This coming Saturday, March 17th, is the deadline for HHDD #10 Cheesecakes. Please have your entries in to me by the end of the day March 17th(Pacific Standard Time). … [Read more...]
Piday
March 14, 2007 by · 28 Comments
(Picture courtesy of Holly Strand) So I've been married twice, to the same guy...no we didn't split up and get back together...this isn't Hollywood. We eloped the first time in Vegas with no one there but us. We knew we would have to have a ceremony though that our close friends and family could attend...we just did it 2 years later. The first one had no bells and whistles and the second one was done how we wanted. No dancing(the exception of my dad and I having one dance), no garter tossing, no bridal party(if you don't count the dog). Instead, a 7 course sit down meal with wine pairing. Our 7th course was the cake of course. That to me was the most stressful of all the courses. Why? Because when you are a pastry gal like me, people expect great cake. When Justin and I moved here we had no idea where to begin so we went to the Bridal show. Like most bridal shows there was free cake(my favorite part). I went around to several booths tasting okay cake. Then I got to the New … [Read more...]
Reminder….
March 12, 2007 by · 5 Comments
This coming Saturday, March 17th, is the deadline for HHDD #10 Cheesecakes. Please have your entries in to me by the end of the day March 17th(Pacific Standard Time). A special thanks to those who have already sent your entries. They have all looked great!!! … [Read more...]
Cult Classic
March 9, 2007 by · 31 Comments
I pretty sure at this point if Dorie Greenspan wanted to start her own cult she could. The followers are definitely out there. Brilynn has a shrine in her basement at this point and I highly suspect some sort of statue of Dorie made out of puff pastry(I kid Brylinn). But seriously, what makes the food blogging world love her so much? Simple, it's the way she writes. Her recipes are always so simple to follow. Since I teach people how to cook as my job, I am always recommending her books, especially her latest(Baking:From My Home to Yours) because I know that even my most baking phobic client can have success with Dorie...you know..."Hooked On Dorie worked for me!" Sure there are more complicated dishes but I really feel she walks you through them nicely in her descriptions. Not once have I had to go back and re-read thinking to myself, what on earth does she mean by that? You may be laughing, but as a gal with over 300 cookbooks there are a lot of recipes I have to go back and say that … [Read more...]
