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Couple of recent pics:
Greek Yogurt Blueberry Funfetti Pancakes that the kids and I made for husband's birthday. They were really yummy.
Blackberry Pie and Soft Serve Vanilla Ice Cream at a seafood restaurant we went to for his birthday dinner.
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Ooo that pie looks good. I've been meaning to try a berry crostata. I've got the recipe I just keep having to bake other things.0
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All your pictures are making me hungry. Even the frozen Hot Tamales! Oh, I finally bought Speculoos cookie butter ice cream at Trader Joe's. Definitely worth buying! The cashier said it was the best ice cream they carry, in his opinion.0
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I bought a baklava sampler because I've never had it before. I considered making some, but the problem with making things you've never tried is you never know if it turned out right. :laugh:
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Allowed myself cake and ice cream......and a truffle.....and a LARGE chai creme frappucinio....and a caramel apple. All for my birthday.
I'd post pix, but I am not familiar with doing that here. It's not copy and paste (like elsewhere).0 -
Allowed myself cake and ice cream......and a truffle.....and a LARGE chai creme frappucinio....and a caramel apple. All for my birthday.
I'd post pix, but I am not familiar with doing that here. It's not copy and paste (like elsewhere).
You have to upload the photos to a hosting site like photobucket or imgur. Make sure the file name doesn't have any spaces (don't put it in a folder called Mobile Uploads). Then put the code in like this:
[ img ] www.pic.jpg [ / img ]
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I bought a baklava sampler because I've never had it before. I considered making some, but the problem with making things you've never tried is you never know if it turned out right. :laugh:
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We had book club last night, we had read an awesome book called Defending Jacob about a teenager on trial for murder (if anyone is interested in book recommendations). Anyway, the hostess had a themed dinner, which was hilarious because I felt like it could have been the subject of many, many MFP threads about Clean Eating vs "Junk" food. Her theme was "Guilty or Innocent" .
Appetizers - cheese board, salami, crackers and hummus with veggies
Dinner - Beer can chicken, cheesy potatoes, kale and quinoa salad
Dessert - Devils food cake with caramel gelato and homemade hot fudge sauce or angel food cake with berries and cool whip.
Lots and lots of wine.
The picture doesn't really do the dessert justice - it was great. I had all of it - guilty AND innocent!
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We had book club last night, we had read an awesome book called Defending Jacob about a teenager on trial for murder (if anyone is interested in book recommendations). Anyway, the hostess had a themed dinner, which was hilarious because I felt like it could have been the subject of many, many MFP threads about Clean Eating vs "Junk" food. Her theme was "Guilty or Innocent" .
Appetizers - cheese board, salami, crackers and hummus with veggies
Dinner - Beer can chicken, cheesy potatoes, kale and quinoa salad
Dessert - Devils food cake with caramel gelato and homemade hot fudge sauce or angel food cake with berries and cool whip.
Lots and lots of wine.
The picture doesn't really do the dessert justice - it was great. I had all of it - guilty AND innocent!
I'd have had some of everything too!0 -
We had book club last night, we had read an awesome book called Defending Jacob about a teenager on trial for murder (if anyone is interested in book recommendations). Anyway, the hostess had a themed dinner, which was hilarious because I felt like it could have been the subject of many, many MFP threads about Clean Eating vs "Junk" food. Her theme was "Guilty or Innocent" .
Appetizers - cheese board, salami, crackers and hummus with veggies
Dinner - Beer can chicken, cheesy potatoes, kale and quinoa salad
Dessert - Devils food cake with caramel gelato and homemade hot fudge sauce or angel food cake with berries and cool whip.
Lots and lots of wine.
The picture doesn't really do the dessert justice - it was great. I had all of it - guilty AND innocent!
I'd have had some of everything too!
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Thirded. YUM.0
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Berry Crostata
Crust (courtesy of Sjohnny):
150 grams all purpose flour
1 stick unsalted butter
4 grams sugar
1/2 tsp salt
about 1/4 cup ice water
Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter. John said he uses the food processor, but I prefer to freeze the butter and then grate it. I learned the trick when I learned to make scones and I use it all the time now. Slowly add ice water until dough comes together. Roll out dough into a 9 inch circle.
Filling:
200 grams blackberries
100 grams blueberries
72 grams sugar
11 grams all purpose flour
1/2 tsp vanilla
juice of 1/2 orange
Topping:
7 grams unsalted butter
1 egg, beaten
6 grams sugar
Mix filling ingredients and pile on top of dough. Cut remaining butter into small squares and place on top of filling. Fold dough over. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with remaining sugar.
Bake at 425 for 20-25 minutes.0 -
Neighborhood block party today! And who am I kidding - I am not really a baker. So I went the easy route and went for store-bought. A lemon raspberry bundt cake from Nothin' Bundt Cakes:
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Berry Crostata
Yum! Love berries!0 -
Berry Crostata
Crust (courtesy of Sjohnny):
150 grams all purpose flour
1 stick unsalted butter
4 grams sugar
1/2 tsp salt
about 1/4 cup ice water
Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter. John said he uses the food processor, but I prefer to freeze the butter and then grate it. I learned the trick when I learned to make scones and I use it all the time now. Slowly add ice water until dough comes together. Roll out dough into a 9 inch circle.
Filling:
200 grams blackberries
100 grams blueberries
72 grams sugar
11 grams all purpose flour
1/2 tsp vanilla
juice of 1/2 orange
Topping:
7 grams unsalted butter
1 egg, beaten
6 grams sugar
Mix filling ingredients and pile on top of dough. Cut remaining butter into small squares and place on top of filling. Fold dough over. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with remaining sugar.
Bake at 425 for 20-25 minutes.
Oh YUM. Thanks for the tip with the butter, I like it!0 -
A little post-cardio carb replenishment. One square of Lindt Dark Chocolate with a touch of sea salt and a Guinness. Yummy.
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A little post-cardio carb replenishment. One square of Lindt Dark Chocolate with a touch of sea salt and a Guinness. Yummy.
Replace the Guinness with a Malbec and you have my perfect dessert. In fact I think I will go pour a glass right now! No dark chocolate in the house though.
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Replace the Guinness with a Malbec and you have my perfect dessert. In fact I think I will go pour a glass right now! No dark chocolate in the house though.
I have half a case of an Argentinian Malbec port sitting a few feet away from me. But a port didn't feel right in sweaty workout clothes in the middle of the day!0 -
Went to dinner at a local winery Saturday night with some girlfriends. Dessert was a chocolate brownie with red wine chocolate sauce, vanilla custard, and they called it chocolate ganache on top, but it wasn't ganache. It was more like a chocolate streusel...
Really tasty though!
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^^^ nice presentation!0
