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January 29, 2010 in 600 calorie death spiral, daring bakers, desserts, vegetarian • no comments yet
The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca. Recipes for whole wheat graham crackers and Nanaimo bars at the end of the post.
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October 27, 2009 in 100 calorie snack, cookies, daring bakers • 4 comments
okay, fine, “macarons”
Well, en français they’re called macarons. Silly Frenchies. Macarons were October’s Daring Bakers Challenge. I filled them with lime-colored peppermint buttercream, and decided they looked like little hamburgers, and since it’s that time of the year, they’re now officially Halloween Boo-Burgers. Yay!
The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami [...]
July 28, 2009 in main course, salad • 1 comment
Shrinkage. It’s not just for George Costanza anymore. Thanks to rising costs and a disinclination towards outwardly raising prices, food manufacturers are selling less for the same price. Everything comes in a smaller package these days, and not all of it is due to chilly swimming pools.
And in the process, mucking up loads and loads [...]
July 4, 2009 in salad • 7 comments
Update: strawberry and feta salad is now entered in this week’s ZOE Secret Ingredient Challenge. Psst: the secret ingredient is feta.
With strawberry vinaigrette!
You know. I’ve really got to begin paying attention to presentation when I snap these photos. I’ve been just putting something on a plate or bowl the way I’d eat it and sometimes [...]
