I’m Back! With Betty Crocker Review

After an excessively long hiatus, I’m finally back!  Granted, the kitchen still isn’t completely done, but it’s close.  We had a bit of delay waiting for lights.  I had to cancel our original order and get them elsewhere.  They are being installed on Friday.  Some additional finishing touches will finally get done then too.  Then [...]

Daring Baker’s Milano Cookies

The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network.
We were given the option of making either cookie or both. Neither my husband nor I am fond of marshmellows, so I just made the Milan [...]

Liz Lovely Gluten-Free, Vegan Cookies

Liz Lovely Gluten Free Cookies
“Lovely” does not even began to describe these cookies. They are awesome. We all know how difficult it is to perfect gluten-free cookies, or vegan cookies, but gluten-free AND vegan? These people are geniuses. They are also certified organic and fair-trade certified. So while you are indulging your sweet tooth, you [...]

Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Giveaway!

That’s right, I’m GIVING AWAY a prize pack of the new
BETTY CROCKER GLUTEN FREE DESSERT MIXES.

This is what was waiting for me when I got home for work today.  I was SO excited that I literally danced around the house.  I don’t have anything baking yet, but will before the night is through.
The best part is [...]

A daring attempt at tuiles

I tried.  I really did.  I just didn’t quite succeed. But I get an “A” for effort, right?

This month’s challenge is brought to us by Karen of Baking Soda and Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf.  They have chosen Tuiles from The Chocolate Book by Angélique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel [...]

Christmas Cookies Part II

We leave for Australia in a week, and I’ve been stressing about everything that needs to get done before we leave. That doesn’t even take into account all that I have to do at work before I leave for three weeks. I’m just trying not to think about that. I’m more concerned with things like [...]