Sweet of the Week #42, Persimmon Butter Cookies
Last week I made these cookies to celebrate November 11th, 2011. I met my friends Celeste and Mary for lunch to celebrate the day. I’ve been practicing my cookie skills…you can tell I still need lots of practice and a lighter hand with the disco dust. But that’s not what I’m supposed to be telling…
A Book-Signing with The Cake Boss
In the past month, I’ve spent a lot of time attending book signings and workshops to enhance my skills in baking, cooking, blogging, food photography. A highlight of this month-long creative sabbatical was attending a book signing with Buddy Valastro, The Cake Boss. You know, I didn’t expect to be that wow’d by Buddy Valastro. …
An Evening With Alton Brown
A couple Mondays ago I went to a booksigning event hosted by our local, independent bookseller, Rainy Day Books. Alton Brown made a stop in KC to talk about his new book, Good Eats 3. Yes, I admit to being a Food TV fan girl. I’ve been to see quite a few food celebs when…
Sweet of the Week #40i & #41i, Red Bean Paste and Pomegranate Muffins
One of the challenge ingredients my friend Deanne suggested this year was red bean paste. I wanted to find a non-traditional way to use red bean paste, something beyond the Asian specialties that incorporate the ingredient, such as mooncakes or Daifuku. Then Suzanne, who is currently on a quinoa kick, sent me this recipe from…
Sweet of the Week #39i, Green Tomato Citrus Marmalade
I received 40 pounds (yes, FORTY pounds!) of green tomatoes from my friend Renee. Last week was a grand canning adventure. In an attempt to ripen a few of the tomatoes, I put a few pounds in a brown paper bag. Several did turn red, enough to can curry ketchup and a salsa, which was…
Go on, have a donut!
I’ve got a few quick pieces of donut news to share with you… First, this article from Fitbie on MSN. The article shares how to shave 250 calories off of your diet with simple food changes. They have suggested switching from a chocolate muffin to a chocolate glazed donut. I’ve said many times the donut…
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