Our January 2011 Challenge comes from Jenni of The Gingered Whisk and Lisa from Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. They have challenged the Daring Cooks to learn how to make a confit and use it within the traditional French dish of Cassoulet. They have chosen a traditional recipe from Anthony Bourdain and Michael Ruhlman….
Stuffed Mushrooms
So, right now I am at a high school speech and debate tournament as a judge. I judge at most tournaments that are near me, and each time I wonder why I am still judging. I am a very good speech judge, but I don’t know hardly anything about debate. I mean, I can usually…
Asparagus Soup
When I was in third grade, I was a member of a “detective’s club”. It consisted of my best friend Chantelle, a boy named Matt, and me. We didn’t really do anything, except wander around the playground and write information down about different things we noticed. “It looks like so and so has a crush…
Caramel Vanilla Rice Krispie Treats
I love Rice Krispie treats. They are probably my favorite dessert after cheesecake. I even had my wedding cake made from rice Krispie treats.They are also one of the easiest treats to make. Most of you probably already know how to make Rice Krispie treats, but you never know. Maybe some of you out…
Christmas Red Velvet Whoopee Pies
Have you ever had “one of those days?” A day where nothing seems to be going right? A day where everything ends up being so much harder than in should be or needs to be? Well that was how my day was when I made these really easy cookies. The recipe for these cookies…
Candied Citrus Peel
I know we had a little celebration on this post because I finished my student teaching, but we need to celebrate again, ok? Tomorrow my husband is graduating! He will have his bachelor’s degree! I am so proud of him. He will be so mad when he reads this, but I need to brag for…
December’s Daring Cook: Eggs Benedict and How to Poach and Egg
I am usually not a big fan of eggs. I mean they are fine in cookies and stuff, but for breakfast? They make me queasy. I can stomach scrambled eggs every once in a while and hard boiled eggs on Easter. For me, omelets are the worst. I feel nauseas at the thought of…
Light Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake
I am trying to plan a menu for next week. This is a difficult task for me. Why? Because I get side tracked by desserts. I have found 10 dessert recipes that I want to try for every 1 main meal that I want to try. Help. Do any of you have a good recipe…
Black Bean Mushroom Burgers
We eat a lot of vegetarian meals in our little home. We love almost every kind of vegetable and fruit and you can usually find lots of fresh produce in our fridge. We don’t have anything against meat, I just always forget to thaw it out ahead of time. And it is probably healthier, too….
Brown Sugar and Spice Sugar Cookies and Royal Icing Tutorial
So, you may have seen my previous attempts at sugar cookies. Messy, ugly, unappetizing. You can see some of them here or here. I have tried a couple different recipes and I am happy to say that I have finally found one that I like! The ones I am showing you today are spiced with…
