Archive for May, 2009

How ’bout them apples?

Posted by Candace on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

So it is time for the Daring Bakers to reveal the tasty treat for the month.  I almost didn’t do it this month as we photographed 7 weddings, and one of them was my big brother’s.  Here are some pics of my bro’s wedding that my fabulous photographer husband took for anyone out there interested!  I now owe hubby a weekly batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies for the next few months.  He’s quite the bargainer!

Luckily, I had a few free hours and a well stocked pantry to make the challenge.  I just happened to have all of the ingredients required to make this apple strudel.  Oh other than fresh breadcrumbs… I used panko and don’t think that was the right choice.  Still turned out tasty, however.  I also used almonds, as I always have them on hand. The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers.

As usual with all of my Daring Bakers challenges, I don’t include the recipe. They are just too darn long and I am too OCD to just copy and paste it into my blog.  It wouldn’t look like the rest of my recipes, and that is sadly upsetting to someone anal retentive like yours truly.  You can find the  full recipe at one of the host’s blogs above.  You can also see all of my past Daring Baker Posts here.  I served it with Creme Anglaise (Vanilla Sauce.)
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Mawwiage is what bwings us towgethew

Posted by admin on Saturday, May 16th, 2009

That is a Princess Bride quote for those who think my spell check is not working…

It’s been too long since my last post… I’ve been busy as usual. My brother and his longtime love got married this past weekend at a fabulous little boutique hotel, The Water Street Hotel in Apalachicola, FL.  I spent almost a week up in Tallahassee with the family before the wedding, a nice relaxing vacation for me.  It was a real treat for me to be a guest at a wedding and not photographing it like we do every weekend. I did make their cake, which I will share photos of soon, and Stephan did the photography. I haven’t seen the wedding pictures yet, as Stephan keeps them under wraps until he’s ready to unveil.  Unfortunately, I fear that he got a picture of me doing “the ugly cry” when my bro and mom were dancing.  Gosh darn it!

These cookies really have nothing to do with the post… I made them a few weeks ago and have yet to blog them.  I purchased a big ass bag of almonds at Costco and will be including almonds in everything I cook for the next few months.  I love almonds, so that will be just fine for me!  These cookies are very similar to the snowball cookies, but I think have a better flavor since they contain almonds instead of pecans.  They are very easy and quick to prepare… my kind of cookie!

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