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. Her picks were this Vietnamese Chicken Pho and Fried Dessert Wontons! First off let me shout from the rooftops, I LOVE THIS SOUP!! If the North American version of Chicken Noodle Soup had a pretty, tasty, asian cousin, this would be it. This soup is wholesome, comforting and exotic. The asian flavours are unmistakable, and I feel right at home sipping the broth and slurping up the noodles. I was a little afraid...
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One part of the Daring Cooks challenge this month was to make some sort of fried wonton dessert. The filling and shape were up to us. I chose to go with a Peanut Caramel which I rolled into balls and coated in chocolate before wrapping them up into homemade wonton wrappers. Once they were cooked, I drizzled them with more chocolate and sprinkled them with peanuts. The only thing that I would change about this recipe is that there was too much caramel per wonton. It was very sweet. I wrote the recipe as I would make it next time. I...
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I love the Daring Kitchen. This group gets me making things that I would never have thought to try. I enjoy making authentic recipes from around the world and being stretched out of my comfort zone. Even if I make something that I probably won't make again it is worth it to be able to say I gave it a shot or that I mastered something new. These Indian Dosas are really quite simple to make. The list may be long but they take no time to whip up. The longest time was waiting for the sauce to simmer for...
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We are finally over the sickies. Wee Hoo! It had to make it's way through the whole house first, of course. But, thankfully we got it in varying degrees and not everyone was flat in bed. My little sonny almost made it a whole year without getting sick, besides the usual teething sniffles and agony, so I have much to be thankful for. This months Daring Cooks Challenge was hosted by Jen of Use Real Butter. She chose Chinese Dumplings/Potstickers (aka Gyoza in Japanese). I was very disappointed that I was not able to get this post up on time, but better late...
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I have joined the Daring Kitchen which is comprised of two groups, the Daring Bakers and the Daring Cooks. I have decided to join both groups as I love to both cook and bake. And, if you know me at all you know that I hate making decisions, so both it is! Every month we receive a challenge recipe that we are to make and everyone who is part of the group blogs about it on the same day. The point of the group is to further your cooking/baking skills and to make something that may be out of your comfort zone...
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