0 EVE OF A NEW YEAR

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0 GINGERBREAD HOUSE - THE DARING BAKERS

Wow, I can't believe that time has come to post yet another Daring Bakers' recipe. This month passed so quickly. Here I am blogging about the latest Daring Bakers' Challenge again, crazy!The December 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to you by Anna of "Very Small Anna" and Y of "Lemonpi" who chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ everywhere to bake and assemble a "Gingerbread House" from scratch. They chose recipes from Good Housekeeping and from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book as the challenge recipes.Making a "Gingerbread House" was a big first for me. Although I love baking, I'm not too keen on decorating cakes or cookies. The reason...

0 SEASON'S GREETINGS

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0 KOULOURAKIA - GREEK COOKIES

A few days ago, Zarpandit at "Cikolota & Istanbul" from Turkey kindla sent me a packet with lots of wonderful gifts from Turkey. I received loukoumi (Turkish delight), two dainty coffee cups, a traditional coffee pot (cevze), some Turkish coffee and a spice called mahlep (or mahleb). It really made my day and filled me with joy. What great items.Thanks so much dear friend!So, as I had been dying to try mahlep since a long while, I thought that it would be a good idea if I baked something with that special spice. I was really eager to try it out and wanted to make cookies for Christmas so I baked a batch of "Koulourakia" cookies (pronounced:...

0 PASTRIES FOR PEACE - THE ROUNDUP

A few months ago, after I had posted a recipe for "Ma'amoul", a friend of mine proposed that I start a movement callled "Pastries For Peace". That idea struck me as good and a few days later I advertised for the event...Unfortunately, although the concept was good, not many people contributed to my little event. Was it a bad time of the year to lauch it? I don't know...Anyhow, I still received a few gorgeous contributions and I wish to thank all participants for having taken part in that event and baked magnificent creations!Dada @ Un Déjeuner Au Soleil (France) - Pruneaux A La Fleur d'OrangerPrunes filled with ricotta and flavored with orange...

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0 WEEKEND CAT BLOGGING #236

This week, Weekend Cat Blogging #236 is hosted Breadchick and LB at "The Sour Dough" (USA)...To submit your kitty picture(s), you can either leave a message in their blog's comment section (with your permalinks) or contact them via e-mail without forgetting to give all the needed informati...

0 ANNECY, I LOVE THEE - PART II

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0 POTTED CHEESE - TERRINE DE FROMAGE

Lately, I have felt the need to learn more about England's unique food heritage and get closer to my British roots.This country's cuisine is so interesting, delicious, yet so underrated and overlooked. Unfortunately, many people think that it is not worth the attention or that it's totally gross when, in fact, it is fabulous and has much to offer. It is for that reason that my aim is to show you England's rich as well as diverse culinary heritage through my future posts. "Potted Cheese" is a humble as well as rustical dish that I have been enjoying since a very tender age. It is a kind of cheese terrine that is easily made, which doesn't cost...

0 PASTRIES FOR PEACE - POSTPONED

Due to my busy schedule, I am forced to postpone my "Pastries For Peace" roundup. I will post it a little later than announced. For those who have send me their recipe, please don't worry, nothing is lost!If you are interested in participating, the new deadline is the 15th of December 2009. I am really looking forward to your contributions!***************A cause de mon emploi du temps chargé de ces dernières semaines, je suis dans l'obligation de repousser la date de publication de mon billet en ce qui concerne le jeu "Pastries For Peace (Pâtisseries Pour La Paix)". Les recettes que vous avez envoyées ne sont en aucun cas perdues!Si vous vous...

0 SMALL HIATUS - MINI PAUSE

My blog is on a hiatus for a very short while, because I started a new job. I should post a recipe in a few days, though...Mon blog est en pause forcée pour quelques jours car j'ai commencé un nouveau job. Je mettrai une nouvelle recette d'ici quelques jours...Thanks for understanding!Merci de votre compréhensi...

0 WEEKEND CAT BLOGGING #234

This week, Weekend Cat Blogging #234 is hosted by Othello at "Paulchen's Foodblog" (Austria)...To submit your kitty picture(s), you can either leave a message in his blog's comment section (with your permalinks) or contact him via e-mail without forgetting to give all the needed informati...

0 CANNOLI NAPOLEONS - THE DARING BAKERS

With my new job which has started some weeks ago, I hardly have enough time to blog, cook, bake or take pictures. Time goes by ever so quickly at the moment and the Daring Bakers monthly posting dates seem to follow one another without a break...Anyway, although I am very busy and quite tired at the moment, I have been able to gather enough strength in order to accomplish my challenge in time. I would not want to pass an event as I'm very proud of having never made a hiatus since 2 years and 2 months!The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of "Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives". She chose the Italian...