30.08.2009 / The Dobos Torta
Overwhelmed and drowning in work, I must say I feel quite guilty for abandoning this blog and keeping away from the kitchen for so long. So this month I tried to get back to it, even if I still couldn’t keep up with the Daring Bakers’ reveal date. But hey, better late than never, isn’t it?
The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful
of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos
Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite
Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.
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01.04.2009 / It’s lasagna!
Fresh pasta has always been one of my favourite addictions, but so far, I had resisted the temptation to buy one of those fabulous pasta rolling gadgets. That is, until this month’s Daring Bakers Challenge: Home made green lasagna!
The March 2009 challenge is hosted by Mary of Beans and Caviar, Melinda of Melbourne Larder and Enza of Io Da Grande. They have chosen Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna from The Splendid Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper as the challenge.
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01.03.2009 / Bitter Valentino
I’ve been told I’m a sweet sort of person, but when it comes to Valentine’s Day… Boy, am I bitter! And as hard as I try to ignore this cursed date, hearts suddenly appear everywhere and make it impossible to bury my head in the sand. The Daring Bakers were no exception this month, with a heart shaped chocolate Valentino cake.
The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE’s blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef.
We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Wendy as the challenge.
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29.01.2009 / Orange mousse in chocolate tulips
Lately, work has been so crazy that I missed the December Daring Bakers, and almost missed January’s too. But after a whole month of postponing, I decided it was too good a challenge to miss, baked away until obscenely late, and hoped the sun would come out this morning for some nice photos.
This month’s challenge is brought to us by Karen of Bake My Day and Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf. They have chosen Tuiles from The Chocolate Book by Angélique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel Roux.
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30.11.2008 / Caramel Cake with Caramelized Butter Frosting
Caramel is definitely not my favourite flavour, so I started the November Daring Baker’s Challenge with a bit of suspicion. Busy as I was this month, though, I didn’t give it much thought, and decided to give the recipe a chance without any hacks or additions.
But then something happened… the most delicious cake popped out of th oven. I could hardly believe it.
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29.10.2008 / Tales of a Failed Pizzaiola
After two weeks gorging on delicious New York pizza, I came home to find out that the Daring Baker’s Challenge for October is… Pizza! How appropriate!
I’ve been meaning to do my own pizza dough for ages, finally I’d have a chance to try it.And the challenge was very clear, we had to toss it in the air like a real professional. I was so excited I gathered some friends around and called it a pizza party.
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28.09.2008 / Crackers and Dips: Party time!
A savoury challenge for the August Daring Bakers challenge, oh my! I just had to get some friends around and call it a party! And since it’s a party, why not go a bit over the top and do a few more dips as well? So here are the results: Lavash crackers with a intercontinental dip trio, with a bit of mexican, a pinch of indian, a whiff of mediterranean. Sounds a bit posh, doesn’t it?
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