A FRIDGE FULL OF FOOD...

Daring Bakers: Cinnamon and Sticky Buns

Personally, I like my rolls with all of the above AND with a pat of real butter melted on top.

The Daring Bakers project this month was Breakfast rolls to be made either as cinnamon buns or sticky rolls.  As I made them I thought I preferred cinnamon rolls, although I did substitute cardomom for most of the cinnamon since my husband dispises cinnamon but loves the other.  But when I got to the end of the recipes and the golden brown rolls came out of the oven smelling all "come eat me!" I weakened and made caramel for the top instead of poured fondant icing.  But then what's a sin-amon sticky bun without a generous hat of real butter melting down into the crevices?  Yeah, not quite complete. That's what I say too.

To take a peek at all the Daring Bakers project results this month, click HERE(DARING BAKERS).

For complete recipe, click BELOW.

Wednesdays are my Favorite Day of the Week

Auntie Miranda, Ann, and I have a standing first Wednesday of the month lunch date to stay in touch and we usually end up at our favorite restaurant Fire & Ice in the Oasis Hotel on north Glenstone. We've never had anything but great food and the room is so pretty we all love going there.  That's the restaurant where we were excited to find David Leong's son Wing Yee executive cheffing and using his father's cashew and sweet/sour chicken recipes as the Wednesday special.

We've all settled into our favorites.  Aunt Miranda and the roasted Chicken with lemon tarragon sauce:

Ann loves the cashew chicken:

And I'm partial to the Phad Thai:

Wonderful food and friends. What could make a better Wednesday?

Gene's Favorite Dessert: Banana Pudding

Gene has two favorite desserts:  Boston Cream Pie and my Nannie's (grandmother) banana pudding. She used to make it for him to reward him for helping her or just to tell him she loved him. 

He'd never share. It was his from Nannie.

This isn't her exact recipe because I never got that recipe out of her head but I knew it passed inspection with Gene when he said "I think I want that as my birthday cake from now on."

Nothing like planning ahead. His birthday is the end of October.