Monthly Archives: August, 2013
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie (Day 5 of 6)
With the cool temperatures of autumn still far enough away that we still want to keep it cool while simultaneously indulging a craving for our absolute favorite pie (without heating up the oven), we chose to create a Pumpkin Pie smoothie. We even topped it with toasted pecans so that we didn’t miss the crust! …
Oatmeal & Banana Smoothie (Day 3 of 6)
Oatmeal & Banana Smoothie Yes – we know; day 4 was published yesterday & day 3 today. We did this for a reason. Today was projected to be hot, hot, hot, and we thought it more fitting to publish this one today. You see, in the wintertime, we love nothing more than having a hot …
Cherry-Thyme Pots de Creme
For all of you Southerners out there…this is NOT pronounced “pawts dee kreem”. This is a lovely & luscious lemon custard infused with thyme over fresh sweetened cherries. It’s pronounced “poe da krem” and we present our Cherry-Thyme Pots de Creme as our offering for our “National Day of” weekly challenge. We kept the French …
Chocolate Black Bean and Broccoli Basil Smoothie (Day 4 of 6)
Chocolate Black Bean and Broccoli Basil Smoothie If you’re having guests and you want to blow them away, make this Chocolate Black Bean & Broccoli Basil Smoothie. This smoothie takes time to make…so we are giving you the recipe now so you can get the ingredients and plan ahead for Saturday or Sunday morning…but …
Peach-Ginger Smoothie (Day 2 of 6)
Peach-Ginger Smoothie After yesterday’s rich and creamy Chocolate Avocado Smoothie, today’s Peach-Ginger Smoothie is light and breezy…especially right now while peaches are in such abundance! We tried making this with fresh grated ginger, which gave it an incredible kick; however, we didn’t care for the ginger “strings” that grated ginger left behind. Instead, we liked …
Six Sumptuous Smoothies
Our favorite sugar products belong to Dixie Crystals…brown sugar, powder sugar, and granulated sugar. Well, when the good folks at Dixie Crystals challenged it’s users to a smoothie contest…we figured, why not? We like smoothies. So we decided to come up with weird and wonderful smoothies creations…one for each day of a week. Hold the …
Layered Peach Lemonade Sponge Cake with Crushed Pecan Crust
National Day of Challenge – 8/18-24: Layered Peach Lemonade Sponge Cake with Crushed Pecan Crust If you want summer sumptuous, you simply must try this! Is it a cake? Is it a pie? We can’t really decide. It looks like a cake, but has crust like a pie. You make it and decide. It’s worth …
Raspberry Millefoglie
Millefoglie: National Day of Challenge 8/11-17/2013 The National Day of Challenge for this week consisted of Raspberry Tart, Creamsicle, Lemon Meringue Pie, Rum, and Vanilla Custard. We chose to combine the raspberry tart with the vanilla custard and create our very own millefoglie. Gateau de mille-feuilles which in French meant “cake of a thousand layers”, the …
Crema Pasticcera Velutto
English translation: Velvety Pastry Cream (Italian style) Italian Pastry Cream is different from French Creme Patisserie in that the French add butter and tend to beat more vigorously. The Italians treat their crema pasticerra more gently; exactly as velutto (velvet) should be treated. Crema pasticerra is not difficult to make, but it requires some care …
Monster (formerly known as Cookie) Cupcakes
Monster (Formerly Known as Cookie) Cupcakes We remember when the Muppets first appeared on the scene. We also remember the peales of laughter that would erupt when the Cookie Monster would set his sights on his next delicious target and then completely devour it in a hail of cookie crumbs. Nowadays, there are some politically-correct …
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