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Pizza Rusitica and Wise Words from Wimpy

Pizza Rusitica and Wise Words from Wimpy

Behind again! A quote came to my mind “I’ll gladly pay you Friday for a Hamburger on Tuesday” Wimpy from Popeye, as I was baking and thinking about how I am not keeping up with the Tuesday deadline again. The exception would be that I would have to change it to “I’ll gladly bake Pizza … Continue reading

Irish Soda Bread, Johnny come lately…

Irish Soda Bread, Johnny come lately…

I’m finally feeling more myself today and I have some catching up to do in the kitchen! March had some great weather around here but a lot of other things seemed to be a challenge, including a case of the flu. Here’s a note to myself, get the flu shot next season! It was so … Continue reading

Tuesdays with Dorie; Rugelah

I first tried rugelah when visiting New York City for Christmas shopping. It was a great weekend where my brothers friends gave us there hi rise, midtown condo to use while they went to their house in the Hamptons,  so New Yorker! It was as close as my fantasy of being a resident as I … Continue reading

Chocolate Truffle Tarts

Chocolate Truffle Tarts

Its Tuesday! The second recipe for the Baking with Julia group is Chocolate Truffle Tarts. I love their small size and would even opt to make them smaller. This is a dessert you want to share. I would not describe as them real sweet, but densely rich and chocolately. This recipe had several steps It can … Continue reading

Yesterday at the Mall

Yesterday I went into Williams Sonoma with purpose. I needed tart pans for my next Baking with Julia recipe. It felt good to go in and when asked if I needed help I did! I was very impressed with the sales girl she was very knowledgable. She gave me some great tips on the tarts … Continue reading

Book has Arrived

I’m impressed as it arrived earlier then expected. Its a nice quality hard cover, a clean layout with balanced white space and images.  As part of the Baking with Julia blog I have agreed to host a recipe in the coming Tuesdays. I look forward to perusing through to find one.  

Nerd Update

Originally posted on Tuesdays with Dorie:
So now we are up to 258 blogs with about 270 bakers.  We’re still missing folks from nine states (DE, KS, MI, MT, NE, NM, ND, WV, and WY).  Countries with bakers outside the US include Australia, Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Canada, Philippines, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Germany, England, Austria,…