Can you phrase that in terms of Epicness?

I often  find myself thinking of ways to improve upon everyday foods, trying to take everything awesome and smash it up into one. I'm pretty sure it's the same logic behind the Turducken. Take 3 delicious meats smash 'em into each other and roast. However, they are times where it goes too far, like taking said Turducken and covering it in Bacon. I mean, I love bacon, but.. really? I don't like to think about all that fat soaking into the bird, and can't imagine it tasting any good. It's an Epic food fail, similar to my stuffing experiment. Bread good, bacon good, sausage good, brussel sprouts good, cheese good, broth good, mix 'em up: NOT GOOD.

My recently acquired spring form pan has got me thinking off all the new things I could make, besides cheesecake, and I think I've found my Epic winner. A dolce de leche cheesecake with a carmel toping that is then followed by a croquembouche. The only real problem I can see with this is that one, or hopefully more than one, would have to eat said topping before digging into the cheesecake, and most would say this in no problem at all. 

Hopefully I'll get a chance in the future to make this Epic creation, and that it wont turn out to be an Epic Fail. 

Hiatus

Ah! I suck at blogging. I've been cooking, yes I have, still need to eat after-all.

More importantly I've not been taking pictures of what I make, I usually remember after my first few bites, which doesn't make for the best photo. Anyways, I've made a few things I can vouch for.

I was invited to a party on Valentines day, which turned out to be a cleverly named 'Love's a gamble' poker night, and I thought this was the perfect excuse to delve into the many bookmarked baked goodies that are pilling up. I decided upon the cheesecake brownies at David Lebovitz. Anyways, they turned out rather lip smacking, and were polished off accordingly. 

Also notable, the maple-balsamic pork I made last night. The flavor was quite nice, home style, no frills. You can also find that one over here. And it's incredibly easy for all those with cooking fear. 

I promise something good will come... soonish.

It's reading week after-all.

As guilt-free-as-they-get cookies

My mother's mother is an amazing baker, and as much as I hate saying it, I owe some of my skills to her. As a kid she taught me our family favorite, Ginger Snaps, which were kept in full bounty inside that cow cookie jar (and yes, it 'moo'd' when you opened the lid). Now, although the cow cookie jar is no longer living, I still do break out my tattered recipe and fill the kitchen with sweet ginger spice. So, you can imagine how excited I was when I saw a recipe for non-fat gingersnaps on David Lebovitz. And although they don't have quite the same flavor, I think ditching my grandma's 1/2lb of shortening had some effect. 

You can find that chewy and tasty cookie here.