After learning how to make a “rough puff pastry”, we decided to experiment.
While these are good the second day, they are best still warm.
Chocolate Pastry
Purple Cabbage Salad
Roaming the grocery store one day, Andrea tried a sample of their purple cabbage salad. She liked it so much, that she asked if we could please buy some for lunch. We told her to get some.
Later, we attempted to duplicate the recipe. The dressing is the not the same, but we get many compliments on this very easy recipe.
The ingredient amounts are not exact. Adjust them to your liking. Adding warm honey mustard sauce is great too.
Biscochitos
Our friend Mike is from New Mexico. He thought this would be a good cookie to add to the girls’ baking portfolio. They are super easy to make and great with tea.
Party Mix
Adrian has been working on perfecting his party mix for years. This is the best mixture yet!
Chili Powder
I do not remember where we got this recipe, but we use it often. Feel free to replace some of the cayenne pepper with ground chipotle peppers if you would like.
Biscotti-Grain free
I am not sure where we found this recipe. I have played with it and adapted it some to our tastes.
“Rough” Puff Pastry
Looking up how to make puff pastry, we found this recipe for “rough puff pastry”. It looked easy, so we decided to try it. It turned out wonderfully.
Just remember that the dough will need lots of time in the fridge. Be sure to put the cold dough in a hot oven so the pastry rises properly.
Biscotti
I was looking for a good biscotti recipe and my friend, Cheri, had the perfect one for me. This is super easy to make with many variations. The cookies store well for a few weeks too.
If desired, these cookies are firm enough to dunk in chocolate.
Profiteroles- Cream Puffs
Many years ago, Andrea discovered “creamy puffs”. After her first taste she insisted that she wanted to learn how to make them. So, at the age of 9, Andrea learned how to make “French Profiteroles“.
Years later, Andrea still loves cream puffs and insisted that we make them to celebrate National Cream Puff Day (2 Jan).
Fill the puffs with vanilla ice cream for french profiteroles. Filling with whipped cream makes them cream puffs. Either way is wonderful!
If you want to make these gluten free, substitute the flour with your favorite gluten free flour*. They do not puff up as nicely, and they did not brown the same, but they taste great!
Tiramisu
I first discovered tiramisu when we went to an unschooling home school event at a waterpark. Mark had pointed out a desert that he thought looked good, it looked like pudding in a chocolate bowl.
Later that day, Allan asked me what special treat I wanted. So many looked good, but I decided to try Mark’s suggestion. I have been hooked ever since.
We have tried different recipes, but this is our favorite version of it. It works with either regular or gluten free lady fingers.