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How to Debone a Whole Chicken for Chicken Ballotine or Galantine; My Daring Cooks Challenge

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Lisa

Before I say one word about deboning a whole chicken, a warning: Vegetarians and vegans (In my best Melissa McCarthy impersonation) LOOK AWAY! LOOK AWAY!

How to debone a whole Chicken with Minimal Cutting and Chicken Ballotine with Red Rice Stuffing

Make No Bones About It!

We’re deboning a chicken, here!

They’re not dead..just boneless. Created by Gary Larson.

So, I’m hosting the April Daring Cooks Challenge. If you recall, I’ve hosted a few other Daring Kitchen Challenges, my first being Cannoli, way back in late 2009..then Cassoulet in late 2010, and finally, Tempering Chocolate and Homemade Candy in the summer of 2011, with Mandy. But, this challenge just may be the most ambitious one. I wasn’t sure if many would take part, but not only did many take part, they completely kicked butt! My fellow Daring Cooks are amazing!

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Butterscotch Peach Cobbler

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Lisa

…OR Caramel Peach Cobbler!

A delicious butterscotch or caramel syrup coats the peaches beneath a browned butter-y, sugary, crispy crust that starts at the bottom, then rises to the top over the fruit. This is what makes this Butterscotch OR Caramel Peach Cobbler so special and unique!

I just realized that I only have 4 posts in 2013, and three of them are Secret Recipe Club posts (before SRC, most of my posts were Daring Bakers/Cooks posts, so nothing new in that respect!). Well, here’s another one! I can almost guarantee that you’ll love this take on peach cobbler!

Butterscotch Caramel Peach Cobbler. Two of my readers won blue ribbons with this cobbler last summer!

For this month’s Secret Recipe Club I was assigned the blog bcmom’s kitchen, written and photographed by Anna. I loved reading through some of her posts..lots of great dishes, both sweet and savory.

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Vanilla Bean Brown Butter Cinnamon Challah Twist: A Guest Post for ‘Baking with Heritage’ at Food Wanderings

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Lisa

A few months ago, Shulie, from the beautiful blog, Food Wanderings, asked me to write a post for her Baking with Heritage series. I couldn’t have been more flattered, not to mention excited, since this would allow me to journey back to my childhood in my grandmother’s kitchen where she taught me to make challah from an old family recipe. This recipe was taught to her by her mother, who in turn learned it from her mother in Russia, who learned it from her mother in Russia. and so on and so forth. A precious family heirloom that is dear to my heart, and to me, the most perfect challah.

I rarely sway from this recipe, but in this case, my creative side overruled my traditional side, so this round, Vanilla Bean Brown Butter Cinnamon Challah Twist was born – a 2-pound, sweet goo-filled, bouncy, twisted baby challah!

Come on baby, let’s do the challah twist!

Vanilla Bean Brown Butter Cinnamon Swirl Challah Twist

Before I link you to my challah twist post, along with the recipe, a few things I need to touch on that are totally unrelated to this challah twist, but I wanted to update you and failed to do so in my last post.

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