DB: Yummy Eclairs

Hey folks! It is challenge time, Daring Bakers style! I have to be honest, the last Daring Bakers challenge almost sent me to the pastry nut farm. I was delighted to see that our challenge this month was a familiar one for me. ECLAIRS! *Yeah* Our lovely hosts for this moth were Meeta from What’s For Lunch Honey and Tony from Olive Juice. This recipe was adapted from Chocolate Desserts by Pierre

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DB: Yummy Eclairs

Meet Katie from One Little Corner of the World

What do you get when you cross an English teacher with a cooking blog? A self taught food writer with a knack for cooking up delicious recipes, of course. Katie is a delightful person with a heart for family and entertaining her friends.  She not afraid to try new recipes, either. Listen in for more about Katie from One Little Corner of the World .

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Meet Katie from One Little Corner of the World

A Happy Cake

First of all, I have to apologize for this HORRIBLE picture. My camera was set on sports mode and I didn’t realize it until the cake was delivered. I have decided that, going forward, I NEED to focus on improving my photography skills!Anyhow, here is a very bright, fun cake I made for my girl Vania. It was here daughter’s 19th birthday. I think this has got to be one of most favorite color

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A Happy Cake

TWD: Chocolate Banded Ice Cream Torte

Hello my Tuesday visitors! Hope life has been treating ALL of you kindly!! What turbulent times here in Florida! Fay did a number on us. Goodness Gracious… Fortunately for my family, everything is fine. Many people are flooded though.Moving on to a happy place, today is you know what, Tuesdays With Dorie! I didn’t think I was going to make this one. BUT, I did! This week’s selection of the “

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TWD: Chocolate Banded Ice Cream Torte

Enlist for Operation Baking Gals

I had the great pleasure of meeting and talking with Susan from Operation Baking Gals . Susan told me the story of how she asked a few of her food blogging friends to help her bake some cookies for her cousin in Iraq. Today, she’s handling over 200 bakers and 6 Host Teams that are sending a taste of home out to our brave men and women serving over seas. It’s a wonderful story, and Susan is a great gal to get to know. While you’re listening or after you catch the show, go over and meet the teams and the soldiers on Operation Baking Gals . If you have the opportunity then please don your baking mitts and join the fun. Listen in and enjoy here.

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Enlist for Operation Baking Gals

Meet Ben from What’s Cooking?

I had the great pleasure to talk with my good friend, Ben from What’s Cooking? Ben is an excellent and daring cook who’s not afraid to find something good to eat. His food blog, What’s Cooking? is chock full of delicious recipes that are super easy to find. After you hear the show, or while you’re listening, don’t hesitate to check out WhatsCooking.us . Today, Ben gives us the inside scoop on what’s going on in and around the food blogosphere. This man is a Food Events Guru! Listen here and ENJOY the show!

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Meet Ben from What’s Cooking?

"Happy Mothes Day" Cake Wreck

Mother’s Day. A holiday that ALL Mom’s look forward to each year. The only day we receive our LONG awaited “Thanks” for changing 950,000 poopie diapers, catching our sick child’s puke in our shirt before it landed on the couch, for all of the “lost socks” we found companions for. I was ready for my day, folks.My son, Alex, came home from school frantically waving a permission slip in his hand. “

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"Happy Mothes Day" Cake Wreck

TWD: Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream Pass…

Today is Tuesday friends. That means Tuesdays With Dorie time! This weeks selection of Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream, on page 434, was chosen by Dolores of Chronicles in Culinary Curiosity. Due to my ridiculous schedule last week and the fact the my house looks like a bomb exploded in it, I decided to pass. It did sound quite interesting though.It is coming down to the very end of moving my

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TWD: Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream Pass…

40 Year Old KISS Panties… Say What?

Warning: Rated PG-13! OK…. If you have young children in the room or easily offended co-workers in your cubicle, you may not want to open this. *lol* It’s really NOT that bad!! Our wonderful friend from Kentucky, Eric from imassage was havin’ a birthday. Another 40 year old headed straight for that Mid-Life Crisis! His beautiful girl, Debra, asked me

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40 Year Old KISS Panties… Say What?

TWD: Black & White Banana Loaf

You know what time it is? By now, you probably have an idea! It’s Tuesdays With Dorie. This time, there is no GAG-OLA City here. Although there is FRUIT in this one! Ashlee of A Year In The Kitchen chose The Black and White Banana Loaf on page 232. I was finally happy with one of the choices and decided to go for it. I don’t have any aversions to baked bananas.I gave it my own flair and decided

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