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  • empire biscuit euphoria

    ah empire biscuits…i am incapable of getting through christmas without the urge to make these yummy cookies (and the urge to eat them). normally with baking, my happiness comes from giving. but with these cookies my desire is to hide/horde them for myself. bad girl, happy girl.

    Empire Biscuits

    yield: Makes 18 to 20 sandwiches
    Ingredients

    DOUGH
    2 cups of [...]

    Monday 28th December 2009 - 8:03:31 PM | Comment

  • the genoise experience

    maybe i was inspired from watching “Julie/Julia” or my inner frenchwoman was ready to come to the surface (briefly) but i decided to try baking a genoise sponge cake. i have made sponge cakes before but usually used a more british style victorian sponge, a lot more stable and forgiving. maybe i was feeling [...]

    Saturday 15th August 2009 - 8:00:50 AM | Comment (1)

  • cooking cupcakes and other adventures in the kitchen

    i have gotten my cooking and baking mojo on with the purchase of my very own brand new oven. i have been dreaming of this day for oh a year and a half. i even went so far as to arrange all my collected recipes (uncooked or baked until now) into a computer recipe [...]

    Monday 2nd March 2009 - 2:29:38 PM | Comment (1)