Crostata: Daring Bakers’ Challenge November 2010

The 2010 November Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Simona of briciole. She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make pasta frolla for a crostata. She used her own experience as a source, as well as information from Pellegrino Artusi’s Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well. There are many recipes for pasta [...]

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Pecan Pie!

It’s almost Thanksgiving! A day that usually just passes me by here in the West of Ireland because we don’t get the day off (though I sometimes see some specials in the Uni canteen for the visiting American students ). A look at the newspapers these days makes you feel that it’s all doom and [...]

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Delicious Chicken & Mushroom Pie

The wind is howling outside the office today, and the River Corrib is rising.  Any more rain and the water will be edging towards us! This is comfort food weather. I made this pie last night with some leftover roast chicken, and it was so….damn…..good. Really, I surprised myself. A fabulous way to use up [...]

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Tasty Dutch Apple Pie

I’m so behind with my blogging lately!  There’s such a backlog of recipes and photos to add to the blog – college (and eating all the things I’ve been baking!) is taking all my time. Plus we got a new little kitten. She is seriously cute, and now definitely a ‘she’ – the vet confirmed [...]

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