Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone. Today is the first day of 2012! I wonder what this year will hold for me and my family. I’m trying not to have any preconceived expectations because this year will inevitably be a year of change. But as Price Pritchett said, “Change always comes bearing gifts” and I do [...]
Read MoreSpring Has Sprung
With the first day of spring behind us, I have officially survived another midwest winter. Rochester had record amounts of snow this year (of course) and the snow was piled about 4 feet high in our front yard. Most of the mailboxes down are street were barely peaking above the snowline for several months. But [...]
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Spiced Cardamom Cookies
Since the HCB assignment this week had peanut butter in it, which I am allergic to, I decided that I would take the week off. However, after seeing my fellow bakers’ comments about Chocolate Genoise Cake with Peanut Butter Whipped Ganache, I am seriously thinking that I will have to bake the chocolate genoise after [...]
Read MoreGinger Cheesecake with Gingerbread Crust
This week we had another free choice as to what we wanted to bake. I looked through the list of the cakes Marie baked before the group officially started and narrowed down what I wanted to try. The cake that caught my eye was the Ginger Cheesecake with Gingerbread Crust. This cheesecake is a perfect [...]
Read MoreSomething New for the New Year
Since it is a new year, I thought that I should make something new, unlike anything I have ever tried before. What I decided on was Madeleine cookies. Madeleines are something that I have admired for a long time and had a desire to try but never have. Once I watched a Julia Childs video [...]
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