Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Baking and Cooking List

Since I'm in the list-making mode...Things I want to try baking/cook (key word: try):
Baked goods:
Other:
The AMAZING Minimalist videos (with parmesan chicken): http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/26/dining/20110126-bittman.html?ref=dining#Parmesan_Chicken_With_Jamie_Oliver_(2009) (Thanks MNZ!)

Baked from scratch:

  • Pie
    • Banana Cream pie (or butterscotch) - my specialty, easy and delicious (need less sugar and salt)
    • Blueberry pie -  made a cake version for AL, but it was odd...
    • Key lime pie (with and without egg yolks)
    • Apple pie (Grandma Opple's) - awesome
    • Pumpkin pie from real pumpkins - very pumpkiny flavor, good without too many spices
    • Frozen pineapple pie - so easy and good for hot weather
    • Chocolate pie
  • Cobbler:
    • Strawberry rhubarb cobbler
    • Peach cobbler
    • Peach cream pie (or pear) - nice and creamy, pretty easy.
  • Macarons with Amrita (The Sweet Art)
  • Strawberry shortcake (kind of disastrous...)
  • Pear shortcake - much better, looked like mini-burgers
  • Tiramisu - Done! delicious! Lady fingers got too soggy, so need less coffee
  • Banana bread - I got a recipe from AS's sister. It was soooo banana-y, moist, and yummy!
  • Pineapple crisp -okay
  • Cheesecake (plain, pumpkin)
    • Raspberry white chocolate cheesecake - AMAZING, from fresh raspberries took a long time.
    • Plain
    • Pumpkin from real pumpkins
    • Caramel macchiato (Helen's b-day) - pretty darn amazing.
  • Chocolate scones (KP's recipe)
  • Corn bread (real corn! need jalapenos next time)
  • Eclaires
  • Cookies: chocolate chip, sugar, lime, coconut
    • Tagalons (took 4 ppl, but was delicious!)
    • Macaroons -really soft and fluffy
  • Butter gooey cake - alas, not as good as GA's
  • Bars:
    • Lemon bar - yum! I love tart things!
    • Raspberry oatmeal bar - pretty healthy, need more raspberry next time.
  • Molten chocolate cakes - really good with ice cream
  • Jelly rolls - one of my first baked goods ever
  • Frozen:
    • Blackberry Sorbet - so good, esp w/home picked blackberries! One of my fav "ice cream" flavors
  • ...
Cooked:
  • 10 min pancakes from Minimalist: 1 C flour, 1tbsp sugar, 1tsp baking powder, 1egg, 1 C milk
  • Crapes (good recipe from RS)

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