January 2011

Daring Bakers: Mini Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Entremets

January 27, 2011
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The January 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog Accro. She chose to challenge everyone to make a biscuit joconde imprime to wrap around an entremet dessert. Huh? Joconde imprime is a French baking term used to describe a decorative pattern that is baked into a soft sponge cake (joconde).The decorative [...]

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Monday Musings: Cake Scraps

January 24, 2011
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Cake scraps are pieces of cake left over from trimming and carving a cake. Don’t ever toss them. Instead, recycle them into something delicious. I like to cut them up into cubes and  freeze them in a Ziploc bag. Then I get to take whatever amount of cake I want, warm it a little in the microwave and  toss [...]

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Chocolate Coffee Stout Cake

January 21, 2011
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…and here’s what happened to the Flying Fish Exit 13 Chocolate Stout… I decided to make  a decadent chocolate cake with coffee buttercream, ganache filling and topped with chocolate shavings. Now what I’m about to tell you may seem like a strange thing to write but I really want you to know how I think [...]

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Monday Musings: Chocolate Stout

January 17, 2011
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Flying Fish is proudly brewed in NJ and its home is just a minute away from the house I grew up in outside exit 4. So it’s been very interesting to learn that the brewery has started an Exit Series in tribute to one of NJ’s most well known features…the Turnpike! This particular one is [...]

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Pineapple Almond Tart for the Winter Blues

January 12, 2011
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I start looking forward to the Winter by the time Halloween is over. There’s so much festive holiday cheer and warmth. Then there’s all the sweet delights…smores, Christmas cookies, hot chocolate and marshmallows, cinnamon and peppermint this and that…Oh and don’t forget the excitement of that first snow fall! I just love taking a walk in it. [...]

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Monday Musings: Kitchen Failures

January 10, 2011
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If you read my last post, you might be wondering what the heck happened to that pie with the beautiful crust.  Truth is, I did make a pie, only it did not turn out the way I imagined. I don’t usually talk about my kitchen failures on my blog. If I don’t think it tasted [...]

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