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By mlb, on January 19th, 2012%
Oh, hello French Fridays with Dorie! Nice to see you again. This week: it’s a cake. Yay! I Like Cake! Anyway, this is sort of like a French Poundcake, called quartre-quarts. Sounds good to me. Let’s go have some cake.
Notes:
1. My springform pan was a little smaller in diameter (but deeper) than what was suggested in the recipe. Because of this, mine took longer to bake — about 45 minutes. And I got that split open top that sometimes happens on cakes. That’s okay. Did not bother me at all!
2. I kind of mixed it up and used 2 tsp dark rum and 1 tsp vanilla. Maybe it was the rum, but it kind of reminded me of those alcohol-soaked cakes you can find around the holidays.
3. I loved the crackled brown sugar on top.
4. The cake is all gone now (it didn’t take long). Very dense, pretty . . . → Read More: FFwD: Quartre-Quarts
By mlb, on October 9th, 2011%
I recently purchased an angel food cake pan and had to decide on its maiden voyage. This was it and hey, I think it was a huge success. The lime and pistachios were a great combination and the cake was nice and spongy and not at all too sweet. I’m kind of embarrassed to admit there’s only about half of it left. After one day. Hmm, well, it is very good, and also very photogenic so there’s a number of photos!
I think I’ve been kind of tentative to make an angel food cake due to all the atrocities that you-know-who has committed against the store bought variety. Well, I say LET’S TAKE BACK THE ANGEL FOOD CAKE!!
Lime Glazed Angel Food Cake with Pistachios
Adapted from a recipe in Bon Appetit Magazine. 10 to 12 servings.
Cake
1 cup cake flour
1 1/2 cups superfine sugar, divided
1/4 tsp salt
10 large . . . → Read More: Lime Glazed Angel Food Cake with Pistachios
By mlb, on July 17th, 2011%
The other week I picked up some sweet cherries from the Montavilla Farmers Market and I wasn’t quite sure what to do with them. Then, as luck would have it, I remembered I had just re-found my popsicle molds (they were in a cabinet, way in back, up-up-way-up above the refrigerator). Seeing that it is Summer, I put the two together and wound up with this delicious treat.
A mountain of cherries at Montavilla Market.
You could also probably use honey instead of the granulated sugar here. I would have tried that but I really didn’t want the flavor to compete with the amaretto and the cherries.
Cherry Amaretto Yogurt Popsicles
2 cups low fat yogurt
1/3 cup granulated sugar (or to taste)
2 1/2 tbsp amaretto liqueur
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
about 12 -15 sweet cherries, pitted and quartered (or to taste, you . . . → Read More: Cherry Amaretto Popsicles
By mlb, on June 17th, 2011%
Oh, hello Friday! It’s time for another French Fridays with Dorie. This week it’s Roasted Rhubarb. Super simple, but very delicious. We had ours on the side of a lemon curd tart (previous blog post).
Notes:
1. I used a California lemon for my lemon zest!
2. I added some thyme leaves to the rhubarb because…um, why not!?
3. It was very good. Maybe next time we’ll have it warm from the oven over ice cream.
4. I am really enjoying The Book of Mormon cast recording.
See everyone’s posts here. And okay, picture time!
Chopped rhubarb and lemon zest.
Tossed with sugar and thyme leaves.
After initial baking, foiled removed.
On the side of lemon curd . . . → Read More: FFwD: Roasted Rhubarb
By mlb, on June 15th, 2011%
We recently ventured down to California for a birthday celebration and ended up coming home with a bag of lemons from jwa’s aunt (from a tree in her yard, not just from a grocery store or anything!) These are really beautiful, bright yellow lemons that I couldn’t wait to use.
So, here’s something that I did with three of them this past weekend. I have about five left that I am contemplating just using for lemon drops, but I should probably try to find more non-drink recipes to try. Expect at least another lemon recipe here soon.
This one incorporates olive oil into the lemon curd and almonds in the crust. If you make your own crust (which I normally do, but didn’t here), add ground almonds into the dough. The original recipe for the tart shell is at epicurious.com. Or you can . . . → Read More: French Lemon Curd and Olive Oil Tart
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About Me I like to cook. I like to eat. I like to take photos. I live in SE Portland with my husband jwa and a grumpy, old lady cat named Chelsea. That is all.
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