I like meatballs so much I’m blogging about them!

I love meatballs.   Meaty goodness, in a bite-sized package — all the fun of meatloaf without the commitment!

One of the things I like about them is the fact that you can combine them with all kinds of flavours — any way you want.  That way you can eat them in all kinds of forms — not [...]

TDN Drink: Sugar and Spice

Tonight’s theme was gin: anything but London Dry Gin, which leaves things like Genever, the new style gins, and infused gins.  I opted to use Saffron Gin, which is a beautiful, vibrant orange in the bottle, made by the French micro-distiller Gabriel Boudier.  This particular gin has saffron, but also has notes of lemon and orange [...]

“I’m just goofin’ around, that’s all!”

Just like the 22-Minutes version of Babe Bennett  (having some time this afternoon) I decided to goof around a bit … with teff!

I was interested in coming up with an alternative bread formulation that was rice-based, but still had plenty of spring to it.  My usual formulations start with a base of garfava flour, millet, tapioca [...]

Chewy Gluten-free Granola Bars

Do you love those granola bars from the supermarket?  Take a look at the ingredients list on the side of the box, and more than likely, theres a scary-huge list of ingredients.  According to a NYTimes piece from the spring, a Kellog’s Nutri-grain bar contains ingredients from 9 different countries!  Supply-chain management strikes healthy convenience foods!

Granola [...]

I see Macarons, you see Macarons, we all want Macarons!

So another month has gone by, which can mean only one thing… another Daring Bakers Challenge!

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.

Macarons are one of those things that look so perfect that [...]