A buttery spiced crust, light, creamy filling, and a topping of caramelized figs makes a perfect summer dessert without using your oven. By Julia Johnson With such an elegant presentation, you would never guess how easy this cheesecake is to prepare - you don't even need to heat your oven.
Alright.. it's back to basics for me. I've never tried baking a full-sized sponge cake before. It was a "now or never" moment for me. And I am over the moon, especially after stacking the top layer of cake over the bottom. I'm thinking of the birthday cakes, baby shower cakes (?)
Ingredients 1 (750-ml) bottle white wine, Riesling or Viognier 1 cup water 5 ounces vanilla sugar, approximately 3/4 cup 1 whole vanilla bean, split and scraped 4 firm Bartlett, Anjou or Bosc pears, peeled leaving the stem intact Directions Watch how to make this recipe Place the white wine, water, sugar and vanilla bean and pulp into a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
Mario Batali's stuffed chicken thighs have an herb-and-cheese filling that keeps the chicken moist as the skin turns golden brown in the oven.
I feel like I have a lot on my plate lately. All very good things, things that I can't wait to share with you, but nonetheless I feel some days like things are a little out of control.
I talk a lot about blogging, my creative deficits, life deficiencies, and some about my family. The other day, someone near and dear said I'm super hard on myself in all those areas. Maybe. That got me thinking about, well what do you write about it when you blog?
I met Mr. H at Oktoberfest. Not in Munich, but a similar festival in Kitchener-Waterloo known as Canada's Greatest Bavarian Festival. There was a lot of beer drinking, chicken dancing, and pretzel eating. To be honest, I was basically drunk for 3 days ( which is not the story I will tell my children on how I met their father).
First of all, I want to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Valentine's Day! I used to have a big family gathering every year on Chinese new year with my dad's side of the family, then we started to go house to house to my mom's side of family.
I have decided that I can't jump on the pumpkin bandwagon quite yet. I just don't feel like being quite that predictable today. But still, I have to do something seasonal, right? You guys seems to like that sort of thing. So of course I thought of the next most obvious thing: Apples.
Nutella Espresso Mousse Brownies Happy Valentine's Day, friends! If today's holiday is something you normally celebrate, I'm guessing you already know exactly what you're doing. However, if today is just another day to you, I encourage you to make it special with this dessert.