last weekend i used the every day food magazine and made two chicken dishes…
made the chicken cutlets
and the grilled chicken (no picture).
we didnt have watercress salad on top. instead i made burnt broccoli which is broccoli cooked with garlic and olive oil until it is burned!
my daughter and i baked the chocolate layer cake.
here she is frosting it.
although the cake didn’t LOOK perfect, it was a hit with anyone who ate it. by the end of sunday, it was almost ALL gone. (we had a big family day sunday with my brother’s family and of course my sister’s too.)
and then i tried to improvise (just what a mid level baker should do!) and bake an apple dessert for keith. i defrosted pate brise that alexis made months ago (while teaching me how to make it).
here it is rolled out.
and i cut up lots of apples and made two rustic tarts…didnt REALLY follow any recipe… i took ideas from this rustic apple and cherry galette and made two versions…one with cherries and one without.
although keith did NOT like these apple desserts, everyone else did. so i still have to bake him what he’ll like…which is some thin crust with ultra thinly sliced apples and sugar… i think it is a phyllo dough he wants. and i’ll use a mandolin for the apples. will hopefully do it this coming weekend!
cut up apples.
steaming the apples.
apples and dried cherries.
apple only ready for oven.
apple and cherry.
apple done!
and cut.
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slice of apple cherry.
this weekend i am baking tollhouse blondies for the kids and their friends and the apple thing for keith.
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jennifer
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the tarts look great.
Nicely done!
I am thrilled to see you baking again, Jennifer!!! Everything looks fabulous!
everything looks so good!
I am really pleasantly surprised…you go good work.The way Alexis is always putting you down I did not think you were capable.
Looks yummy…If you can do it, maybe I can too!
Was this after you talked about it on the radio yesterday?! They look yummy!
Bravo Jennifer! Your culinary skills are definitely improving. Everything looks delicious.
Try using one sheet of puff pastry for the apple tart. It might be the thickness that Keith would like.
Lay the pastry out flat. Score a 1 inch border around the edge. Thinly slice apples and toss with sugar. Arrange the thinly sliced apples on top avoiding border area. Dot with a little bit of butter. Bake at 375 for about 30 min. Remove from oven and while warm brush with some apple jelly that you heated with water.
GL!
The apple cherry looks scrumptious, I would eat it in a second. I would only make it if like you someone else made the dough – I used to pay my girlfriend to make the quiche dough whenever I had parties way back then.
Go Jennifer! You’re becoming quite the Domestic Goddess. Martha had better watch her back!
Wow……. Those look good!
Yum…looks great Jen! I remember making Martha’s recipe for pie crust and it turned out kinda tough and not flakey..not sure what I did wrong…everytime I make it out of the Betty Crocker Cookbook, it turns out perfect. 🙁
Everything looks delicious – especially the tarts! My miouth is watering!
i’ve been loking for a great choc. cake recipe online. sometimes choc. cake can dry out. i’ll try the one you baked. i’ve made martha stewart’s blondies. they are great, but you’ll need to double the recipe for an 8 inch pan.
Nice post. Glad to see that you show normal, everyday baking and not the fancy stuff Alexis does. Also glad to see your daughter featured.
YUMMY… Try giving your daughter an offset spatula to frost the cake with next time. Cant wait to see the blondies.
Your stuff always looks so appetizing. Healthy, yet not a carefully arranged bowl of whole wheat pasta covered in anything you could find from the local farm market. It’s just earthy and basic. I can’t explain it, but it just looks good. Thanks!
Jennifer-
Everything looks great and I am glad to see you back in the kitchen again. 🙂
Apples and Cherries…….YUMMY!
Oh my gosh Jennifer…your desserts look as good as those by the superb bakeress Alexis…
You have come into your own! Yummy looking and gorgeous!
xkb
mmmm! looks great. time for some summer pies.
Oh man that looks good….can you feed it to me Jenn?
I would love for you to dip a soft toe in that pie and feed me a bit. Love ya doll.
Oh you did do the free form pie. Can’t believe Keith didn’t like it. Jeff, my husband will eat the whole thing for desert. Discusting, and he doesn’t gain weight. I just don’t get it, what happened to my size 6. Amy
Alexis’ recipes look like shots from a professional kitchen. Your’s don’t even come close. Why don’t you give up trying to copy her and stick to what you do best, which is… nothing.
Yummy i love apples…..
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