and A Spoon. She chose the Caramel Topped Flan, which was our first custard recipe. I have actually never tasted flan before, much less made one. I have mixed feelings about this one. It was pretty easy to [...]

Tuesdays With Dorie: Brioche Raisin Snails

This week’s Tuesdays With Dorie recipe is Brioche Raisin Snails, chosen by Peabody of Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. Thanks Peabody for choosing a wonderful and delicious recipe! I loved the opportunity to try something new, as I had never made brioche before. This was also my first time setting fire to something [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Russian Grandmothers’ Apple Pie-Cake

This week’s Dorie recipe was chosen by Natalie of Burned Bits. Thanks Natalie for a great choice! I wasn’t sure what to expect from this recipe. I didn’t know if it would turn out more like a pie or a cake. The crust was very similar to an apple pie, but [...]

It’s that time of year again…for strawberry shortcake!

David is not a big dessert eater, (especially not chocolate desserts), but one thing that he looks forward to every year is the first strawberry shortcake. Strawberries have recently hit our grocery stores, and last week David said that he would like for me to make them. I am always happy to bake, [...]