Adventures in Gluttony

It's been about 3 years since I've done a Daring Baker's Challenage and I'm excited to get back into the game! This month was in honor the Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Battenberg Cake. It is an ob...

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This is one of my favorite entrees at TGI Fridays, so I was very excited to find the recipe. Very simple to make too. I make mash potatoes with blue cheese and bacon to go with it. Ingredients:...

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This is a favorite among my family, specially Stink Bug.  It is supper easy to make and only takes 20-30 minutes to make. Serve with garlic bread and green beans.  I changed the recipe around ...

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I was excited for this challenge! I love Tiramisu! I recommend making this one piece at a time over a week. I tried making it all in a two day period and I was so frazzled by the end. It was defi...

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The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookboo...

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I almost fell out of my chair when I saw what the challenge was for this month. I have this Hungian Cookbook and this was one of the recipes I was dying to try. I just couldn't find a reason to m...

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The July Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth . She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network . I alway...

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Well, it has been two months and I have finally started up my Cheese of the Month again. This month I've selected something really challenging....GORGONZOLA. Gorgonzola is one of those stinky s...

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I can't believe it is now July and I am finally putting up a blog about April's results! May and June were crazy busy months for me. May was my birthday month (that's right I get a whole month...

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June was a very busy month for me. I just finished up my job training and then I went to florida for a friend's wedding/vacation. So, I've been a little behind in my blogging. The Daring Baker'...

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Well, I got a new job as a nurse's aide taking care of the elderly...so I haven't had a lot of time to bake. I have also been despritely trying to loose a few inches because my bride's maide dres...

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This month's challenage was CHEESECAKE!! I was making a cheesecake for Easter anyways, so I was thrilled to see this was the challenage! I've never made cheesecake before so I was a little ner...

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I absolutely LOVE pancakes! I found yet another great King Arthur Flour recipe for healthy pancakes. I bought some whole wheat flour, so I wanted to use it, but I didn't want the "wheaty" taste. ...

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This recipe is so simple and so yummy! S'mores Bars (16) 16 Whole Graham Crackers 6 Tbsp Butter, melted 2 Tbsp Sugar 2 C miniature marshmallows 1 Can Sweetend condensed milk 15 Hershey's Hugs 1...

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Birthday Princess Baby Bell's 2nd birthday was in March, so I decided that instead of buying a cake and paying lots of money, it would be cheaper and more fun to make my own. Well, I can hones...

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Well, I decided to choose a cheese that is often overlooked and underappreciated---kind of like all of us moms! This cheese can be used in any type of dish from appretizers to dinners to dips to ...

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Well, this month sure did go by fast! This was my daughter's birthday month---yes that's right she gets a whole month! Since our family isn't from this area, we had to spend every weekend visitin...

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My daugther, Baby Bell, and I have been baking with Operation Baking Gals for a few months now. This month I thought I would host my cousin, Eddie. For those of you who are new to what Baking GAL...

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Well, last year my husband wasn't sure what to get me for my birthday. I was kind of upset because I'm so easy to buy for. Anything and I mean ANYTHING I get I love and appreciate. I ALWAYS find ...

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I was excited to finally use one of my favorite cheeses---FETA. I was also excited to see that four people participated in this month challenge. And of course everything that everyone made so...

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! This month challenge was a flourless cake. I've tried making a flourless cake in the past but it didn't turn out, so I was excited to try this one. Since Valentine's ...

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Hooray, Hooray, it's Nutella Day ! Okay, so I'm a little late but I'm a busy gal. Nutella Day was orginally Feb. 5th. For the past couple of years Sara of Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle f...

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Sounds like a weird combination doesn't it? I thought so too, but I'm open to trying new things. Once I tried them, I couldn't stop eating them. You can't taste the whole wheat at all. Even my...

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Oh my golly these are amazingly good and yet so simple to make! I purchase a few bags of whole wheat flour from our local surplus store for about $0.89 each! (And they weren't expired either!) I ...

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With all the recalls on peanutbutter and peanut butter related products, I've decided to make my own. I've been planning this for a while, but have just now been motivated. I got the orginial rec...

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