Category Archives: Daring Bakers

What beautiful little feet you have, Miss Macaron!

The spring and summer of ’08 was when it all started. I was a newbie feeling my way around the blogosphere, and I kept encountering these colorful, little, round sandwich cookies with feet.  I knew what they were, but was oddly … Continue reading

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Homemade Puff Pastry and Vols-Au-Vents

How to Make Puff Pastry The real Puff Daddy, right? “You’re tall, do your exercises by the window where the ledge you can hold onto is higher”; “You’re tall, can you grab that off the shelf for me?”.  HUH? This is … Continue reading

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The Mighty Dobos Torte (I’m Fusing Again)

The funniest thing happened this morning! Last Thursday, I got my camera and lens back, all fixed, just like new!! YAY, right? Well, guess what happened as I was setting up photos for my second and third takes on the … Continue reading

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