I was so excited when Susan of Wild Yeast posted that she was going to be hosting this current BBD, and I was also thrilled that the theme was celebration breads. That excitement didn’t last long though. I sat there for a while and thought about the different celebrations that I’ve been a part of. [...]
The kitchen remodel!!! Its finally done! It was four straight weeks (and *very* naive me thought it would be two – ha!) but its finally done and wonderful.
Here are some “before” shots: (the old floor had already been ripped out)
It’s been a wonderful week but it must come to an end. Today is my last day at SFBI’s Artisan 1 Bread class, and I must say.. I’ve learned a ton! I can’t wait to go home and apply everything that I’ve learned, not to mention actually using my at-home equipment, which is so [...]
I was completely dumbfounded to see that someone (I don’t know her name, either!) had said that my blog was one that made their day – I mean, its not even a month old, and there’s hardly any content! But, nonetheless, I am totally honored, and thrilled, not to mention motivated to keep things [...]
You know the crust on really good restaurant bread that is so crunchy and crackly that it flakes into a ton of pieces when its cut, and is perfect to scoop up soup or sauce? That is this bread’s crust. This bread is so tasty and so fantastic – I wish you all could’ve tried [...]
I’ve never made a pie. So I was shakin’ in my boots when I saw that my first Sugar High Friday challenge would be “The Pie of my Dreams”. Since I’m not a major pie fan, and I’ve never made one, I sat for a while thinking of what dear pie would ever ‘enter’ [...]
You wouldn’t think that it would take 15 eggs, and 27 ounces of bittersweet chocolate to create this beauty. But yours truly isn’t like everyone else. You see, it took me THREE attempts at this cake. But I learned quite a bit. I learned that the whipped egg whites will be clumpy when added to [...]
When I was considering what to make for this challenge, I tried to take into account what my hubby likes best in sweets. I know he loves chocolate, and I know he loves nuts. And he definitely doesn’t mind caramel one little bit.When Zorra suggested this blog event, I thought this would be the perfect [...]
It’s so hard picking the right recipes to use in the challenges. I’ve spent days scouring my baking books looking for the perfect combination of complexity (not too much, though – we do want this to be a success) and flavor (cause it has to be good)! My big ol’ baking plans are [...]
Just to be sure that no one is offended, the pictures in my header are not mine! Well, the pumpkins are, but that’s it – and not so pastry/baking like, eh? I hope to replace them with my own creations, so if I could just get this blog up to speed then [...]
