The Cake Slice: Graham Cracker-Chocolate Chip Snacking Cake

It seems like just yesterday that I was posting about last month's Cake Slice cake.  Oh yes, that is because I was almost a month late in posting.  Oops.  Because of the belatedness of last month's cake, I made sure to bake this earlier in the week, but here I am, late again.  I am experiencing a bit of deja vu, because much like November's selection, this cake just did not motivate me to write about it.  We did eat it, but I probably won't make it again (at least not without some major adjustments).

French Fridays with Dorie: Gnocchi a la Parisienne

Yes, here I am on a Friday actually posting about a recipe that was scheduled for today.  I amaze even myself sometimes.  When I saw that this gnocchi a la parisienne was the assigned dish, it seemed too good to postpone.  As soon as I saw "gnocchi" in the title of this recipe I got excited because I love those little potato pillows.  When I saw that these were made from choux pastry (which is also the base for cream puffs and gougeres), my interest was piqued.  Plus, how could dumplings blanketed in cheese and a creamy sauce possibly be bad?

The Cake Slice, Belated December Edition: Cranberry Cake

Lately it seems that every time I pop on here it is to apologize.  I keep missing my assigned posting dates, even though I have been preparing (most of) the recipes.  It is a shame that I didn't make time to talk about this Cranberry Cake, though, because it was delicious, seasonal, and a perfect addition to the holiday table.  It was lost in a late December frenzy, but I want to belatedly share it with you because it was gorgeous and just so good.

French Fridays with Dorie: Paris Mushroom Soup

As you may have noticed, today is not Friday.  Ok, by the time this post goes up it may well be Friday, but by then I will be an entire week late in posting this soup (and, if we are being honest, actually making it).  My December went by in a blur of holiday stress and excitement, and I (once again) let my blog go to seed.  I only made two out of the three December dishes for French Fridays with Dorie, and I only posted about one of them (I would still like to talk about the beef daube, though, because it was so darn good).  Since I want to get back in the cooking (and blogging) routine, I thought that I would take one of my days off to make the recipe that I missed last week, Paris Mushroom Soup.

French Fridays with Dorie: Sweet and Spicy Cocktail Nuts

I have been neglecting my French Fridays lately.  Well, that is not exactly true.  I have still been preparing the recipes from Around My French Table, I just haven't been writing about them.  I started a new job, you see, and my time in the kitchen has been unfortunately limited.  I do plan to post a belated review of the semolina cake that I threw together on one of my days off, and next week I will wax rhapsodic about the beef daube that I made today, but tonight I am going to talk about the sweet and spicy cocktail nuts that I made last week.

The Cake Slice: Cinnamon Pudding Cake

Once again it is time for cake!  This month's selection for the Cake Slice Bakers was a cinnamon pudding cake, and while I can not say that I was extremely excited about making it, I did think that the cinnamon flavor would be fitting for fall. There seems to be a slight problem, however, because even though I made this cake days ago, I am here posting at the last minute.  This is partly due to starting a new job, but the bigger issue is that I was just not inspired by this cake.  I baked it and we have been eating it over the past few days, but I can't really imagine making it again.

French Fridays with Dorie: Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Flans

Since I first saw the list of October recipes for French Fridays with Dorie, I have been eagerly anticipating the day when I would make these pumpkin and Gorgonzola flans.  I love pumpkin (especially in savory dishes) and over the past few months I have developed a blue cheese obsession, so this seemed like an ideal dish.  Unfortunately, these flans seem to have suffered from my own overblown expectations because I just did not love them.  The Gorgonzola and walnuts were delicious, but the pumpkin custard was overly eggy and, for me, it lacked flavor.