Tuesday, August 26, 2008
It is Tuesday! Tuesday with Dorie Recipe
Another terrific Tuesday means another terrific Dorie Greenspan recipe from the book Baking: From My Home To Yours.
Chocolate Banded Ice Cream Torte
Very very simple to create and oh so good! I made this on Sunday for dessert. My nephew was over for dinner and all he ate was three slices of my homemade hot from the oven bread and two pieces of Dorie's Chocolate Banded Ice Cream Torte. I can't say I blame him.
I have never made a ganache before. This was fabulous. Premium bittersweet chocolate, sugar, eggs and butter..how easy and wonderful; between layers of premium vanilla ice cream blended with fresh strawberries . I subbed the raspberries for strawberries as I have quarts and quarts of frozen strawberries that I had picked earlier this summer and my raspberry supply is getting low.
Of course, instead of creating in an 8" I opted for a 9x13 cake pan and doubled the recipe. An 8" would last this family for one dessert. I want it to last two, at least.
This one received raves; all family members loved it. Click on the Dorie box on the side bar to be directed to other Dorie Bakers.
Chocolate Banded Ice Cream Torte
Very very simple to create and oh so good! I made this on Sunday for dessert. My nephew was over for dinner and all he ate was three slices of my homemade hot from the oven bread and two pieces of Dorie's Chocolate Banded Ice Cream Torte. I can't say I blame him.
I have never made a ganache before. This was fabulous. Premium bittersweet chocolate, sugar, eggs and butter..how easy and wonderful; between layers of premium vanilla ice cream blended with fresh strawberries . I subbed the raspberries for strawberries as I have quarts and quarts of frozen strawberries that I had picked earlier this summer and my raspberry supply is getting low.
Of course, instead of creating in an 8" I opted for a 9x13 cake pan and doubled the recipe. An 8" would last this family for one dessert. I want it to last two, at least.
This one received raves; all family members loved it. Click on the Dorie box on the side bar to be directed to other Dorie Bakers.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Road Trip Vacation
When Steve and the boys let me know that they were up for a trip out west for the Leadville Trail 100 I was SO excited! They had never witnessed a 100 mile race of mine before. I have finished 9 of them and each one has been during the school year, when I haven't wanted to take the boys out, or during baseball tournaments, when they didn't want to miss out.
I began to make arrangements for Topaz and our other pets. I began to look for accommodations and plan our trip.
The boys hadn't seen The Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, The Black Hills, Custer State Park..any of that good stuff that Steve and I have seen numerous times so that was to be our first stop.
Our trip was wonderful. I wasn't sure how the boys would get along being in the back seat of my CR-V for so long, they were great! I packed a bunch of word finder books, crosswords, sudoku, they had their books to read, etc.
The trip to SD was uneventful. Lots of farms and rolling hills. No change of scenery until we arrived The Badlands. The boys were blown away. I had tried to describe to them what The Badlands looked like, but I guess I didn't do a very good job.
We went into the park and hiked for hours. We climbed the crazy odd rock formations, played hide and seek, found cactus, spied prairie dogs..we really had a great time. It felt so good to get out of the car and move around.
From The Badlands we arrived Rapid City. We stayed at a hotel with a water park. Perfect! We swam, slide and had a blast. By 10 PM we were all sleeping.
Day 2 we visited Custer State Park. We saw wild burros, buffalo, antelope, deer and all kinds of other wildlife. It was beautiful. We hiked Harney Peak, the boys and Steve hiked up to 7560 ft with no problem. We were later doused in a hail storm.
Day 3 was Mt. Rushmore Monument-they were luke warm about this. Liked to see the stonework, but there isn't much else to see. We went back to Custer Park for a picnic, more hiking, more wildlife viewing, drove Needles Highway to Lake Sylvan, more beautiful scenery. We ended the day with Reptile Gardens. Troy has two box turtles and was able to see many different varieties of turtles, we watched a bird of prey show, a snake show, good stuff.
Day 4 we headed to Colorado. We arrived to Leadville in the early evening and made our way to our B&B off of Twin Lakes. Gorgeous views of Twin Lakes, Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive. Amazing.
Day 5 we hiked up Hope Pass. Well, I made it up to Hope Pass; Steve and the boys made it about 800 feet before they were gasping. They went back down to the trail head and hiked at 11000 ft while I went up and over. It was so beautiful. High snow covered peaks, beautiful blue skies, a light breeze, temps in the 70's, just perfect :) I fell in love with Colorado.
We hiked the Colorado Trail around Twin Lakes and had dinner in Leadville at an incredible little Italian restaurant that began with a Z.
The next few days we visited different sections of the Leadville Trail 100 Race Course. We did lots of hiking, visiting Leadville establishments, race check in and dinner, we really had a great vacation.
After the race I picked up my drop bags and we headed back to SD. We again stayed at the hotel with the water park. Swam, slide, dove and were again in bed by 1000. The next morning we left for home.
Our road trip vacation went better than I ever expected. Steve and I got along great, the boys didn't fight. Actually, the boys became even better friends. They had too, each other is all they had! There was no TV at the B&B and nobody even missed it. We were so busy enjoying Colorado, although I did wonder time to time what was going on in the Olympics and with our MN Twins.
If you are thinking about taking your family to see the sights of SD and on west, go for it. If I hadn't had the race, we would have kept putting this off. I'm so glad we went. It was a real treat.
Who knows..they might all come along with me next year!
I began to make arrangements for Topaz and our other pets. I began to look for accommodations and plan our trip.
The boys hadn't seen The Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, The Black Hills, Custer State Park..any of that good stuff that Steve and I have seen numerous times so that was to be our first stop.
Our trip was wonderful. I wasn't sure how the boys would get along being in the back seat of my CR-V for so long, they were great! I packed a bunch of word finder books, crosswords, sudoku, they had their books to read, etc.
The trip to SD was uneventful. Lots of farms and rolling hills. No change of scenery until we arrived The Badlands. The boys were blown away. I had tried to describe to them what The Badlands looked like, but I guess I didn't do a very good job.
We went into the park and hiked for hours. We climbed the crazy odd rock formations, played hide and seek, found cactus, spied prairie dogs..we really had a great time. It felt so good to get out of the car and move around.
From The Badlands we arrived Rapid City. We stayed at a hotel with a water park. Perfect! We swam, slide and had a blast. By 10 PM we were all sleeping.
Day 2 we visited Custer State Park. We saw wild burros, buffalo, antelope, deer and all kinds of other wildlife. It was beautiful. We hiked Harney Peak, the boys and Steve hiked up to 7560 ft with no problem. We were later doused in a hail storm.
Day 3 was Mt. Rushmore Monument-they were luke warm about this. Liked to see the stonework, but there isn't much else to see. We went back to Custer Park for a picnic, more hiking, more wildlife viewing, drove Needles Highway to Lake Sylvan, more beautiful scenery. We ended the day with Reptile Gardens. Troy has two box turtles and was able to see many different varieties of turtles, we watched a bird of prey show, a snake show, good stuff.
Day 4 we headed to Colorado. We arrived to Leadville in the early evening and made our way to our B&B off of Twin Lakes. Gorgeous views of Twin Lakes, Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive. Amazing.
Day 5 we hiked up Hope Pass. Well, I made it up to Hope Pass; Steve and the boys made it about 800 feet before they were gasping. They went back down to the trail head and hiked at 11000 ft while I went up and over. It was so beautiful. High snow covered peaks, beautiful blue skies, a light breeze, temps in the 70's, just perfect :) I fell in love with Colorado.
We hiked the Colorado Trail around Twin Lakes and had dinner in Leadville at an incredible little Italian restaurant that began with a Z.
The next few days we visited different sections of the Leadville Trail 100 Race Course. We did lots of hiking, visiting Leadville establishments, race check in and dinner, we really had a great vacation.
After the race I picked up my drop bags and we headed back to SD. We again stayed at the hotel with the water park. Swam, slide, dove and were again in bed by 1000. The next morning we left for home.
Our road trip vacation went better than I ever expected. Steve and I got along great, the boys didn't fight. Actually, the boys became even better friends. They had too, each other is all they had! There was no TV at the B&B and nobody even missed it. We were so busy enjoying Colorado, although I did wonder time to time what was going on in the Olympics and with our MN Twins.
If you are thinking about taking your family to see the sights of SD and on west, go for it. If I hadn't had the race, we would have kept putting this off. I'm so glad we went. It was a real treat.
Who knows..they might all come along with me next year!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Granola Grabbers
We just arrived home last night after a 10 day vacation to SD onto CO. It was wonderful. I'll post more about that in the days to come. As I was vacationing I was wondering what I would be baking up upon my return home for our Tuesday With Dorie recipe.
Granola Grabbers were on the menu, courtesy of Michelle. I had to grocery shop anyway as our cupboards were as bare as Old Mother Hubbard's.
I just pulled the Grabbers from the oven and they look very good, rustic, hardy is how I would describe them. Very easy to make and bake. I subbed the raisins for chocolate chips, I couldn't resist. Michelle will have the recipe posted on her blog if you would like to see there, or pull out your Dorie recipe book..it is on page 82. Thanks, Michelle!
I love creating different recipies. I tend to get into a rut, baking the same old same old, over and over. I've am enjoying these new recipies very very much!
Granola Grabbers were on the menu, courtesy of Michelle. I had to grocery shop anyway as our cupboards were as bare as Old Mother Hubbard's.
I just pulled the Grabbers from the oven and they look very good, rustic, hardy is how I would describe them. Very easy to make and bake. I subbed the raisins for chocolate chips, I couldn't resist. Michelle will have the recipe posted on her blog if you would like to see there, or pull out your Dorie recipe book..it is on page 82. Thanks, Michelle!
I love creating different recipies. I tend to get into a rut, baking the same old same old, over and over. I've am enjoying these new recipies very very much!
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Friday, August 01, 2008
Leadville Lunacy
It happened. I knew it would. I tried to push it aside as long as I could but, well, I'll be leaving in a week so it was due to arrive.
Leadville Lunacy.
The Race Across The Sky. 50 miles out and back in the Colorado Rockies. Leadville is the city with the highest elevation in the United States. We run from 92oo to 12600 feet.
I'm afraid of heights. Wait, I WAS afraid of heights. Past tense. No longer. I say so.
I hadn't made any reservations for accommodations until today. I know myself well. I know that as soon as I begin to make reservations or begin to pack..I begin to become a bit more OCD than usual.
This morning I set up our itinerary. A few nights in South Dakota doing the tourism thing. Black Hills, Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Lake Sylvan, Needles.
Off to Colorado. It's been 14 years since I've been to Colorado. The last time I was too afraid to get out of the car because my legs were mush and I was afraid of the heights. Nice. I looked at the mountains with a NO WAY. We drove to California and the same thing happened to me in Yosemite. NO WAY.
Well, I've changed since then. I have stepped out of my comfort zone umpteen times for different occasions and have come out stronger on the other side. It's ok.
There aren't any accommodations available in Leadville (duh). I did find a sweet B&B called Ores and Mines in Twin Lakes. I don't know if the boys will like it. I don't think there are any tv's. Oh well. It's 500 feet from the shore of Twin Lakes. It's right off of the race course, at mile 39.5 and 75. We can stay there a few nights and luckily for me a lister on the Leadville yahoo group is giving up his Super 8 in Leadville the night before the race. We'll stay there Friday night, which works well, as the race begins at 4 AM, I can walk to the start line from the Super 8. We'll head back home after the race commences on Sunday. Hopefully I am going home a finisher.
We will take in Coors Field to see a Rockies/Razorback game (while wondering how the TWINS are doing at home), check out Garden of the Gods, the Rocky Mountain National Park and whatever else we can find.
It's all I can think about. I knew it would happen. I was sitting at the pool today, going over the race course and splits. Tyler said "Mom, you have all next week to do that, relax, read your book" He knows me so well.
Troy said "Mom, you seem as nervous about this as you did the first time you ran Superior 100. Oh, you didn't finish that the first time ..did you? But you did last year!" Yeah, you are right Troy.
It's here..Leadville Lunacy. I'm the lunatic. I'm a nervous lunatic. It's another excellent adventure right..nothing to worry about..
Leadville Lunacy.
The Race Across The Sky. 50 miles out and back in the Colorado Rockies. Leadville is the city with the highest elevation in the United States. We run from 92oo to 12600 feet.
I'm afraid of heights. Wait, I WAS afraid of heights. Past tense. No longer. I say so.
I hadn't made any reservations for accommodations until today. I know myself well. I know that as soon as I begin to make reservations or begin to pack..I begin to become a bit more OCD than usual.
This morning I set up our itinerary. A few nights in South Dakota doing the tourism thing. Black Hills, Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Lake Sylvan, Needles.
Off to Colorado. It's been 14 years since I've been to Colorado. The last time I was too afraid to get out of the car because my legs were mush and I was afraid of the heights. Nice. I looked at the mountains with a NO WAY. We drove to California and the same thing happened to me in Yosemite. NO WAY.
Well, I've changed since then. I have stepped out of my comfort zone umpteen times for different occasions and have come out stronger on the other side. It's ok.
There aren't any accommodations available in Leadville (duh). I did find a sweet B&B called Ores and Mines in Twin Lakes. I don't know if the boys will like it. I don't think there are any tv's. Oh well. It's 500 feet from the shore of Twin Lakes. It's right off of the race course, at mile 39.5 and 75. We can stay there a few nights and luckily for me a lister on the Leadville yahoo group is giving up his Super 8 in Leadville the night before the race. We'll stay there Friday night, which works well, as the race begins at 4 AM, I can walk to the start line from the Super 8. We'll head back home after the race commences on Sunday. Hopefully I am going home a finisher.
We will take in Coors Field to see a Rockies/Razorback game (while wondering how the TWINS are doing at home), check out Garden of the Gods, the Rocky Mountain National Park and whatever else we can find.
It's all I can think about. I knew it would happen. I was sitting at the pool today, going over the race course and splits. Tyler said "Mom, you have all next week to do that, relax, read your book" He knows me so well.
Troy said "Mom, you seem as nervous about this as you did the first time you ran Superior 100. Oh, you didn't finish that the first time ..did you? But you did last year!" Yeah, you are right Troy.
It's here..Leadville Lunacy. I'm the lunatic. I'm a nervous lunatic. It's another excellent adventure right..nothing to worry about..
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