If you like the delicious cheesy bread atop of French onion soup, then this is a must-try appetizer for your Thanksgiving gathering. The sweetness of the onion paired with the nuttiness of the Gruyère make this flaky pastry a crowd-pleaser and an impressive alternative to crackers and cheese. Caramelized Onion and Gruyère Tart Credit: Avec...
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Soufflé Au Fromage (Cheese Soufflé)
Oh my. Where to begin? I had no idea what to expect when I embarked up the creation of my first cheese soufflé. Not just any cheese soufflé...Julia Child's Cheese Soufflé. I have desperately wanted to make a chocolate soufflé for quite a while now, but wanted to wait until I had a proper charlotte mold...
Michael's Epic Pumpkin Pie and a Gizmodo Shooting Challenge
I submitted this photo of pumpkin pie to Gizmodo.com's Fall Food Porn Shooting Challenge, and it is featured on their "11 Photos of Delicious Fall Foods" page. Check it out here! (It is about half way down the page.) Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! Here is my recipe for Pumpkin Pie, which Hubby described...
Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe Cake
My birthday cake project was a tower of success. After the first time I tried making this and the less-than-satisfactory results, I was determined to pull it off this time with minimal tears or bloodshed. (You can read about my 2006 attempt here.) This is by no means a whip-it-together last minute type of dessert...
Double-Glazed Pumpkin Spice Scones
I know I've mentioned before that I have a love for scones, and I usually make them with loads of fresh fruit in them. Well, it's a crazy gorgeous Fall day in northern Michigan today, and I got in the mood for some scones. This time I was determined to have a successful batch of...
Birthday Menu-Planning and Bucket-List Recipes
My husband seems to be unusually excited about my birthday this year. Don't get me wrong, he ALWAYS gets excited about my birthday, but it's still a week away and he has mentioned his excitement a multitude of times. I'm one of those lucky wives who doesn't have some story about how he totally dropped...
Triple Coconut Cream Pie
Ever since I made a few things from The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook when it was my Cookbook of the Week, I've been dying to try out their Triple Coconut Cream Pie. Last night while folding laundry, I could resist the temptation no longer. Oh My. Staying up baking until 11:30 at night on a Sunday...
Coconut Pastry Dough
Coconut Pastry Dough (for Triple Coconut Cream Pie) Credit: The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook by Tom Douglas and Shelley Lance Ingredients: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose lour ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut ½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes 2 teaspoons sugar ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ⅓ cup ice-cold water, or...
Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti
Happy October! It's my favorite month, which also means that it's beginning to be hot drink weather again. Looking forward to lots of cool days sipping lattes, chai, coffee, cider, or whatever. I make these biscotti around the holidays usually, but they were the perfect way to use up the rest of my leftover hazelnuts from the...
Verdure al Forno (Baked Zucchini)
This dish, whose name translates to "vegetables in the oven" is made with zucchini in this case. I can't wait to try it with another vegetable- I'm sure that cauliflower or potatoes would be spectacular as well, or a combination of a few different vegetables would be fun to try too. Since it is assembled...