Archive for the ‘Dessert’ Category
Sunday, September 10th, 2006
I decided to bake cookies, since oatmeal ones have been absent from my home for a long time. It has indeed been a while, so I creamed much air into my butter and sugar. The result was a very tender, delicate and cake-like texture.The batter was rather soft and almost ...
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
Today I would give myself an F in baking. The lesser of two evils will be Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies.I believe I got into making brownies from scratch, because it was fun and a certain someone liked brownies. It didn't seem right to just whip something up from a box. So ...
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Sunday, August 27th, 2006
Yesterday was a day of gluttony, practically. Dad had a company BBQ shindig at Liberty State Park where my stomach was filled with the likes of dumplings, vegetarian burgers, and fruit. There was sticky granola from Costco, fried rice and greasy noodles. We were there to help set up and ...
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Friday, August 25th, 2006
The initial plan was to make a custard tart. Then I realized we were practically out of milk and I wasn't in the mood to venture out to search for my beloved 2%. I mean, I would have, but explaining to my parents why I did not pick up other ...
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Thursday, August 24th, 2006
I miss gelato. Upon returning from Italy, I did not eat ice cream for maybe a month or two. It just wasn't the same.That was 3 years ago.I still haven't had gelato in the States and do not plan on ever doing so. Because when I think of gelato, I ...
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Friday, August 18th, 2006
Call me crazy, but I always wanted to get my brother cream puffs from Beard Papa. (Cream puffs are his faaaavorite at Veniero's.) And after having lunch, we had room for more and decided that room must be for dessert.After strolling through the courts one more time, I talked him ...
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Monday, August 14th, 2006
Once I got home, my first instinct told me to go for something cold and sweet. So I got cleaned up and finished the rest of the sherbert in the freezer.Rainbow sherbert is a blend of pretty much any colors that work well or all the flavors a particular company ...
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Saturday, August 12th, 2006
Happy Birthday to my Dad! :DThis morning was spent toiling in the kitchen. In addition to having plans to bake today, baking seemd more than appropriate in this new, cooler weather that we've been fortunate enough to have for the last two days.Dad looooves fortune cookies for their crunch. He ...
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