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TBB - English Dried Fruit Cake

December 07, 2014 by Monica in Baking, Baking Club, Cookbooks, Desserts, Fruit, The Baking Bible

Almost everyone has a strong opinion about fruitcake.  It is one of those desserts that there is no in-between, you will find the “love them” group and “hate them” group in every bunch.  For the love them group, it as much a traditional part of the holidays as the tree, the holly and Santa Claus. 

Many cultures have a rich, fruit-filled cake that is baked only on special holidays. The Germans have their “Stollen,” the Italians their Christmas “pannetone.” In Russia it’s “kulich,” the Czechs make “vanochka,” to name only a few. Some are breads, with a yeast base; others are cakes. Some have lots of candied fruits, raisins and nuts, others not so much.

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December 07, 2014 /Monica
Baking, Cake, Christmas, Fruitcake, Holiday, Rum, The Baking Bible
Baking, Baking Club, Cookbooks, Desserts, Fruit, The Baking Bible
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One bowl Chocolate Cake

March 29, 2014 by Monica in Baking, Cake, Desserts, Events, Sweets

I have been reading David Leite of Leite’s Culinaria since I found the great world of food blogging - about 6 year now.  I follow and read a lot of food bloggers and everyone has their own style - funny, serious, informative.  But David writing is just magical, his way with words is pure storytelling – when you read his post, which usually have a recipe in there, you loose yourself in it, forgetting – oh yeah, he is writing about biscuits here… he just has that ultimate ability of transporting you, his words are like a blanket that you wrap around youself for comfort. I had the pleasure of meeting him when I attended this event.

He was part of the speaker lineup and his topic was How to write Bigger, Better, More Badass Food Post.  If I’m truly honest with myself, the whole trip centered in meeting this man and soaking up as much information as I could from him.  And since then I have tried to follow everything he taught us that day, I can honestly say that my writing has improved.

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March 29, 2014 /Monica
Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Oil, Sweets, Cocoa Powder
Baking, Cake, Desserts, Events, Sweets
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Banana Bread

February 02, 2014 by Monica in Baking, Bread, Desserts, Fruit, Sweets

For the past month I have been craving bananas – like A LOT! It has become my morning breakfast and afternoon snack. I put them on my cereal, ice cream even smothered them with sweeten condense milk as a late night snack.

Don’t you judge now….

But, before we go any further with my love affair with the banana

Lets get one thing out of the way…

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February 02, 2014 /Monica
Banana, Bread, Sweets, Buttermilk, Limes
Baking, Bread, Desserts, Fruit, Sweets
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