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This is why I'm quitting my job.
Oops, forgot to mention....
I gave out a few slices to a select few at work. I brought the rest home for dessert :)
Maybe next time I'll make a sign-up sheet, just so I know what I'm in for.
This is why I'm quitting my job.
Aw, thanks for all the sweet comments. You made me feel A LOT better!
As for a recipe, I really don't have one. I just whizzed some gingersnaps in the food processor, added some melted butter and pressed it into a tart pan, going halfway up the sides of the pan. Then I baked it at 350 F for 5 minutes, just to help solidify it.
Once it was cool, in my Kitchenaid I put 8 oz mascarpone cheese and 4 oz of cream cheese. I mixed until smooth, then added about 1/2 c powdered sugar and mixed that in. Then added in 3/4 c heavy cream and a splash of vanilla, along with the seeds of a vanilla bean. Mixed until light and fluffy (will take a few mins for the cream to mix with the cheese.)
Poured into the cooled crust, smoothed the top, then added fresh sliced peaches in a rosette pattern. Heated 2 tablespoons of peach jam in the micro just until warm, then used a pastry brush to gently brush over the peaches for a light glaze.
Et Voila! A delicious tart that only needed the oven to be on for 5 minutes. Perfect for summer.
What's for Dinner? 08/28
Something with caramelized onions. When I get a craving for them, I'll eat them on just about anything.
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Are You a Night Baker?
So glad to see that I'm not alone :)
I ONLY bake at night.... there's just something so soothing about whipping up a batch of cupcakes before bedtime.
This is why I'm quitting my job.
Oops, forgot to mention....
I gave out a few slices to a select few at work. I brought the rest home for dessert :)
Maybe next time I'll make a sign-up sheet, just so I know what I'm in for.
This is why I'm quitting my job.
Aw, thanks for all the sweet comments. You made me feel A LOT better!
As for a recipe, I really don't have one. I just whizzed some gingersnaps in the food processor, added some melted butter and pressed it into a tart pan, going halfway up the sides of the pan. Then I baked it at 350 F for 5 minutes, just to help solidify it.
Once it was cool, in my Kitchenaid I put 8 oz mascarpone cheese and 4 oz of cream cheese. I mixed until smooth, then added about 1/2 c powdered sugar and mixed that in. Then added in 3/4 c heavy cream and a splash of vanilla, along with the seeds of a vanilla bean. Mixed until light and fluffy (will take a few mins for the cream to mix with the cheese.)
Poured into the cooled crust, smoothed the top, then added fresh sliced peaches in a rosette pattern. Heated 2 tablespoons of peach jam in the micro just until warm, then used a pastry brush to gently brush over the peaches for a light glaze.
Et Voila! A delicious tart that only needed the oven to be on for 5 minutes. Perfect for summer.
What's for Dinner? 08/28
Something with caramelized onions. When I get a craving for them, I'll eat them on just about anything.
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Not to ruin the hot guy fantasy mood, but shouldn't the title of the post be "ladies" and not "laddies," since laddie refers to a young man?
julie/julia
Halfway through the movie I leaned over to my boyfriend and whispered, "I'm going to go home and cook the S#@T out of some beouf bourginon." I think he got a boner.
The Most Beautiful Baked Good: Cookie Cake Pie
Two words: Cheesecake Milkshake.
Mixed Review: Barefoot Contessa Homemade Marshmallow Mix
Frankly, marshmallows are so easy to make that I'm amazed anyone uses a box mix. Like prestocaro said, you basically did the hard part yourself by dissolving gelatin and whipping.
Blogwatch: Culinary Fool's Maple Cream Cookies
I live in California and I buy them all the time from Trader Joe's.
Mixed Review: Classic Crème Brûlée for 45¢, No Blowtorch Required
Wait, itsn't most of the expense of making creme brulee the cream and milk in the first place? If you have to buy them to add to the mix, it's defeating the purpose of buying the mix to save money in the first place.
Vintage Candy Monday: Big Cherry
I *adore* maraschino cherries. I haven been known to eat an entire jar of them with a fork in one sitting, then pour 7up in the leftover juice and drink that.
...I just realized how weird that is.
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
HA! HA! OMG! some of these posts are freaking hilarious! Thanks!
okay...I have a serious thing for Chris Cosentino...always liked him on the Next Iron Chef...
Aaron is pretty yummy too....Has anyone seen his tats before???
Are You a Night Baker?
Oh, most definitely. I often don't start baking until 11:30 or so. But now that I have a new roommate (husband!), I don't know if I'll be able to do this anymore. I'm pretty sure that the sound of my KitchenAid whirring at high speed at 1 am won't fly anymore. :(
Are You a Night Baker?
Absolutely! If I'm not too exhausted from having to get up at an ungodly hour that morning, I get a late burst of creative energy late at night and will often bake, paint or both at once until 3 or 4 in the morning. This is why I'm going to be looking for restaurant work as opposed to bakery work when I'm done with pastry school -get to sleep in, wander into work in the late afternoon and gogogo until the wee hours. Yay!
Blogwatch: Culinary Fool's Maple Cream Cookies
A recent visitor from Las Vegas brought me Maple Cream Cookies (by Manning) and they were fantastic. She tells me they are available at 99 cent stores in the Vegas area. I have found the Dare Maple Creams at Walmart, but I don't think they are as good as the Manning brand.
Are You a Night Baker?
Simply put, yes, yes I am! :D
Are You a Night Baker?
Totally weird. I thought we were a rare breed. However, I don't night bake by choice. It's just that by the time I get all the ingrediants together, it's already nighttime. Oh yeah, it also helps that I usually forget something and have to rush back to the store. *sigh*
Are You a Night Baker?
Although I try not to bake at night for fear of late-night over-indulgence on whatever it is I just made, I have been know to whip up a batch of my chocolate chip cookie dough to be made early the following morning because my husband promised some co-worker or another some "fresh-baked cookies tomorrow" in exchange for a computer application upgrade or whatever.
Are You a Night Baker?
Best time to bake and to decorate those cookies!
Barbara Chapman
Are You a Night Baker?
I often bake well into the night most times by design but sometimes because I under-estimate the time ill need, like recently making a triple layer Boston Cream pie and ended up in the kitchen till past midnight but I actually enjoy the calmness that the evening has, less pressured
Are You a Night Baker?
unless i want to bake on a weekend (i usually don't), i have to bake at night! people think i'm crazy to bake after i get home from work (12+ hours usually, start sometime around 9pm if i'm lucky, 10pm is more like it), but then when i come in with cookies or brownies the next morning, all is well in the office :)
i also once stayed up until 1am making a mille crepes cake (smitten kitchen) for my friend who was leaving our group
Are You a Night Baker?
pfft...you know it. I baked a batch of blueberry muffins last night and didn't end till 1 in the morning. It's now 7:50AM and the only reason why I'm still conscious and not passed out on my keyboard is because of my crayz insane sugar high.
Are You a Night Baker?
betteirene - The first thing I thought of when I saw the title of this post was Maurice Sendak's "In the Night Kitchen", which I've been reading to my daughter for the last week. "Milk in the batter! Milk in the batter! We bake cake and nothing's the matter!"
Are You a Night Baker?
Night, day, it doesn't matter, then I'm in the mood I bake. Rye bread and bagels are my passions at this time.
Are You a Night Baker?
When I saw the title of the article, I thought, "This is so me!" There is two main reasons why I night bake:
- There are two other active cooks in the kitchen in the morning, so there is no space for me to play.
- I enjoy the quietness of night to bake and make a mess in the kitchen even if there is time and space in the daylight.
By the time the sun rises, I have made a mess in the kitchen and ate half of my work!
Are You a Night Baker?
LOVE baking at night. Put on some Michael Buble and make whatever I'm craving. A few nights ago it was spanakopita. And it was goooood spanakopita.
Are You a Night Baker?
I love to bake and cook at night, especially in the summer months...it is so peaceful when the rest of the house is asleep...
I put on a Julia Child DVD softly in the background and experiment with gluten free reciepes.
Last night I made GF crepes with rice flour to reheat for breakfast, a crusty GF bread, GF brownies and a blood orange sorbet was whirring in my ice cream machine as I played with recipes and baked my heart out.
Thank the Lord for the night-time...! (sorry Neil Diamond...)
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
The Deen Boys, Bobby and Jaime, are adorable! They got my vote!
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
If there's a hands down, all around winner - and I'm not saying there is - it's Alton Brown. He's smart. He's creative. He's talented . And he's adorable. .
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Aarón Sánchez is just perfect.... he is so funny, talented, and down to business... I love his laugh... and the serious face he pulls on "Chopped" when he has to judge. I wish him the best. xoxox
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Arron Sanchez is my choice. So cute and adorable. He's the highlight of chef vs. city :D
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
i'll be the single vote for george duran, i guess.
he's just so damn cuddly.
i miss 'ham on the street.'
'secret life of' is just so crappy.
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Tyler Florence used to be my fav FN hottie then he got puffy. Strangely I find Adam Richman on Travel channel's man vs food to be sexy and hes definitely on the beefy side but a cutie none the less. Id also have to say Iron Chef Symon with his soul patch.
What's for Dinner? 08/28
I made Gumbo, good lord was it tasty! Chicken, sausage, and Tiger shrimp.
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So glad to see that I'm not alone :)
I ONLY bake at night.... there's just something so soothing about whipping up a batch of cupcakes before bedtime.