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As a professional vocalist, licensed broadcaster, artist, published poet, lyricist, writer, essayist, critic, animal lover and budding pastry chef, my blogs are intended to be conversational, thought provoking, interesting, mostly humorous and sometimes serious.
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Three potato … Four. I was amazed to see purple and blue skinned new potatoes, when we visited Butler’s Orchard on Sunday afternoon. This is a perfect sized for two portions or two to three vegetable pizzas. Or as the French would call it (read full article)
This is what it looked like just before I put it under the broiler for four minutes. (read full article)
Brownies, originally uploaded by Theresa111. This chocolate dessert is one of my absolute favorites. I have eaten my fill of these fudge squares and to date Duncan Hines is still quite fabulous and can hold its own. I have tried many recipes and th (read full article)
Click to view slideshow. This recipe is in this month’s Everyday Food, A Martha Stewart Magazine. Since I hadn’t prepared a torte` in such a long time, I figured I would get the few ingredients I needed at the grocery store last night and (read full article)
My quiche is baking away and I invite you to join me over at Half Hour Meals in Community Discussions. We’re bringing quiche and conversation. I’ll upload the finished quiche as soon as it’s pla (read full article)
Between Friday and today I have been a very busy cook. Half Hour Meals is growing and you can find many great things to bake and cook that are quick, easy and delicious. Besides this I baked chicken breast, had pasta with (read full article)
This is what I prepared yesterday for one of my sister’s birthday (belated) gifts. Tight now I am going to the kitchen to prepare another one for me and Joe! I cannot wait. Come over to Half Hour Meals Community Discussion and see (read full article)
Cloud 9.5, originally uploaded by silverlily. One day I plan to have an owner operated French Bakery and the windows and cases will be filled with gorgeous desserts, like this one. Here is my recipe for Chocolate Pate Sucree. Chocolate Pate Sucree T (read full article)
The cake is in the oven baking and I can smell the rich chocolate. This is a recipe from Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, which is featured on Sprucetv and Jay’s contest over at Half Hour Meals . Just as soon as the cake is finished baki (read full article)
Chicken Breast Alfredo w/ Paprika & Tarragon Preheat oven to 350º for ten minutes 4 – 6 fresh chicken breasts rinsed & shaken 1 Jar Bertolli’s Garlic Alfredo Sauce 1 Tbsp dry tarragon 1 tsp paprika 1/4 to 1/3 cup water 1) Pr (read full article)
Genoise Chocolate, originally uploaded by Theresa111. Cakes Genoise / Vanilla and Chocolate This is a whole egg sponge cake. Genoise au Beurre is made with butter, has a richer taste and texture. Genoise Ordinaire has no butter. Both are incr (read full article)
There are two cakes I baked yesterday for Half Hour Meals Festive Cakes. (read full article)
Basic Yellow / Butter Cake First: Prepare your baking pans (all ingredients at room temperature) 8 oz butter softened 16 oz sugar 4 large eggs 1 t vanilla —————- 1 T baking powder 12 oz cake flour 1/2 t salt —&# (read full article)
Laminated Doughs / Classic Puff Pastry Laminated means layers. Puff pastry consists of two components. A de trempe and a beurrage. Made separately, they are combined prior to the turning stages. The dough is now conditioned with rolls and turns, (read full article)
Baked Mini Pate a Choux, originally uploaded by Theresa111. Pastry Dough Pate a Choux / Eclair Paste Gougere / Quenelle This recipe cooks the flour before baking. Hence, it is twice cooked bakes to a golden brown, is crisp, hollow and slightly moi (read full article)
Tonight I thought to myself, “Why make one cookie when I can make four different cookies?” I pulled out many ingredients and my kitchen soon took on the sounds of the mixer turning, measuring spoons and cups getting into the game a (read full article)
HBDay Cake 1, originally uploaded by Theresa111. Over at my BLOGCATALOG, Agapelife, one of my dear friends, decided I should be singled out to prepare a cake every month, in an effort to help our fine members share in the revelries of their birthda (read full article)
Viennoisserie Domes, originally uploaded by Theresa111. Danish from the dough two blog posts down. You can make so many varieties of pastries. These have been depressed in the middle, pastry cream piped into the well and different fruits placed on (read full article)
This is a puff pastry book and there are no words to write within its layers. But once it has been rolled and folded and cooled in order to rest, a few times, it is filled with delicious ingredients, either savory or sweet to be flaky layers of bitab (read full article)
Doughs Brioche Made like a bread it has the texture of a very light cake. It is like silk when made correctly. Best when fresh it contains lots of air. It rises three times and is very rich. French law states; you must have a minimum (read full article)
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