TWD (Molasses Spice Cookies) and More

Life has been a flurry of activity lately.  We had a dear friend visiting; someone whose presence I started to miss the minute we dropped him back off at the airport after a couple of days together.  I baked this apple pie for him, and felt for the first time that I got my all-butter [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Cherry Fudge Brownie Torte

This is the first Tuesdays with Dorie recipe that I changed somewhat dramatically.  The recipe called for a thick cherry-accented brownie base topped with a mascarpone/cream cheese mousse after baking.  I followed the brownie recipe almost exactly, but instead of baking it and then topping it with the mousse, I altered the mousse recipe to [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Sweet Potato Biscuits

I absolutely love sweet potatoes, so I was excited about this week’s TWD project!  I made these as part of our Sunday morning brunch spread (along with an apple crisp and bacon – a strange brunch, to say the least!).  I halved the recipe and found it to be a very easy dough to work [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Allspice Crumb Cake (Muffins)

As you can see, I didn’t feel like putting crumbs on individual muffins, so I just plopped all the batter into an 8 x 8 pan, spread all the crumb topping over the top, and baked it for 36 minutes – it was perfect!  These went straight to a gathering, but I saved this lone [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Split Level Pudding

We’re really not fans of pudding around here, so for this week’s TWD, I doctored the recipe to make just a single serving so that I could still participate.  Though it’s usually not my style to make something lowfat (as I can usually just send the decadent sweets away for others to consume), I used [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Chocolate Crunched Caramel Tart

It felt great to get back into the TWD routine after a few weeks off with my ankle injury.  I was excited about making this tart – the pictures looked great in the book and it didn’t seem too complicated.  We’ve made a few tarts since I joined TWD more than a year ago, so [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Espresso Cheesecake Brownies

This week’s TWD recipe were the Espresso Cheesecake brownies.  Even though this recipe uses a good amount of bowls, it was easy to put together and came together pretty quickly.  I followed the recipe exactly, and absolutely loved the way they came out.  I did omit the sour cream topping – it really just seemed [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Applesauce Spice Bars

I haven’t been posting  much lately.  In all honesty, I’m stressed and anxious, and have found it hard to focus much on the blog.  I’m still baking and cooking (more than ever, in fact).  I’ve been unemployed for about three months now, and it’s starting to wear on me.  I’m one of four final candidates [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Brownie Buttons

Aren’t these fun?!  I also loved that the recipe was for a small batch (I mixed the whole thing in a 2-cup measuring cup, which I then used to easily pour into my mini-cupcake mold).  As for their deliciousness, I can’t attest because I gave these away before I could have one.  I met up [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Classic Banana Bundt Cake

I have to admit, I wasn’t too excited about baking this week’s TWD recipe.  I think this is because I baked these banana muffins a couple of weeks ago that were a complete fail, which I’m not really used to in my kitchen.  I swore off using bananas in baked goods for awhile, until I [...]

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