Chocolate Orange Madeleines

I made these Madeleines last week, I added orange juice and cocoa as one of my favorite chocolates is Terry's Chocolate orange so I thought it would make a cool version of a Madeleine. They turned out really well lovely and moist and didn't last long (read full article)

Western Washington Wines from Western Washington Grapes: Evergreen State Fair wants you!

The deadline is rapidly approaching to submit your wines to the second annual Evergreen State Fair wine competition. This competition is open to both commercial and amateur wine makers, the submission deadline is July 23rd, 2010.  Only wines produce (read full article)

Madeleine al thè

Condividi su Facebook!Ingredienti: 100 g di farina 2 gr di lievito 100 g di zucchero semolato 2 uova sbattute 100 g di burro 2 cucchiaini di thè Earl Grey burro per lo stampo PREPARAZIONE Le Madeleine sono dei piccoli dolcetti di origine francese, (read full article)

Madeleines and a Giveaway!

Another wonderful giveaway! Yay!! CSN stores would be giving away a gift card worth $60 USD (for a US/Canadian winner), €60 (for a German winner), or £60 for a UK winner! CSN has over 200 stores in their on-line network of stores and they offer a (read full article)

Giveaway! Food For Thought Trivia Challenge!

This game is soooooo cute that I had to buy a copy for myself and a copy to give away.  That's right, this is not a sponsored giveaway, it is sponsored by myself! Trying to get more of my followers signed up on my blog so my numbers go up and I (read full article)

Rosemary Potato and Pepper Bacon Cheese Pie

In my other life, apart from family, church, and blogging, I’m a sonographer (aka ultrasound technologist). People frequently ask me how they can get in the business or they ask for advice about getting in to ultrasound school. One such perso (read full article)

Almond MadeleinesWhenever I look back on my life, especially on my childhood or my teenage years in France, I have this echo in my mind of a famous text by French writer Marcel Proust, where the simple act of dipping a madeleine into a cup of coffee (read full article)

Chocolate Madeleines + Moleskine Recipe Journals Giveaway

Dear Darling Readers,First of all, thank you so much for all your lovely comments and all your amazing macaron flavour suggestions last week - you guys are so creative - I love it! Jean is looking through the suggestions as I type and he said he' (read full article)

Chocolate Madeleines + Moleskine Recipe Journals Giveaway

Dear Darling Readers,First of all, thank you so much for all your lovely comments and all your amazing macaron flavour suggestions last week - you guys are so creative - I love it! If you love macarons or you're a food blogger and are looking fo (read full article)

Top 5 Must Haves for a Snowy Day

It snowed in Dallas yesterday, and I’m not talking about the normal snow (a few flakes and no stickage), it was REALLY coming down. Living in the south we don’t experience cold temperatures like our friends in the North, and we definitely (read full article)

Fast and Easy Madeleines

One of the most delightful things I learned to prepare while attending culinary school was this recipe. Madeleines are traditional petit sponge cakes from the northeastern regions of France. If you do a little research you can find the cool history s (read full article)

Christmas: Traditions, Family, Fun & Loads of Cooking

Kate Assisting With Christmas Cookies My Mom and my lil sis, Kate, arrived Christmas Eve and after breakfast for lunch at Coastal Kitchen (the salt cod hash was yummy especially with the gingerbread waffle for dessert – we were sharing - re (read full article)

Savory Madeleines

You know how food people are. We could talk about ideas for cooking and baking all day. An exchange on Twitter with Nurit from 1 Family Friendly Food led to an email conversation which ended up being about baking madeleines. Neither of us had ever ba (read full article)

Little corks for little hunger – chocolate and coconut “corks”

Petits bouchons pour une petite faim – bouchons au chocolat et noix de coco Originally this dough was made to bake chocolate madeleines, then I changed my mind and decided to use some other molds instead. So if you wish, you can use them as ma (read full article)

My First Madeleines!

Here's a sweet start to the week!Oh I have been on a craze of French goodies since coming back, I made Madeleine's the other day and they actually turned out pretty good for me, better than the macarons!A while back I saw that Dajana of Baker's Corne (read full article)

My First Attempt at Macarons!

Notice I used the word attempt to make macaron's since coming back from France I am craving all things French, I also made Madeleine's today much more successful, recipe to follow.So I didn't have any almond paste or a piper to get them in a lovely s (read full article)

Gearing up for the Brioche Wars

I decided I did not have the right tools to mount my second assault. Not that it wouldn't change the outcome much, but having shiny new brioche pans does boost the confidence a bit, and they look so neat in the oven. So my first stop was at a local k (read full article)

my favs of 2008

my favs of 2008 personally - i am really glad 2008 is over. way too many ups and downs for my liking. i am really hoping 2009 has more ups than downs. one of the ups was this website. thank you all for your support and kind comments. i really love t (read full article)

madeleines

whenever i see madeleines - i buy them. i bought a madeleine pan and was terrified to make them. surprisingly - they are really easy.madeleines adapted from joyofbaking.com 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted 1 cup (140 grams) all-purpose flo (read full article)

Lemon Glazed Madeleines

In the last few weeks I have been spending lots of time with Julia Child and Judith Jones. It all began when I saw Julie & Julia. Wanting more, I read Julia Child’s memoire My Life in France. Wanting still more, I read The Tenth Muse by (read full article)