BIZZY BAKES

It is that time again, at least for one third of our group, The  Secret Recipe  Club.  I am in the first group and our esteemed leader is Amanda from Amanda's Cookin '.  I am really excited that we now have three times a month to check out these fun recipes.  Please look again for the next two Mondays for more secret recipes. My secret recipe partner, Michele from Makin' Cakin' Weekends , happened to be one of the first people I met, when I started blogging.  She has changed the name of her blog since the and I didn't realize who she was, until I saw Paula Deen, all over her blog.  She had  organized the Paula Deen group that I had joined, almost three years ago.  Each week, we cooked glorious recipes from Paula. I was excited to have someone I know as my partner for this endeavor.  I know how beautifully Michele bakes so I had a gut feeling, I was going to select something baked and I did.  I am sure Michele doesn't know how m...

With real excitement, I made the creme brulee for Baking with Dorie, BWD , ahead of time.  I was curious about creme brulee, never having made it before.  I had heard all kinds of nightmare stories about how difficult this is to do but I don't understand that. There are not many ingredients and the steps are simple.  I am not sure why I have always heard that this recipe was daunting.  My only issue was that I had to use the broiler rather than a torch and it did not come out the way it should although it was fine, just not as pretty. Baking With Dorie: Crème Brûlée was chosen by Grapefruit for Baking with Dorie.   It is a fantastic choice.  This is a creamy delight.  I love this kind of dessert, smooth and light and cool on a hot day.  The recipe is in Dorie Greenspan's book, Baking from My Home to Yours and on Grapefruit's blog.  To see what others have done, check out the BWD site.    Come join us in the future.  We have...