Recipe 28: Pistachio Crème Brulee

I had never thought I liked creme brûlée until I made the Pistachio Creme Brulee at Baking Boot Camp back in April. It was overall easy to make, however I stunk at browning the sugar on top using the blow torch. Of course, at home I won't be able to do that part anyways, so I have not really tried it the alternate way, which does not really sound better. Eventually I do want to try making orange creme brûlée using orange zest.

Recipe 27: Lemon Lavender Cookies

The Lemon Lavender Cookies is an interesting recipe I made at Baking Boot Camp in April. I kind of liked them in essence, but also kind of did not like them because they were really crispy and I like my cookies soft. The flavor of the lemon icing and candied lemons along with the lavender is quite good, though.

Recipe 26: Brioche

Brioche is another thing I baked during Baking Boot Camp back in April 2010. It is probably the easiest bread we tried. I do not know if I will ever make this at home, but it did not seem too daunting to do on my own, as long as I had my Kitchen Aid with the dough attachment with me.

Recipe 25: Chocolate Eclairs

The Chocolate Eclairs is one of the things I made at Baking Boot Camp back in April. I have never been much into pastry cream, but these eclairs turned out quite tasty even with the cream, although I would prefer to make them without cream and hope to eventually try a caramel filling. I was also surprised how much I actually liked the chocolate we dipped the eclairs in. I liked that it ended up being more like dark chocolate.

Recipe 24: Apple Pie

Apple pie is another thing I made for the first time in the Baking Boot Camp class. It was pretty simple and good, but I think next time I will do apple with some sort of berries in a pie.

Recipe 23: Hamburger Buns

The last weekend in April I took a Baking Boot Camp class in Chicago, which helped me get back on track for new recipes this year. The first of these recipes was hamburger buns. Now I do not eat meat and am not much into veggie burgers, but these buns were pretty tasty as far as buns go. Kind of more effort than I would go through being I have little need for buns, but definitely better tasting than store bought buns. Also, they served them with just portabello mushrooms for me and that was pretty good.

Recipe 22: Fruit Tart

Another recipe I made back in March was a fruit tart. This was a very simple one using an Oreo cookie crust and white chocolate instant pudding. I added blueberries and raspberries on top from my supply of frozen fruit. It would definitely have been better with fresh berries, but none were on sale that week and it seemed a waste to pay full price when I had stocked so much from sales.

Recipe 21: Shrimp and Tofu Dumplings

I am way behind on my posts, although only slightly behind being on track to do 100 new recipes this year. The shrimp and tofu dumplings I made back in March. I made a huge batch and froze them. They turned out pretty well. It took a whole day to make them, but they have lasted until now.