Category Archives: Challenges

Daring Cooks; nut butters

I am nuts about nuts… Love them all, although I have a slight allergy for them. Ever heard of the most common allergy which is apple, raisins and walnuts? Well, I have it.. Really nothing serious; but whenever I eat a raw apple or walnut (once used in something I’m fine) my throat, ears and...

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Daring cooks May 2010; Enchiladas

When I read what the challenge for this month was going to be I got all excited. I totally love Mexican food!! The original challenge called for making Stacked Green Chili and grilled chicken enchiladas. Sounded like fun and while reading through the ingredients I figured I should be able to get them, if not...

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Daring Bakers; Orange Tian

What is it with me and the Daring Bakers…? I forget one completely (but manage to make it a day late) and now I just did not have the time to make this lovely Orange Tian on time. Ofcourse it is not so much the fact that I do not have time, but maybe I...

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Risotto! Daring Cooks march 2010

Aha! That was sort of my reaction when I read about the Daring Cooks challenge for this month. The challenge consisted of two parts; first making your own chicken stock from scratch and two, making your own risotto with that stock. Now to be honest; making risotto is not really a challenge as I have...

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Tomato bruschetta and pasta with cream and sausages; Cooking Italy!

It’s been forever since I last cooked something for the Cooking Italy group which is all about the wonderful book “The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking” by Marcella Hazan. You know how things like that go; in between cooking for the Daring Cooks, the Daring Bakers and various other cooking groups and challenges… it almost...

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