I see Macarons, you see Macarons, we all want Macarons!

So another month has gone by, which can mean only one thing… another Daring Bakers Challenge!

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.

Macarons are one of those things that look so perfect that [...]

Gluten-Free Sticky Toffee Pudding

With fall weather in full force here, and winter on its way, my food thoughts are turning to comfort food: stews, baked casseroles, and of course, desserts that really feel like dessert!.

One of my favourite desserts is sticky toffee pudding, which I usually steam (not bake), and top with delicious toffee sauce.  I started thinking that [...]

You say Torte, I say Torta (A very Daring Dobos Torte)

“The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful
of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos
Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus:  Exquisite
Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.”

Last week, I realized that I had not yet tackled the August challenge [...]

Rustic Rainier Cherry tarts for Summer Fest Week 2: Fruit from Trees

So its week 2 of Summer Fest 2009, and we’re onto Fruit from Trees as the theme, and conicicently, I had a bunch of Rainier Cherries sitting in the fridge just waiting to be baked up into something yummy!

Summer Fest is a four-week, cross-blog celebration co-created (alphabetically listed) by A Way to Garden, [...]

Someone stop me, it looks like a county fair in here!

I agreed a while back to take on the cooking for a family members wedding reception and surrounding events, and one of the things the bride really wanted was to have pie instead of cake.  She is not a cake lover, and wanted to have a wedding dessert she would enjoy.  So, we decided on a [...]