I’m not going to say how long it’s been since I’ve done a Daring Bakers challenge. I’m not going to explain how work/life/people/lack-of-decent-lighting/a-sauna-for-a-kitchen got in the way. All of us ...
L’Opera…Do I Dare?
I think in all my time as a Daring Baker (which hasn’t been that long, admittedly), I have been waiting for this challenge. Not this challenge in particular, but a challenge like this. Oh, I do love ...
Perfect Party Cake…Do I Dare?
A funny thing happened on the way to the Perfect Party Cake.I waited until the last minute.I had no time to make buttercream.My batter was suspiciously liquid-y.My cakes were as thin as my ...
Julia Child’s French Bread…Do I Dare?
It’s six in the morning; do you know where your wife is?She is in her pajamas, eyes half-closed, flour everywhere, a defiant mass of dough sucking viciously at her fingers as she valiantly tries to ...
Lemon Meringue Pie…Do I Dare?
(please excuse the horrific lighting…by the time I finished this pie the sun had set…forcing me to use creepy indoor lighting)After missing last month’s Daring Bakers challenge, I told myself I wasn’t ...
Tender Potato Bread…Do I Dare?
Have you ever experienced bread-baking Zen? It happens when you are kneading your dough steadily, like a well-oiled machine, and it starts transforming from a shaggy mess to a smooth, elastic piece of ...
Bostini Cream Pie…Do I Dare?
It’s that time of the month again when I stretch my baking muscle as far as someone else’s imagination can take it. And though I await the new challenge with tummy-trembling nervousness, the ...
Sticky Buns…Do I Dare?
Guess what! C’mon…look around. Is anything new? I’m sure you can figure it out :) Ok, here’s a clue – see the super-cool logo above? What about the matching one on my sidebar? Yes, by jove it’s ...