The Ultimate Baking Bucket List
The things everyone should bake before they die
Page 143 Originally posted 3/15/2019 I don’t give perfect scores because there is always room for improvement. Until now… I love Bruschetta (pronounced “broo-sket-ta”) and I am a tough critic. Just ask the waiter at the Italian Restaurant in Raleigh that I made cry. JK, he didn’t cry. The Maitre D did, though. This is […]
Page 149 Originally posted 3/30/2019 This proves that not only has she collected some fantastic recipes, she created a few on her own. The pepper gives it a real kick and the savory ingredients give the 1/3-less-fat cream cheese some body. (I grabbed the wrong box from the fridge for the pic but used the […]
Page 151 Originally posted 3/27/2019 Served with Fresh Garden Salsa This is actually super easy to assemble and quick to serve if you do some advance work. Boys gaming night on Saturday? No problem, just fry the meat up earlier in the day and slice the avocado while it cooks as they arrive. Voila! My […]
Page 145 Originally posted 3/24/2019 Served with Fresh Tomato Salsa Both of these are great recipes for any level of expertise. Since the chips you eat it with will likely add salt, I recommenced taste testing both with the chips as you are adjusting the added salt when combing the ingredients. I like lime so […]
Page 157 Originally posted 3/24/2019 Served with Guacamole Both of these are great recipes for any level of expertise. Since the chips you eat it with will likely add salt, I recommenced taste testing both with the chips as you are adjusting the added salt when combing the ingredients. I like lime so I opted […]
Page 135 Originally posted 3/18/2019 It is hard to go wrong with melted cheese as your main ingredient so this gets a 3.5 for content but needs some help to break 4. It isn’t nearly spicy enough for me and it is too runny. Keep in mind that my momma’s Mexico Chaquito knock-off cheese dip […]
Page 139 Originally posted 3/10/2019 With garlic toast – 4.6 I love artichoke dip so this is an easy one to give a high score to. I was skeptical about the amount of dill, and it works for the first few bites but then it is a bit overpowering. I will use about half next […]
Page 136 Originally posted 2/27/2019 This gets above a 3 because I am judging it for what it is, not what I wish it were. It is a scone, and a bit dry, but has good flavor. It really needs to be paired with something juicy, like soup or stew, to really shine. I am […]
Page 150 Originally posted 2/24/2019 Mmmmmm. I had a baked Brie this weekend at the hotel for district training and it was good, but this blows that one completely out of the water. The apples add a tart little kick to the sweet topping that is fantastic. Hard to stop eating this!
Page 137 Originally posted 2/8/2019 I love garlic. I love bread. I love olives. I love butter! But this combination is just incapacitatingly strong. I waited a few minutes and then scraped the toppings off to be able to eat the flavored bread. Almost inedible otherwise.
Page 153 Originally posted 2/3/2019 Bias alert- not a big fan of hummus to start with and the canned bean flavor still comes through even with the roasted garlic and all the other flavors you add to it. That said, a cracker with the hummus and the roasted pepper is pretty good.
Page 133 Originally posted 2/3/2019 Mark gives this one a 4.9 Deviled eggs are like chili – you have YOUR recipe that you have developed over years and anything NOT yours tastes “off”. That said, these are really good if you like a LOT of dill. I prefer sweet relish, but putting that aside, these […]
Page 147 Originally posted January 2019 Holy kickin’ crackers! These have some heat! However, I cannot wait to try these in tomato soup. Next time I will halve the red pepper flakes (Chip would probably give me grief for a weeny move like that). Tip – don’t use them as is in the Gaines Family […]
