Looking at the recipe, Chocolate Gingerbread didn’t strike me, which is a little puzzling because I love the individual components. It’s a recipe I have flipped right past for no good reason, but thanks to my Tuesdays with Dorie weekly baking … Continue reading →
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Posted in Beverages, Tuesdays with Dorie
| Tagged Ginger, Ginger Seltzer, Tuesdays with Dorie
Crystallized ginger sounds difficult and time consuming to make, at least that’s what I thought until I actually did a little research on how to make it. It’s easy, and if you are fearful of candy making because of the … Continue reading →
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Posted in Clever Tips and Tricks, Food Projects
| Tagged Crystalized ginger
Surprise! There are kumquats in my cake rather than berries. This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie baking project gives the seasonal advantage to the bakers in the Southern hemisphere, so I decided to work with what is in season in my … Continue reading →
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Posted in Desserts, Tuesdays with Dorie
| Tagged Buttercream, Kumquat, mace, Tuesdays with Dorie
Back in August ’08 I posted a tip on freezing egg yolks, so here is the other half of the story. Freezing egg whites doesn’t require any tricks; they freeze well and when thawed behave like egg whites that haven’t been … Continue reading →
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Posted in Clever Tips and Tricks
| Tagged egg whites
A savory baked good is a welcome change this week. The Tuesdays with Dorie gang is making corn muffins filled with all kinds of surprises like corn kernels, red bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, and cilantro. It’s a fiesta in each muffin! … Continue reading →
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Posted in Spice Spotlight, Tuesdays with Dorie
| Tagged Pasilla Oaxaca, Tuesdays with Dorie