Croquembouche – A Daring Baker’s Challenge

The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake. Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter Kump’s Baking School in Manhattan and Nick Malgieri.
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Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, 5/11/10

It’s not only another week of fabulous food made healthier, but it’s finals week for me. I’ll keep this short and sweet.
But…I will tell you that I got an A on my knife cuts and my team got an A on our cooking practical tonight.  Whew!
A Simple Request
I created this event so that we could [...]

Southwestern Dinner Frittata

Eggs are a go-to for a healthier meal in a pinch at our house.  Last week I had a chicken defrosting in the refrigerator with hopes of a perfectly moist oven roasted bird for dinner.  Still frozen solid with not enough time to defrost under cold running water, I had to resort to plan B.
A [...]

Slightly Indulgent Tuesday – 3/9/10

Welcome to Slightly Indulgent Tuesday!
It’s exam week at Culinary School. I have 3 big tests and a project this week so today’s post is going to be short and sweet. The upside – next week is Spring Break so I’ll have time to catch up on my blog reading.
My submission is about my recent [...]

Slightly Indulgent Tuesday – 3/2/10

Sometimes it’s a struggle to come up with a unique way to say “Welcome back to Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays!”  It’s one of those times.  So though my welcome may not be original, it’s completely from the heart.
The fabulous food made healthier that’s been shared seems to get better every week.
My Submission
This week it’s quite unique [...]