Forgotten Bundt Cake
Lovely lemon pound cake, forgotten on my dining room table! Well, you weren’t eaten for the birthday for which you were baked, but you sure made a tasty breakfast! It was quite lovely, lightly lemony and not too sweet. I’m sure by the end of the day most of it will be eaten. That is how it should be. There is something kind of comforting about a bundt cake. Maybe it is just me, but when I was a kid there was always...
Odds and Ends
Who doesn’t love a good muffin? I know I do. And the muffins pictured below are hard to resist. Trust me! I told you all about these muffins last week. Here is a link to the blog entry that includes the recipe for these chocolaty lovelies. You really should make them. I am so PLEASED that the Giants won the Super Bowl! I was afraid, at the end, that New England was going to win but the Giants were able to score one more...
Reverse Puff Pastry and Party Dips
So, last night we made, or at least began making, reverse puff pastry. Unlike regular puff pastry where butter is enclosed in dough, reverse puff pastry encloses dough in butter. As the name implies it is reverse of the regular way. Oddly enough it worked quite well though the first three turns (I have two to complete next Wednesday) despite the very warm room in which I worked. Are you asking yourself how it works? Well, if so,...
Tales of Puff Pastry and a Fish Fry
This weekend I made puff pastry. Yes, I know, I made it at school so big whoop … but just wait. First, I have not made puff at home in at least a year. Maybe longer. I have made blitz puff pastry, a sort of extra flaky pie dough, many times but not regular puff. Second, the last time I did any real laminated dough at home I was out to prove I was not laminated dough impaired. This time I was making it because I wanted to. ...
How Evil are my Shenanigans?
Not all that evil for the last two days. I am sorry I did not post yesterday. I was feeling quite under the weather, but I am on the mend and back to the daily grind. Ok, so if you go back and look at my posts from last week you will find posts where I declare that I am excited about school, despite some misgivings, and I was looking forward to the rest of the semester. I would like to take a moment to...
Playing in the Kitchen – Pork Chops
So let me start by saying that Nigella Lawson’s Mustard Pork Chops are SO tasty. I can’t recommend them highly enough. Not only was the recipe fast and easy, it was darn tasty and something I would be proud to serve for a dinner party. If I had them. The sauce, really, is what makes the dish. I used a whole grain mustard so the sauce had lovely brown flecks in it, I reduced the cream from 1/3 cup to two tablespoons...
