the repressed pastry chef

I've never tried any of Nigella Lawson's recipes... and I'm not quite sure why. But I've seen a few pictures of this cake... and Lord knows I love lemon desserts... so I thought I'd give this particular recipe a try.
Nigella's Damp Lemon -&- Almond Cake...

If it's Tuesday, I'm baking with Dorie. And this week I squelched my inner rebel and actually baked the recipe pretty much exactly as written. Okay, except for the part where it called for store-bought ice cream and instead I made my own. But that's...

If you are a fan of cookbooks and haven't checked out the list of what's on my shelf (located in the right-hand sidebar) you might want to take a peek. I love cookbooks and this year have added more than I think previously ever even looked at! LOL! One...

I took a chance with this. While I've heard of Brioche, I don't recall that I've ever eaten it. But I have some free time this weekend (yay for 3-day holiday weekends!!!) and I thought I'd give it a try. Turns out it makes a nice lunchtime sammie!!!
When I lived in Alexandria, Virginia, there was a wonderful bakery we'd go to on the weekends. They had marvelous breads and their smells wafting thru the air were out of this world. Just walking by across the street, the delicious scents simply drew...