Admittedly I’m a few days late so instead of “Tuesdays” with Dorie, for me this week it became Thursday with Dorie :) As the saying goes “better late than never”, right???… right! Tonight I wanted something sweet and of course the family is always in favor of chocolate so nearly as fast as I could’ve made a box mix, I whipped up Dorie’s recipe instead. These are chewy, ooey, gooey, fudgey brownies that totally deliver on the decadence-factor… and used only a single saucepan to make the batter. Not only is this recipe quick and easy… it’s delicious too :)
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For Independence Day my family wanted nothing to do with a red/white/blue dessert. Not a chance. What they wanted was (surprise?) chocolate. I decided to try a new cake recipe and christen my MaryAnn pan at the same time. This cake is a fabulous crowd-pleaser inducing plenty of ooooohhhh’s and aaaaaahhhhh’s :) The taste is fabulous too… in fact, DS called it “AwesomeTastic”… and even a non-chocolate-lover like me thought it was very very very good!
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Happy Birthday USA!
One night this past week I took a 2hr basic fondant class – since Independence Day was approaching I decorated my cake accordingly. It was my first time working with fondant and I was definitely intimidated before class started. By the time it was over… I was excited in a whole new way!!! By the end of the week I’d signed up for a series of fondant classes that will keep me busy the rest of this month :) I’m thinking I’ll have a few more fondant cakes to show you along the way.
Whatever your plans for this holiday… have a delicious Independence Day!
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Some of you may think of buttermilk biscuits as being “heavy” and “winter food” but not to me! I love bread and enjoy eating any kind of bread any time of the year. Just as my stomach has no alarm clock (pancakes for dinner? no problem!) it also has no calendar :) Once you have a classic biscuit recipe in your repertoire and get the technique down pat… the add-ins are limited only by your imagination and palate. For this go round I added in freshly minced garlic, feta cheese and dried herbs… and these were a huge hit!
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