The first time I made this recipe was in my first year of marriage and I accidentally subbed three cups of flour for the three teaspoons called for in the recipe. It became more like a cake then a tart, but it was still delicious. You'll never guess what happened this time I made it. I put in three tablespoons of flour instead of three teaspoons. Dang it! Why is three teaspoons so hard to remember! I have made it the correct way, I promise, and it looks and tastes just like this, just even more gooey. Butter Tarts are considered a...
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Company arrived yesterday for a four day stay. It always feel nice to have visitors from home because it helps bring our two worlds together. We haven't made many plans yet and are keeping things pretty relaxed. Growing up we always had a house full of visitors, especially around special occasions. So, for me to have a houseful over Valentines and to play the hostess, makes me a happy woman. My mom was always very good at creating a relaxing and welcoming environment in our home. A place where people could come as a reprieve and just be themselves. She instilled in...
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About a month ago I received an email that got me very excited. It was from Aimee, asking me to consider becoming a contributor for a new site called Simple Bites. I headed over to check it out and knew that I just had to be a part of it. Simple Bites is a collaboration of mommy food bloggers who are passionate about simple, real food and are dedicated to "real food for the family table". Although I'm ecstatic and extremely honoured to have been asked to be a contributor, I'm even more excited about what the others have to offer and learning...
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The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca
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I use the words Fresh Berry Crisp with Brown Sugar Cream loosely with this recipe, because it's not truly either. Although, the description does fit it well because it is a fresh assembly of bursting berries and crisp granola clusters, topped with sour cream and brown sugar. See? All in the title there. This is the epitome of simple. In fact, it can hardly be called a recipe. But, it is a combination that I wouldn't have thought of without some inspiration from another source. Sour cream may seem an odd thing to add to berries, but that tartness along with the sweetness...
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The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is plural), using the cookbooks Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and The Sopranos Family Cookbook by Allen Rucker; recipes by Michelle Scicolone, as ingredient/direction guides. She added her own modifications/changes, so the recipe is not 100% verbatim from either book.
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Whipped cream used to be my arch nemesis. After many failed attempts of over-mixing and under-mixing, I finally caught on and realized it to it's full potential. What helped me the most to learn the proper stages of whipping was practicing by hand. Which isn't nearly the outrageous task that I thought it would be. I recommend you try this if you have difficulty knowing when your whipped cream has reached the proper stage. I still often whip it by hand when a recipe calls for anything under a cup because it saves the hassle of dirtying the mixer and...
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We have been freezing our little behinds off over here in the land of Norge. The sun is still refusing to show it's shining face and the cutting wind is making our walks to the grocery store not quite as enjoyable as they once were. I must be burning a lot more calories though because not only am I practically running everywhere I go, but my body is working hard at not becoming a solid mass. I know that Max is feeling it too because after his morning porridge he runs around the house teeth chattering, looking like he is...
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It has been a dreary, rainy week. I have actually quite enjoyed it. It gave me the perfect excuse to drag out the Christmas music. Max spun around in circles and did his little hoppy dance, while I baked, with a little shimmy and shake once in a while to receive some giggles from my fan club. I used to start listening to Christmas music at this time every year, but stopped after learning that I had ruined Christmas music forever for one of my brothers. Last year I made myself wait until November 25th and realized that now that...
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When I was in high school my sister-in-law and I decided to make a cake as a surprise for my mom's birthday. We successful snuck her trusty mixer out of the house to the church next door, giddy with excitement that we were going to pull off such a wonderful surprise. We got to work, with me manning the mixer and feeling ultra important. I was doing so well and everything was going swimmingly. I left the mixer for a moment and continued on my mary way to complete the other important tasks in front of me. Suddenly we were...
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