2009 June | Hottie Biscotti

Strawberry Bread

So many strawberries! I used up the rest of them in this strawberry bread. I liked this bread. I made 4 mini loaves with this recipe and baked them for a little less time. The tops of the loaves got nice and crunchy. The bread is wonderfully moist. The strawberry pieces are not too sweet [...]

Daring Bakers: Bakewell Tart

I had never heard of this dessert before this Daring Bakers challenge. After reading the recipe I knew it would be delicious. A shortbread-like crust, a layer of jam topped with an almond filling and baked until golden topped with cream. How can this combination NOT be delicious? It was, by the way, delicious. The June [...]

Strawberries and Cream Cookies

A plethora of strawberries found its way into my fridge, and they needed to be used quickly. I thought about making jam, but strawberry jam didn’t seem too exciting. I could make more strawberry frosting and freeze it, but I wanted to try something new. These cookies are from this month’s Martha Stewart Living. I [...]

Whip It, Whip it Good

I like Cool Whip. I really like the light Cool Whip, but not the fat free. I like it on fresh fruit. I like it on top of ice cream. I like it on my finger. My sister puts it in her cottage cheese for breakfast…she’s crazy. A recent jaunt through the frozen food aisle [...]

White Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

A new family moved in across the street from us this week, so I decided to make cupcakes to bring as a welcome gift. Originally I planned to bake a white cake mix and frost cupcakes with a jar of chocolate frosting. While getting eggs from the fridge I spotted the carton of strawberries I’d [...]

Grilled Apricot-Balsamic Glazed Chicken

First, I must brag on myself and tell you that I butchered my first chicken this weekend! That’s right. I bought 2 whole chickens, removed the complimentary neck, gizzards and liver, then began removing the appendages of the little birds and breaking the breast bone and back. I can see why people prefer to buy [...]

Mint Shortcakes with Strawberries and Cream

A few friends came over for dinner last night. The food was wonderful and I am excited to share ALL of the recipes, but I will share just one for now. I was looking for a dessert to make and came across this recipe in one of my fine cooking magazines. I already had a [...]

Soda Bread: So easy a monkey can do it

What do you do when you need bread for dinner and it’s 6:oo, and your husband doesn’t have his cell phone, so you can’t make him pick up a loaf on his way home? Make this soda bread! I made this last night for dinner, and it was delicious. A nice crunchy exterior with a [...]

Daring Bakers: Spinach and Feta Strudel

I didn’t pay close attention to the date of posting for this May challenge. I just figured it would be at the end of May, like the 30th or 31st. I did make this strudel on the 26th and planned to post on the 30th. The posting date was actually the 26th! Why am I [...]