(copying and pasting from Instagram and still dictating the rest…) Recovery from a significant surgery is not linear and it makes you rethink everything and adjust expectations to the new “you”. Pre-surgery Mardi was always on the go, so busy all the time, telling herself she thrived on being busy. Everyone was so amazed she … Read more
_______ Hi dear Cook the Book Friday readers – it’s been… a while (like, nearly 2 months since I posted a CtBF recipe). Quick update for those of you who don’t follow me on Instagram… At the beginning of May (after being fairly unwell for the month of April and even before) I was hospitalized … Read more
Catching up on the last few weeks’ worth of Tuesdays with Dorie recipes Curd, Cream and Berry Cake, Mocha-Walnut Torte AND Smoked Salmon Roll-Up all from Baking with Dorie: Hi dear readers – it’s been… a while. Quick update for those of you who don’t follow me on Instagram… At the beginning of May (after … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. Hot or Cold Beet-Fennel Soup was not on my list of “must-make immediately” from this book but hey, ho, here we are, cooking our way through each recipe so I figured I’d use some pretty beets and fennel from our … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is was Cinnamon Raisin Bread from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie. And yes, I’m just scooting in under the wire this wek – unexpected circumstances saw me BAKING this on the day before this post is due… In over 15 years baking and cooking along with Dorie groups, … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is Lick-the-Pot Chocolate Pudding Pie from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie. This was SO good I made it twice in the space of a week! I cheated a little and JUST made the chocolate pudding which is meant to be the filling for a pie crust, then topped … Read more