I am a bad Mexican food eater. It's not solely my fault, as I am allergic to raw tomatoes, raw onion and all chili peppers. And since most Mexican food is made with those three ingredients my choices are more than limited. So growing up(and even really as an adult) if I got stuck going to Mexican food I ate a cheese crisp and either fried ice cream or flan. My gringo-ness stuck out even more as when they would bring chips to the table, I would ask for ketchup. Yep, you read that right....ketchup. Since I can not have salsa(a combo of all that I am allergic to) I eat my tortilla chips with ketchup. Now before you throw up just a little in your mouth, think about this: salsa...a tomato based condiment. Ketchup...a tomato based condiment. Same difference...give or take. :) And yes, I eat potato chips with ketchup also...I mean fried potatoes are fried potatoes...whether it be chips or fries. I digress. Back to the other things I will eat. Flan. Over the years I have eaten many a flan. … [Read more...]
Fear Factor….
Baking with yeast. Check. Setting food on fire. Check. Tempering eggs. Check. Yes, this weeks Tuesdays with Dorie recipe covered a lot of people's cooking/baking fears...all in one stinking recipe. Who was this bitch that chose it?...oh yeah, that was me. :P I wanted the TWD gals/guys to push past their comfort zone and possibly catch their kitchens on fire(none did that I know of). I wanted them to feel truly accomplished when they finished this one. And when they are done, they will have possibly added a few techniques that they had never done before. This weeks recipe, Brioche Raisin Snails, could quite possibly give you a heart attack for breakfast...but oh, what a way to go. I had made Dorie's brioche recipe a few times, so I knew it was a winner, but I had yet to make the raisin snails. Knowing that my uber-picky husband would not be eating these because they had pastry cream, I made them in a flavor I wanted....tangerine/Grand Marnier. Instead of rum, I used the orange … [Read more...]
Kiss Me, I’m Scottish-Canadian…
I will admit that it doesn't quite roll off the tongue as saying Kiss Me, I'm Irish...but it's what I have to work with. I was not a beer fan until college. I was dating a boy(well, man) who was very, very into beer. He often drank what I referred to as motor oil beer. Beer up to that point is that piss colored stuff that you paid too much for at hockey games or the piss colored stuff they handed to you at Frat parties...either way, not so good. At his urging(or maybe it was just his smile :) ), I gave that motor oil a try...and you know what, I was hooked. From that point on, the darker the beer the better. I had a special place in my heart for stouts, especially the chocolate ones. So when I saw that Emiline over at Sugar Plum was hosting an event called The Saint Patty's Day Pub Crawl, and that alcohol was to be in your food, I immediately thought of stout. Now I have seen quite a few cakes made with stout so I knew that I wanted to do something a little different. My favorite … [Read more...]
Been there, done that….
Erin of Dinner and Dessert picked this weeks ode to Dorie and I could be happier since I didn't have to make it. This weeks Tuesday's With Dorie choice was Snickery Squares. These are good, I know, for I made them back in March 2007. If you would like to see mine go HERE. If you would like to see a list of all the bakers who participate in Tuesday's With Dorie, go here. … [Read more...]
