Rockin' The Beehive Since 1995
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Make This on Aug 18th, 2009
For this month’s Daring Cooks Challenge, we traveled to Spain and made a delicious rice dish from Jose Andres. The original recipe called for cuttlefish, which is a relative of octopus and squid. Although I distinctly remember Lauren as a baby gnawing on squid tentacles as we ate calamari one night, I doubt [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Make This, Recipes on Jun 14th, 2009
Hello, everyone! There is so much I have to tell you — from details about Tyler popping the question, to Lauren’s amazing and surprising Spelling Bee Championship win, to our quarantine with the Swine Flu. Yes, I said Swine Flu. I have actual laboratory confirmation that I am indeed harboring the H1N1 [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Make This, Recipes on May 27th, 2009
Before I tell you about this month’s challenge, I have to point out that I am currently typing this on my laptop without the aid of contacts and/or glasses. Yes, folks, I got LASIK yesterday and it is AWESOME! I had a few hours of irritation last night (anyone who wears contacts is [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Make This, Recipes on May 14th, 2009
I’ve been a member of The Daring Bakers for a while now, and while I love to bake, I am a much more creative cook. Baking doesn’t lend itself, in my opinion, to a lot of experimentation unless you understand how each ingredient will act in the recipe. Will adding a little of [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Make This, Recipes on Apr 27th, 2009
The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
Awww, Daring Bakers… how did you KNOW that I was a cheesecake fiend??? I have been making cheesecakes for years, and have gotten it down to a science by now. I love the little [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Recipes on Feb 28th, 2009
This month, The Daring Bakers returned to the realm of chocolate. Which made me squeal just a little bit. I knew that I would prepare this challenge for the Valentine’s Day dinner that I had with CCB, Lauren, my friend Kim and her son Bailey, and it did not disappoint. But before [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Recipes on Dec 30th, 2008
I almost jumped out of my chair when I read what this month’s challenge was. It’s something that I’ve always wanted to try, but have been terrified of. But that is exactly why I joined The Daring Bakers in the first place… to challenge me to try new things and to force me to be [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Grace in Small Things, NaBloPoMo, Recipes on Nov 30th, 2008
NaBloPoMo #29/30 and Grace #5/6
This challenge should have been posted yesterday, but circumstances prevented me from getting to the computer. As a result, I’ve not only missed the Daring Bakers deadline, but (gasp!) totally blew the whole NaBloPoMo thing. I cannot tell you how disappointed I am about this. To screw up [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Recipes on Oct 29th, 2008
This month’s challenge was another savory one. Like I said last month, I am not good at anything bread-related. I particularly dislike kneading. I have heard some people say that they find it to be relaxing, almost meditative. I certainly don’t. I find it to be repetitive, boring and labor-intensive. All the same, when I [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Everyday, Recipes on Sep 27th, 2008
This month’s Daring Bakers Challenge was a savory one. Or as CCB would say, “savoury”. I was not excited about making lavash crackers, and so waited until the last minute to make and post them. They were surprisingly simple (if you can call 10 minutes of continuous kneading simple) and passed the Picky Eater test. [...]
