I thought I'd make brownies for Dave, but it meant getting a little creative. I couldn't find unsweetened baking cocoa at Edeka, but I knew that with a little finagling, I could reduce the butter and substitute for unsweetened baking chocolate. But I really had no way of knowing which--if any--of the bars of chocolate I found in the baking aisle were unsweetened. So I bought the darkest looking one ... the one with a word that looked suspiciously like "bitter." But when I walked home (through an ... continue reading...
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England – Part 5 (but really it’s only part 2)
I know. A few numbers are missing ... as in England - parts 2, 3, and 4. But if I don't jump up to "England - part 5," I can't tell you about our fantastic, brilliant, fabulous day. So I think I'll jump ahead and fill in the gaps when we get settled in Germany. It will be lovely to land in one spot for three whole weeks. I might even unpack my suitcase. This morning after a leisurely breakfast of English muffins with slices of Brie and hard-boiled egg and scones with clotted cream ... oh, but ... continue reading...
Scotland-Part 2
I had visions of giving you daily, perhaps even hourly updates of our trip. Not to be. Not even the "daily" part has worked out. But I'll try to catch up to where we are now. Here's the last of Scotland ... Thursday morning, we hopped on a double-decker bus and headed toward the heart of Edinburgh--Princes Street and the Royal Mile. As we drove through town, I saw this chimney sweep shop and immediately thought of Mary Poppins. I wonder how many times these people have heard that. (Click on ... continue reading...
Going once, going twice …
This might be the most shameless thing I've ever done. Maybe. Either way, it's pretty shameless. In an effort to raise support for my upcoming missions trip to Haiti, I've decided to auction off a batch a few batches of cinnamon rolls. If you'd like me to drive a still-warm pan of these to your house--or send them via overnight delivery (continental US only ... sorry :( )--just post your bid in a comment below (or on the Facebook link). Warning: these are pretty rich and cinnamony. And buttery. ... continue reading...
Cinnamon Browned-Butter Pull-Apart Loaf
Did you hear that big noise yesterday morning? That was the explosion in my kitchen. I don't know what got into me, but I went into a cooking/baking frenzy pretty much the moment my feet hit the floor. Let's not question it. Let's just eat the results. I had been wanting to experiment with this Pull-Apart bread for awhile now but couldn't get a whole morning to myself till yesterday. So the second I woke up, I started the dough. And then while standing there watching it rise, it occurred to me ... continue reading...
Snickerdoodle Meets Bundt
Anyone in the mood for a nice, warm snail dumpling? No? Me neither. But if you call it a snickerdoodle, I might change my mind. According to Wikipedia (and you KNOW it's true if an anonymous person took the time to post it there, right?), here's the back story to the delectable snickerdoodle: "The Joy of Cooking claims that snickerdoodles are probably German in origin, and that the name is a corruption of the German word for "snail dumpling" (Schneckennudeln, or cinnamon-dusted sweet rolls). ... continue reading...