To claim that it’s hot would be a supreme understatement. It was 108°F at my house this afternoon so ice cream was definitely on the brain. This is one I made last weekend and it went over very well with the family. The price of cherries has finally come down and I’ve been buying a lot of them lately. Of course this translates into a lot of cherry desserts :)
When the end of the month draws near it means the time has come for another Daring Bakers challenge. The June Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart… er… pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating back to the 1800’s in England. This challenge was different… in part because I’d never ever heard of a Bakewell Tart or Bakewell Pudding. But it sounded interesting and rather tasty so I thought I’d give it a go. Considering I completely lost track of days and didn’t realize until today that the reveal date was… uhm… today… it was a really good thing this recipe could be completed quickly. “Quickly” as in about 2hrs start to finish. Oh yeah, I’m definitely thanking Jasmine and Annemarie for that!!
This month’s Barefoot Bloggers Bonus Recipe Challenge was hosted by…….me :) Yay!!!! I can’t tell you how thrilling it was to find out I’d been chosen to host this since I just joined the Barefoot Bloggers last month. Seeing as how I’m so into pastry, of course I had to choose something from the sugar food group. I wanted to find something fun, quick, a little bit different… but still tasty too… and Ina’s recipe for Cranberry Orange Scones was all that… and more!
If it’s Tuesday, we’re usually baking with Dorie, but this week instead of bakin’ we’re ice cream makin’ ;) Now if you’ve followed my blog for more than a week you’ll know that I really enjoy making ice cream. Check the archives and you’ll find a few recipes I’ve shared. I can’t say that I’m a fan of honey but I do like peaches so I figured I’d give this one a whirl… plus… I’m always looking for a good excuse to pull out my KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker attachment!
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe was the Parisian Apple Tartlette chosen by Jessica of the blog My Baking Heart. Without a doubt this has to be the quickest and easiest of Dorie’s recipes in “Baking From My Home To Yours”. Unfortunately I found myself scrambling quite late on Monday night without a single apple in the house. Luckily I had some leftover sliced apples from another recipe and was still able to make my version of this dessert just in time!!!
