The Brownie Incident
For the remainder of the afternoon, Liz was in and out of the kitchen… picking at the pieces. And, according to her, “eating her shame.”
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Liz Makes Hazelnut and Gingerbread Macarons
Liz is meeting up with several sewing/knitting bloggers this weekend for a get-together, and as a treat… she wanted to make a batch of macarons for them to have, during their outing on Saturday. So by the time I got home on Friday, she was already a whirlwind of activity in the kitchen.
Liz Prepares the Annual Holiday Fruitcake
Liz has been hard at work in the kitchen this weekend, preparing her annual fruitcake. A few things you should know: first, this is not the usual dry and crumbly thing that most people think of, when the word fruitcake is mentioned. Second – there is a lot of booze in the fruitcakes Liz makes.
Christmas Eve in Indianapolis
Liz and I left for Indianapolis late in the morning (a little later than we intended), but made decent time along I-65. While in the car, Liz was working on some hand-made presents: two knitted dinosaurs. These were gifts that she had started a few weeks ago, and was finishing up the legs and eyes on our trip. I snapped…
Liz Makes Apple, Gruyere and Sage Muffins
On Sunday, when Liz said she was baking muffins, I thought to myself: Sweet! Literally. Even when we were at the store, picking up ingredients (sage, gruyere cheese), I didn’t put two and two together. When I started taking photos, I realized these weren’t going to be your regular, run of the mill muffins. Measuring out the buttermilk uber-precisely, with…
Liz Makes Whoopie Pies
For a coworker’s surprise wedding party, Liz put aside the sewing and was in the kitchen on Sunday… back to baking. This time around, she wanted to try making Whoopie Pies, which are apparently the new thing. Last I heard, cake balls were the new macarons. But I don’t see those having really caught on yet (Liz assures me it’s…
Macarons with Vanilla Buttercream and Strawberry Rhubarb Pate de Fruit
For Gretchen and Rob’s upcoming wedding, Liz was participating in the dessert table and bringing some homemade macarons. Adding a few sprinkles to offset the color and texture slightly. This is part of the interior of the macaron: a strawberry rhubarb pate de fruit (rhubarb was from the Logan Square Farmers Market). A row filled with a layer of vanilla…
Strawberry Dobos Torte, with Mascarpone Honey Mousse
For Valentine’s Day, Liz and I were headed to Frankfort to have dinner with her folks and with Tricia and Darryl. Liz was handling the dessert, and wanted to try out something a bit new. So she found a recipe on Tartelette for a Dobos Torte. Three eggs down, one to go. Not sure just exactly how much butter was…
Mmmmm
In addition to all the fabulous stuff Liz made last night, she also made a light strawberry cheesecake (which we were too full to eat). And so – today, we got to dig in a little bit. And, what better way to eat pie than with some whipped cream? After the previously unsuccessful attempt, we had our hopes up that…