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The August Challenge for The Daring Cooks was for Indian food! One of my best friends from my childhood is married to an Indian man and it just so happens that they are in the United States. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 . . . → Read More: THE DARING COOKS, AUGUST 2011 CHALLENGE–Appam and Curry
The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake. The Meringue Coffee Cake I made was delicious! One was eaten at home and the other accompanied hubby to work and . . . → Read More: THE DARING BAKERS’ MARCH 2011 CHALLENGE: Mets la main à la pâte! YEASTED MERINGUE COFFEE CAKE Kathlyn of Bake Like a Ninja was our Daring Cooks’ March 2011 hostess. Kathlyn challenges us to make two classic Peruvian dishes: Ceviche de Pescado from “Peruvian Cooking – Basic Recipes” by Annik Franco Barreau. And Papas Rellenas adapted from a home recipe by Kathlyn’s Spanish teacher, Mayra. Download the printable .pdf file HERE . . . → Read More: The Daring Cooks March 2011Challenge: ¡Me Encanta Perú! – Ceviche and Papas Rellenas There are some things in the kitchen that I have not accomplished yet…a successful pie crust, fluffy/flaky biscuits and decent/good fried chicken. I can survive on Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts…and since I’m supposed to live a low carb lifestyle – I can survive without a really good fluffy/flaky biscuit (the better they are – the . . . → Read More: Fried Chicken, Angel Biscuits and Texas Potato Salad The February 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen. She chose to challenge everyone to make Panna Cotta from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe and Nestle Florentine Cookies. The Panna Cotta was enjoyed by the entire family. The Florentine Cookies weren’t such a hit with anyone in the . . . → Read More: THE DARING BAKERS FEBRUARY 2011 CHALLENGE: Here’s to a Creamy Dreamy Crunchy Sweet February! Our January 2011 Challenge comes from Jenni of The Gingered Whisk and Lisa from Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. They have challenged the Daring Cooks to learn how to make a confit and use it within the traditional French dish of Cassoulet. They have chosen a traditional recipe from Anthony Bourdain and Michael Ruhlman. . . . → Read More: The Daring Cooks January 2011 Challenge: Hearty Winter Stew – The French Way Have you seen the price of eggs? The last I remembered they were .99 cents per dozen and now they are up to $1.79 a dozen? With the price of eggs, why in the world would I be making such things as bread pudding (8 eggs) or Quiché (3 eggs)? It’s because my husband brought . . . → Read More: "Q" is for Quiche 
This year I am meal planning – and I’m fighting to stick to it. So far, I’ve been persuaded to NOT fulfill “Fishy Friday Night” last week and went to a burger joint. I still believe that my Crispy Baked Tilapia with steamed broccoli would have been a lot better than the chicken sandwich and . . . → Read More: New Year’s Resolution When I first started blogging….sometime after the 1st quarter 2010 – I loved it! Then I started getting messages…some positive, some super positive and a few negative. The negative responses hurt. They were critical – they were disappointing. I allowed them to cripple me. I stopped posting my blogs and continued to take photos and . . . → Read More: Reinventing "The Nurturing Cook"…with love, Jacquelyn
Jenn and Jill have challenged The Daring Cooks to learn to perfect the technique of poaching an egg. They chose Eggs Benedict recipe from Alton Brown, Oeufs en Meurette from Cooking with Wine by Anne Willan, and Homemade Sundried Tomato & Pine Nut Seitan Sausages (poached) courtesy of Trudy of Veggie . . . → Read More: The Daring Cooks December 2010 Challenge: Poach to Perfection! |
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