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Banana Puddin

Posted by Candace on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

A few months ago, Stephan and I were in New York and as usual, we planned our time there around food and photography. We stopped in at the famous Magnolia Bakery for their popular cupcakes. As were were sitting outside in the alley eating our yummy cupcakes, I saw two well dressed older women sharing something out of a paper container. They were positively moaning after each bite. So of course, I had to ask what was causing this reaction. Banana Pudding. Who would have thought? So I finished my cupcake and went back in and bought a banana pudding. I then found myself moaning after each bite.  It was hands down the best banana pudding I’ve ever had.  I don’t know what was in it, but it was decadent, yet light… flavorful, yet light…  creamy, yet light.  However, I’m pretty sure it was no where near light.  But at that moment, I didn’t care.  It was so tasty that I don’t care if it was 100 grams of fat.

So I came home and made my own version of banana pudding.  I really was feeling indulgent and used a combination of half and half and whole milk… It can also be made with only whole milk (or even 2%) and the result will be good but not nearly as rich and creamy.  I justified making the full fat version because I only made half of the recipe.  :P  Makes sense to me!

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April 13th, 2010 by Candace / Filed under Bakery, Sweet Tooth / 14 Critiques

Making Whoopie

Posted by Candace on Thursday, December 24th, 2009

It’s that time of year again… birthday season! My husband Stephan and I have a very unusual coincidence when it comes to our birthdays. His is today (Christmas Eve) and mine is tomorrow (Christmas Day.) What are the odds?  It is honestly not fun to have your birthday on or close to Christmas. You get combo presents… you get birthday presents wrapped in paper with Santas on it. Lastly, your birthday is overshadowed by someone else’s birthday. :P However, I do like that we get to celebrate together.  This year I bought Stephan a really big expensive present and made it a……. combo. Yes, it is a faux pas, but Bose makes really expensive man toys!  Sorry honey!  Actually, we both received the best present ever this year, a wedding we photographed this summer was just published in InStyle Weddings!!!

Instead of making a traditional cake, I made Red Velvet Whoopie Pies with Peppermint Filling.  Our photography studio has been very busy this month with last minute photo shoots and holiday cards and there just wasn’t the time to make a real birthday cake.  It’s OK, though.  Stephan really doesn’t like traditional birthday cake.  I only made them in the past because it seemed like the right thing to do.  So this year, I not only combined his birthday and Christmas present, but I combined his birthday cake and a Christmas cookie.  Yeah, I know… not cool.  I’m definitely not winning the wife of the year award!  Thankfully, the whoopie pies are really yummy and made up for the lack of birthday-ness!
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December 24th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Bakery, Holiday Fare, Sweet Tooth / 5 Critiques

Oatmeal, Cranberry and Raisin Cookie

Posted by Candace on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Now that my vacations are 0ver, I’m putting my time back into the good old blog.  I’ve missed the whole blogging experience in the past 6 months or so.  Not only have I been slacking on my own blog, but I’ve also slacked when it comes to visiting my favorite blogs.  I feel like I’ve been on a deserted island without the blogosphere.  I’m definitely ready to remedy that!  I’m now officially free from my day job and am working with my husband Stephan in our photography studio, Maloman Photographers.  If anyone locally needs some amazing images, definitely check us out!

When I first started blogging back in 2007, I had the plan to make easy food that tasted good. This cookie recipe is just that.  Simple. Quick. Tasty.  What’s not to like?

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October 6th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Bakery, Sweet Tooth / 10 Critiques

Use it or lose it or

Posted by Candace on Friday, August 7th, 2009

I’m sure I’m not the only one who buys fruit and then forgets to eat it. We’ve been on this big fruit kick and actually starting buying fruit from Costco. Surprisingly, the quality there is better than the grocery store close to my house. The drawback is a dozen apricots are hard to eat before they go soft. I had about 10 apricots that were on the cusp of going bad and decided I’d make a quick dessert to use them up. This yummy cherry and apricot crisp takes about 5 minutes to prepare and another 20 to bake. Even better… its pretty healthy! My type of dessert!

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August 7th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Bakery, Sweet Tooth / 14 Critiques

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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May 27th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Bakery, Daring Bakers, Sweet Tooth / 21 Critiques
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