Archive for October, 2009

Macarons, The Daring Bakers, and Me

Macarons, The Daring Bakers, and Me

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. [Continue]

Pissaladière – a French Pizza

Pissaladière – a French Pizza

A few weeks agao I had a pizza in Boston from a French bistro. Check out how I recreated the dough and came up with some interesting toppings. [Continue]

Fatty fast food, a quick guide to the worst (best?) options.

I’m torn: should I use this as a recommendation list or a warning list: http://features.fitnessmagazine.com/30WorstFastFoodRestaurantChoices.html [Continue]

Pho Ga – not that daring at all!

Pho Ga – not that daring at all!

The October 2009 Daring Cooks’ challenge was brought to us by Jaden of the blog Steamy Kitchen. The recipes are from her new cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook. [Continue]

Geeky cupcakes

I couldn’t resist sharing these geeky cupcakes. Maybe I should have a go at some geeky pastries? http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/10/13/a-surprisingly-large-gallery-of-video-game-cupcakes/ [Continue]