This is my second Daring Bakers challenge recipe, and I’m happy to say it was another success! I’ve never tasted meringue before, much less tried my hand at making it. It smells like angel cake when it’s baking and has a very similar flavor. The lemon curd was perfect – not too [...]

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Yesterday was a long day, and the last thing I wanted to do when I got home was spend a lot of time in the kitchen. This dish is very easy to prepare. There are only a few ingredients, and no special equipment is needed – just a baking pan, a bowl, and a spoon [...]

Osso Buco is braised veal shank. The Italian word “ossubuco” translates to “holed bone”. This preparation results in extremely tender meat. It literally falls off the bone. (I had to do a bit of reassembling for the photograph!)
Until tonight, my only experience with osso buco was a bite I had of someone else’s dinner recently. [...]

Tiramisù roughly translates to “pick me up” in reference to the espresso, coffee and alcohol it contains. Frankly, any dessert this rich makes me want to take a nap after! Perhaps that’s why it’s common to serve coffee with dessert, or in this case a nice cup of espresso.
I’d never made tiramisù before because I’ve [...]

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Lately it seems I don’t eat as healthy as I should, but I still love this recipe from the January 2003 issue of Cooking Light. It seems so indulgent with the cream and butter, but so little is used that you don’t have to feel guilty about it. I haven’t made it in a while, [...]