Archive for September, 2009

Tuesdays With Dorie – Chocolate-Crunched Caramel Tart

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 29th, 2009 filed in food

Tart dough. Homemade caramel. Honey roasted peanuts. Chocolate ganache. Pretty much, it’s a Snickers Bar Pastry.

It’s good. I especially enjoyed the pressed peanut sweepings. This might be the first time I’ve gotten this tart dough right, and I’m glad. And I’m glad I’m glad. Any questions? [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie – Cottage Cheese Pufflets

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 22nd, 2009 filed in food

These things sounded pretty awful by name alone, and I’m pleased to say that they are not nearly as awful as they sound.
Rachel’s review: “These are a little bland. Oh wait…now I like them.” Score one for the underwhelmingly positive!
I thought they were just fine. I was successful, which is more [...]

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Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 17th, 2009 filed in food

I don’t know what to write anymore.
I used to write all the time. Long things, short things, silly things, slimy things. Now I write no things. I have my weekly requirement of writing two obnoxious sentences to go along with a picture of baked goods, but that takes no thought. In [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie – Flaky Apple Turnovers

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 15th, 2009 filed in food

That’s what I’m talking about!

Success is for suckers. I want so much butter to drip off of my pan that the smoke causes a building evacuation.
Mission accomplished.
I never did let these things finish, on account of the pending grease fire. Take my word for it, though. The half-done turnovers are pretty darn [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie – Chocolate Souffle

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 8th, 2009 filed in food

I’ll be honest with you now. I have no idea what a souffle is. I don’t know what goes into it. I don’t know what it looks like. I don’t know how to put the proper accent mark above the final “e” in the word.
Most of all, I don’t know what [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie – Espresso Cheesecake Brownies

Posted by Mike Spoodles on September 1st, 2009 filed in food

I’ve heard five people say “expresso” within the past week, and none of them was affiliated with TWD.

Keep it classy, TWD.

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